diff --git a/src/server/routers/lunch.ts b/src/server/routers/lunch.ts
index b565635..dd936b9 100644
--- a/src/server/routers/lunch.ts
+++ b/src/server/routers/lunch.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import { z } from 'zod'
 import { TRPCError } from '@trpc/server'
 import { router, adminProcedure, protectedProcedure } from '../trpc'
 import { logAudit } from '../utils/audit'
-import { buildManifest } from '../services/lunch-recap'
+import { buildManifest, buildRecapPayload } from '../services/lunch-recap'
+import { sendLunchRecapEmail } from '@/lib/email'
 
 // ─── Shared zod schemas ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -268,6 +269,67 @@ export const lunchRouter = router({
       return lines.join('\n')
     }),
 
+  // ─── Recap preview + send ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  getRecapPreview: adminProcedure
+    .input(z.object({ programId: z.string() }))
+    .query(({ ctx, input }) => buildRecapPayload(ctx.prisma, input.programId)),
+
+  sendRecap: adminProcedure
+    .input(
+      z.object({
+        programId: z.string(),
+        forceUpdate: z.boolean().optional(),
+      }),
+    )
+    .mutation(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
+      const event = await ctx.prisma.lunchEvent.findUnique({
+        where: { programId: input.programId },
+      })
+      if (!event) throw new TRPCError({ code: 'NOT_FOUND', message: 'Lunch event not found' })
+      if (event.recapSentAt && !input.forceUpdate) {
+        throw new TRPCError({
+          code: 'PRECONDITION_FAILED',
+          message: 'Recap already sent. Pass forceUpdate=true to resend.',
+        })
+      }
+      const payload = await buildRecapPayload(ctx.prisma, input.programId)
+      const adminUsers = await ctx.prisma.user.findMany({
+        where: {
+          role: { in: ['SUPER_ADMIN', 'PROGRAM_ADMIN'] },
+          email: { not: '' },
+        },
+        select: { email: true },
+      })
+      const recipients = [
+        ...adminUsers.map((u) => u.email).filter(Boolean),
+        ...event.extraRecipients,
+      ]
+      try {
+        await sendLunchRecapEmail(recipients, payload)
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.error('[lunch.sendRecap] email send failed', e)
+        // Continue — we still stamp recapSentAt and audit so admins see what happened.
+      }
+      const updated = await ctx.prisma.lunchEvent.update({
+        where: { programId: input.programId },
+        data: { recapSentAt: new Date() },
+      })
+      await logAudit({
+        prisma: ctx.prisma,
+        userId: ctx.user.id,
+        action: 'LUNCH_RECAP_SENT',
+        entityType: 'LunchEvent',
+        entityId: event.id,
+        detailsJson: {
+          recipientCount: recipients.length,
+          forceUpdate: !!input.forceUpdate,
+          source: 'manual',
+        },
+      })
+      return updated
+    }),
+
   // ─── Member reads ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
   /**
diff --git a/tests/unit/lunch-recap.test.ts b/tests/unit/lunch-recap.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7f3fd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/lunch-recap.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+import { afterAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { prisma, createCaller } from '../setup'
+import {
+  createTestUser,
+  createTestProgram,
+  cleanupTestData,
+  uid,
+} from '../helpers'
+import { lunchRouter } from '@/server/routers/lunch'
+import { buildRecapPayload } from '@/server/services/lunch-recap'
+
+vi.mock('@/lib/email', async () => {
+  const actual = await vi.importActual<typeof import('@/lib/email')>('@/lib/email')
+  return { ...actual, sendLunchRecapEmail: vi.fn(async () => undefined) }
+})
+
+const programIds: string[] = []
+const userIds: string[] = []
+
+afterAll(async () => {
+  for (const programId of programIds) {
+    await prisma.externalAttendee.deleteMany({ where: { lunchEvent: { programId } } })
+    await prisma.dish.deleteMany({ where: { lunchEvent: { programId } } })
+    await prisma.lunchEvent.deleteMany({ where: { programId } })
+    await cleanupTestData(programId, [])
+  }
+  if (userIds.length > 0) {
+    await prisma.auditLog.deleteMany({ where: { userId: { in: userIds } } })
+    await prisma.user.deleteMany({ where: { id: { in: userIds } } })
+  }
+})
+
+describe('buildRecapPayload', () => {
+  it('aggregates dish + dietary + allergen counts', async () => {
+    const program = await createTestProgram({ name: `recap-${uid()}` })
+    programIds.push(program.id)
+    const event = await prisma.lunchEvent.create({
+      data: { programId: program.id, enabled: true },
+    })
+    const veg = await prisma.dish.create({
+      data: { lunchEventId: event.id, name: 'Risotto', dietaryTags: ['VEGETARIAN'] },
+    })
+    const fish = await prisma.dish.create({
+      data: { lunchEventId: event.id, name: 'Sea bass', dietaryTags: ['PESCATARIAN'] },
+    })
+    await prisma.externalAttendee.create({
+      data: { lunchEventId: event.id, name: 'A', dishId: veg.id, allergens: ['GLUTEN'] },
+    })
+    await prisma.externalAttendee.create({
+      data: { lunchEventId: event.id, name: 'B', dishId: fish.id, allergens: ['GLUTEN', 'FISH'] },
+    })
+    const payload = await buildRecapPayload(prisma, program.id)
+    expect(payload.dishCounts['Risotto']).toBe(1)
+    expect(payload.dishCounts['Sea bass']).toBe(1)
+    expect(payload.dietaryCounts['VEGETARIAN']).toBe(1)
+    expect(payload.dietaryCounts['PESCATARIAN']).toBe(1)
+    expect(payload.allergenCounts['GLUTEN']).toBe(2)
+    expect(payload.allergenCounts['FISH']).toBe(1)
+  })
+})
+
+describe('lunch.sendRecap', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+  })
+
+  async function newAdminCaller() {
+    const admin = await createTestUser('SUPER_ADMIN')
+    userIds.push(admin.id)
+    const caller = createCaller(lunchRouter, {
+      id: admin.id, email: admin.email, role: 'SUPER_ADMIN',
+    })
+    return { admin, caller }
+  }
+
+  it('sends and stamps recapSentAt on first call', async () => {
+    const program = await createTestProgram({ name: `recap-send-${uid()}` })
+    programIds.push(program.id)
+    await prisma.lunchEvent.create({
+      data: { programId: program.id, enabled: true },
+    })
+    const { caller } = await newAdminCaller()
+    await caller.sendRecap({ programId: program.id })
+    const row = await prisma.lunchEvent.findUnique({ where: { programId: program.id } })
+    expect(row?.recapSentAt).not.toBeNull()
+  })
+
+  it('throws PRECONDITION_FAILED on second send unless forceUpdate', async () => {
+    const program = await createTestProgram({ name: `recap-pre-${uid()}` })
+    programIds.push(program.id)
+    await prisma.lunchEvent.create({
+      data: { programId: program.id, enabled: true, recapSentAt: new Date() },
+    })
+    const { caller } = await newAdminCaller()
+    await expect(
+      caller.sendRecap({ programId: program.id }),
+    ).rejects.toThrow(/already sent/i)
+    await expect(
+      caller.sendRecap({ programId: program.id, forceUpdate: true }),
+    ).resolves.toBeTruthy()
+  })
+
+  it('writes a LUNCH_RECAP_SENT audit row', async () => {
+    const program = await createTestProgram({ name: `recap-audit-${uid()}` })
+    programIds.push(program.id)
+    await prisma.lunchEvent.create({
+      data: { programId: program.id, enabled: true },
+    })
+    const { admin, caller } = await newAdminCaller()
+    await caller.sendRecap({ programId: program.id })
+    const audit = await prisma.auditLog.findFirst({
+      where: { action: 'LUNCH_RECAP_SENT', userId: admin.id },
+      orderBy: { timestamp: 'desc' },
+    })
+    expect(audit).not.toBeNull()
+    expect((audit?.detailsJson as Record<string, unknown> | null)?.source).toBe('manual')
+  })
+})