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New Zealand lunch recipes

10 New Zealand lunch recipes, in a suggested order.

These are the 10 New Zealand recipes filed under lunch: 10 of the 420 lunches on the site, and 10 of its 64 New Zealand recipes. Of these, 3 are ready in 30 minutes or less, start to finish; the quickest are Whitebait Fritters (22 min), New Zealand Corn Fritters (25 min) and Southland Cheese Rolls (25 min). For 3, the method times a wait such as rising, chilling or marinating, and the time at the top of the recipe includes it. By difficulty: 5 easy and 5 medium.

As written, 5 are vegetarian, 1 vegan, 2 gluten-free and 1 dairy-free. Another recipe meets a diet label only with a swap the recipe names, and the recipe says which.

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New Zealand lunch recipes — all 10 recipes

Bacon and Egg Pie
New Zealand
Prep
30m
Cook
50m
Serves
6
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Bacon and Egg Pie

Whole eggs set into bacon, onion and peas under a puff pastry lid. The Kiwi picnic pie, and it slices cold.

95 min · Medium
New Zealand
Prep
15m
Cook
30m
Serves
4
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Kūmara Fritters

Golden patties of mashed orange kūmara, spring onion, tasty cheese and coriander, spiced with cumin and fried until…

45 min · Easy
Kumara Soup
New Zealand
Prep
15m
Cook
30m
Serves
6
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Kumara Soup

Orange kumara simmered with ginger, cumin and chilli, blended smooth with coconut milk and finished with lime…

45 min · Easy
AI-generated illustration of Mince and Cheese Pie
New Zealand
Prep
40m
Cook
55m
Serves
6
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Mince and Cheese Pie

Beef mince in thick gravy with melted tasty cheddar, in a shortcrust base under a flaky puff lid. The New Zealand…

2 hr · Medium
Mussel Fritters
New Zealand
Prep
20m
Cook
20m
Serves
4
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Mussel Fritters

Chopped green-lipped mussels in a light batter with spring onion, fried until golden. A New Zealand takeaway and…

40 min · Medium
New Zealand Corn Fritters
New Zealand
Prep
10m
Cook
15m
Serves
4
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New Zealand Corn Fritters

Thick sweetcorn fritters with spring onion and a little flour, fried until golden and served with sour cream.

25 min · Easy
Pāua Fritters
New Zealand
Prep
25m
Cook
15m
Serves
4
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Pāua Fritters

Tenderised, minced pāua in a thick egg batter with onion and parsley, fried in butter and oil until golden. Served…

70 min · Medium
AI-generated illustration of Roasted Kumara Salad
New Zealand
Prep
15m
Cook
30m
Serves
4
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Roasted Kumara Salad

Caramelised roasted kumara tossed warm with rocket, feta, red onion and toasted pumpkin seeds in a mustard-lemon…

45 min · Easy
Southland Cheese Rolls
New Zealand
Prep
15m
Cook
10m
Serves
6
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Southland Cheese Rolls

A thick cheese-and-onion filling rolled in white bread, buttered and grilled until golden. The Southland snack, in…

25 min · Easy
Whitebait Fritters
New Zealand
Prep
10m
Cook
12m
Serves
4
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Whitebait Fritters

Tiny whitebait held together by nothing but beaten egg and fried in foaming butter. The New Zealand delicacy, in…

22 min · Medium