It’s summer (at least in the Northern Hemisphere), the sun is calling, and even I don’t always feel like cooking. So, here’s a list of no cook meals for one person that require no boiling, sautéing, roasting or toasting! And, since there’s no cooking, you can make them all in less than 15 minutes.
No Cook Meals for One: Fruit and Vegetable Salads
Cottage Cheese Yogurt and Fruit Salad
Healthy and easy to make. If you have frozen mango, you don’t even have to chop anything. Just defrost, pour everything into a bowl. Done!
Strawberry Spinach Salad with Balsamic Dressing and Feta Cheese
This no cook meal salad is both colorful and tasty. The sweet fruit contrasts with the tangy cheese and the vinegar.
Blueberry Spinach Salad with Feta Cheese and Walnuts
I liked the strawberry salad so much I decided to make a variation with blueberries and add some mushrooms and walnuts too.
White Bean Salad with Sun-dried Tomatoes
This can be a side salad, or a full meal. It’s sweet, earthy, healthy, and no stove required.
No Cook Meals for One: Chicken and Fish Salads
Use leftover chicken, or get a rotisserie version from the market. If you’re not cooking, it’s a no cook meal.
Single Serving Asian Chicken Salad with Cabbage Recipe
Colorful, slightly spicy, and appealing even when the heat (or a cold) reduces your appetite.
Chicken Salad Recipe with Greek Yogurt and Dried Currants
No mayo needed to make this chicken recipe. Instead it has Greek yogurt and currants (or raisins or even dried cranberries if you prefer).
No cooking at all for this tuna and bean salad. Just do a little chopping and pour it all on a plate. Done.
Open a couple of cans, mix in some pantry staples, and you have a great lunch. Ready in five minutes.
No Cook Sandwiches
Peanut Butter and Cucumber on Rye
I know this sounds weird, but it’s really good. My mom invented it. The cucumber gives it crunch and the peanut butter makes it salty and slightly sweet (if you use the sweetened kind). Make sure to use rye bread.
Italian Tuna Salad
One can of tuna (packed in olive oil), 2 tsp chopped red onion (or scallion), 1/2 tsp capers, olive oil to taste, 2 T lemon juice, 1 T basil leaves (chopped), plus salt and pepper to taste. Mix all ingredients together in a small bowl. Eat as a sandwich, or serve with a green salad.
Turkey and Avocado Sandwich
Sliced deli turkey, sliced avocado, roasted red peppers, honey mustard on whole grain (or even better 7-grain) bread. You can toast the bread if you like (even though that’s cooking, sort of.)
No Cook Meal Platters
Ham Platter
Rosemary ham, goat cheese spread, crackers, olives, fruit, and a lovely glass of red wine.
Goat cheese spread:
Take the goat cheese out of the fridge ahead of time to soften it. Add a bit of milk to make it more spreadable. Then roll it in ground almonds.
Israeli salad, pita bread, hummus, olives, and feta cheese. Or add some pickled herring.