The start of the holidays seems to have caused an immediate non engaged mode from my boys, so the task of choosing something randomly for lunch was just a tad too demanding today.

So they had to deal with what I created, and  they actually did so very willingly.

I found some baby beetroot for 99c a 250g bag.
Cheap.
Had to use.
Got 4 bags full.
Roast beetroot and goats cheese salad was the first lunchy thing that would work, so I went to our deli and bought some goats cheese for $2.50. I wanted some crunch and normally I would use toasted pine nuts, but budget really didn’t allow for that. I bought some Balsamic vinegar flavoured croutons.
$9.00 total.
After washing then roasting the beetroot in olive oil, they were tossed with the croutons, some chopped parsley, the olive oil from the pan, the diced goats cheese  AND some pine nuts I found in the pantry (bonus). An added bonus was a dollop of dill and garlic spiked yoghurt dressing from dinner last night.

A tasty, satisfying and enjoyable random lunch enough for 5 with wholesome and  colourful results.