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Vegetarian lunch recipes that travel well: grain bowls, wraps, sandwiches and salads that keep you full until dinner.
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36 recipes
Roasted Tomato & Basil Soup
Roasting the tomatoes first makes this soup taste ten times better than any tin. Silky, sweet and perfect with a cheese toastie.
VeganGluten-free
Mediterranean Chickpea & Quinoa Salad
A make-ahead lunch salad that gets better in the fridge. Quinoa, chickpeas, cucumber, olives, feta and a punchy lemon-oregano dressing.
Gluten-freeUnder 30 min
Loaded Sweet Potatoes with Black Beans & Avocado
Baked sweet potatoes piled high with spiced black beans, avocado, lime and crunchy corn. A cheap, colourful dinner that's secretly very healthy.
VeganGluten-free
10-Minute Veggie Egg Fried Rice
The best way to use leftover rice: golden, garlicky fried rice with crispy edges, peas, eggs and spring onions. Faster than a takeaway.
Under 30 min
Greek Salad with Crispy Chickpeas
The classic — tomatoes, cucumber, olives, feta, oregano — turned into a full meal with crunchy spiced chickpeas.
Gluten-free
Avocado Toast, 3 Grown-Up Ways
Beyond the basics: chilli-lime, whipped feta, and miso-sesame avocado toast. Five minutes each.
Under 30 min
Creamy Roasted Cauliflower & Garlic Soup
Velvety without any cream — roasted cauliflower and a whole head of garlic do all the work. Warming, cheap and vegan.
VeganGluten-free
15-Minute Spicy Peanut Noodles
Slurpy noodles in a creamy, spicy, tangy peanut sauce with crunchy veg. Faster than ordering in and better hot or cold.
VeganUnder 30 min
Crispy Homemade Falafel (Baked or Fried)
Bright green inside, crunchy outside, packed with herbs. Made from dried chickpeas the traditional way — plus a shortcut version.
VeganGluten-free
Roasted Carrot Harissa Soup
Silky roasted carrot soup with warming harissa and a fresh orange finish.
VeganGluten-free
White Bean Pesto Melt
A crisp toasted sandwich packed with herby white beans, tomato and melting mozzarella.
Under 30 min
Courgette Corn Fritters
Golden fritters with crisp edges, sweetcorn and a lemony yoghurt spooned over.
Under 30 min
Satay Tempeh Lettuce Cups
Sticky peanut tempeh tucked into crisp lettuce with herbs and lime.
VeganGluten-freeUnder 30 min
Broccoli Cheddar Crustless Quiche
A tender, flourless quiche loaded with broccoli and sharp cheddar.
Gluten-free
Beetroot Goat Cheese Galette
Rustic pastry layered with earthy beetroot, tangy goat cheese and thyme.
Roasted Grape & Ricotta Toasts
Jammy roasted grapes and whipped ricotta on crunchy seeded toast.
Under 30 min
Spinach Artichoke Stuffed Potatoes
Crisp baked potatoes refilled with creamy spinach, artichoke and cheese.
Gluten-free
Mango Black Bean Quinoa Cups
Fresh quinoa bowls with black beans, mango, lime and crunchy seeds.
VeganGluten-freeUnder 30 min
Tomato Butter Bean Bruschetta
Juicy tomatoes and creamy beans piled onto garlic-rubbed toast.
VeganUnder 30 min
Halloumi Apricot Couscous
Salty halloumi, sweet apricot and herbs tossed through fluffy couscous.
Under 30 min
Vietnamese-Style Tofu Summer Rolls
Fresh rice-paper rolls filled with tofu, herbs and crunchy vegetables.
VeganGluten-free
Smashed Cucumber Edamame Salad
Cool crunchy cucumber and edamame in a sharp sesame-chilli dressing.
VeganGluten-freeUnder 30 min
Caramelised Onion & Lentil Tart
Buttery pastry with slow onions, lentils, thyme and tangy cheese.
Crispy Chickpea Caesar Salad
Crunchy roast chickpeas and romaine with a punchy vegetarian Caesar dressing.
Warm Mushroom Barley Salad
Chewy pearl barley, browned mushrooms and kale in a mustard-herb dressing.
Vegan
Cumin Roasted Carrot Hummus Bowls
Hummus bowls topped with cumin carrots, lentils, herbs and seeds.
VeganGluten-free
Buffalo Cauliflower Chickpea Wraps
Spicy roasted cauliflower and chickpeas with cool ranch-style slaw.
Vegan
Crispy Rice Paper Mushroom Parcels
Crunchy rice-paper parcels filled with savoury mushrooms, cabbage and ginger.
VeganGluten-free
Peach Tomato Burrata Salad
Ripe peach and tomato with creamy burrata, basil and balsamic.
Gluten-freeUnder 30 min
Harissa Halloumi Lentil Bowls
Spicy-sweet halloumi, warm lentils and roasted vegetables with lemon yoghurt.
Gluten-free
Rosemary White Bean Flatbread
Crisp-edged flatbread spread with garlicky white bean cream and rosemary.
Vegan
Watermelon Feta Couscous Salad
Juicy watermelon, salty feta and mint with fluffy lemon couscous.
Under 30 min
Spicy Peanut Chickpea Lettuce Salad
Crunchy chopped salad with chickpeas and a creamy chilli-peanut dressing.
VeganGluten-freeUnder 30 min