The Perfect Boat Lunch: Delicious Meals to Enjoy at Sea

Enjoy the preparation

Good preparation is half the battle, it is always said. And preparation can be super fun, so enjoy it to the fullest.

Think ahead of time about what delicious local ingredients you can find, and take that as the basis of your recipes. Think about things like: nuts, cheese, olives and olive oil, fresh vegetables, and fresh fruit.

In addition to the ingredients you can find locally with you also think to include what cannot be found locally. For example, certain foods and drinks, as well as pursuits such as reading books, music, or a travel guide.

Think about lunch

People do say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and that's true, but lunch should definitely not be forgotten. You are spending all day enjoying the wind in your sails, and perhaps swimming and snorkeling. Then you need good food in between, too. Fill your stomach with these delicious meals.

Greek peasant salad

The first recipe is for a delicious Greek peasant salad. This salad is tasty, simple, and fun to make on a summer afternoon or evening.

Ingredients

• 1 cucumber
• 5 tomatoes
• 1 (red) onion
• 100-150g feta cheese
• 100g black (Kalamata) olives
• Oil
• Vinegar
• Dried oregano

Preparation

In a salad bowl, mix a generous splash of olive oil with as much vinegar.

Peel the cucumber, for this the cheese slicer is very handy, and cut into cubes. Cut the tomato into wedges and the onion into thin rings. Place in everything in the bowl and mix with the dressing. Crumble the feta over it and the black olives and sprinkle with some oregano.

Serve with hearty (baguette) bread, which you can also dip nicely in the oil and vinegar.

Neptune Spanish tortilla

The following recipe is a great Spanish tortilla, and is much loved by Neptune.

• Ingredients
• 1 onion
• 1 clove of garlic
• 2 medium potatoes
• ½ liter of broth
• 4 tomatoes
• 6 eggs
• 50ml milk
• Pepper
• Salt
• Paprika

Preparation

Fry the onion and garlic in a frying pan. Peel the potatoes and cut into cubes. Put the potato pieces in the pan and add so much broth that the potatoes are just submerged and cook the potatoes until they are almost done.

Meanwhile, make the omelet mixture: beat the eggs with a splash of milk, a little salt and pepper and paprika. Chop the tomatoes and mix into the omelet mixture. Pour in the almost cooked pieces of potatoes from the pan as well. Put a little oil in the pan and pour the omelette-with-potatoes mixture into the skillet. Put the lid on the pan with an open crack and cook gently over low heat.

The tortilla is done when the top of the tortilla is dry. Place a plate on top of the pan and invert onto the plate. Cut into wedges.

More yummy lunch ideas

Looking for even more ideas to enrich your sailing vacation with delectable food? Consider, for example:

1. Flammkuchen
2. Kontiki pasta salad
3. Ceviche, with freshly caught fish
4. Bean salad
5. Quiche
6. Beet salad
7. Bruschettas
8. Cucumber mackerel salad
9. Mexican tortillas/ Quesadillas
10. Pancakes

These and more recipes and tips can be found in the book Food on a boat, Delicious sailing from Mexico to Australia. Available at (online) bookstores, such as Bol.com, and at LJ Harri.

Also check out these tips for cooking on a yacht!