Today I want to share with you quick healthy vegan lunch ideas. Yes, you can always throw together a sandwich or make some toast, but today I want to show you that there are more options available to us. Actually, there are tons of easy and quick lunch ideas out there that are packed full of vitamins, minerals and good fats.
Quick Healthy Vegan Lunch Ideas
18 Easy Vegan Lunch Ideas
Super quick vegan lunch ideas you can make in 20 minutes or less! These recipes are simple but delicious, and full of healthy nutrients to power you through your day.
Easy Chickpea Salad Sandwich
When I’m in a rush, this chickpea salad is one of my go-to recipes. It is easy to make – and if you don’t have the extra couple of minutes to chop celery and onions, you leave ’em out! Very customizable.
5-Minute Creamy Vegan Tomato Soup
If you’re craving a hot lunch but only have 5 minutes, this is the perfect recipe for you. If soup doesn’t fill you up, get this on the stove and prep one of the sandwich recipes in this post while it’s cooking. Pack the soup in a Thermos to keep it warm.
Vegan Black Bean Tacos
Black bean tacos make for a delicious vegan lunch!
One-Pot Creamy Spinach Pasta
This pasta dish has a cook time of just 10 minutes! Easy, filling, and you get those greens in thanks to the spinach.
Hummus Wraps with Rainbow Veggies
These wraps are easy to throw together with whatever veggies and flavor of hummus you have in your fridge.
Blueberry Hemp Seed Salad
This blueberry hemp seed salad is packed with healthy ingredients, lots of texture, and drizzled with a delicious creamy garlicky tahini dressing. Vegan, nut-free, oil-free.
Buffalo Chickpea Salad Sandwich – Vegan & Oil-Free
Add some SPICE your lunch! Whip up these sandwiches in minutes, top with some lettuce and celery, and enjoy.
Easy Buffalo Chickpea Wraps
I love a wrap for lunch on the go. You can prep these ahead of time or make them quickly the day of.
Easy Turmeric Chickpea Salad Sandwich
This is a plant-based alternative to a tuna salad or egg salad sandwich – and full of protein and flavor! Add your favorite sandwich toppings, pack in your lunch box, and be on your way.
7-Minute Sick Day Soup
I affectionately call this “sick day soup” because it’s the perfect simple nourishment you need when you have the sniffles. But it’s also fantastic for a quick lunch! Carbs, protein, and greens.
Vegan Mug Pizza
Don’t have time to get pizza delivery? No worries. Mix up this mug pizza and toss it in the microwave. In just minutes, you’ll have warm and cheesy vegan pizza for lunch!
Tofu Scramble
Breakfast lunch should be done more often. Usually by the time I’m ready to eat, it’s 11AM and I’m not sure whether to eat breakfast or lunch. This tofu scramble is perfect for those moments. Serve on toasted bread for a sandwich!
Easy Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
When I’m looking for a really light lunch, I turn to hummus! This roasted red pepper hummus is super flavorful and great to dip chips, crackers, and veggies in. Or, smear it on toast!
Vegan Bagel Sandwich
This vegan sandwich is made on a bagel, and hummus is the star! This is a great recipe to pack in a lunch box or whip up super fast in between conference calls.
5-minute Easy Vegan Tacos • Happy Kitchen
Tacos do not get much quicker than this! This recipe calls for grilled corn, but she also recommends canned corn if you’re in a pinch. I love getting the frozen roasted corn at Trader Joe’s for tacos. Either way, these vegan tacos are simple and SO DELICIOUS.
QUICK VEGAN LUNCH IDEAS (easy + realistic!)
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Make this decadent vegan sandwich using veggies and hummus with an Asian dressing and hot sauce all stuffed inside a baguette. Great for a filling lunch
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‘Cheesy’ vegan scones
Try these dairy-free vegan scones that use nutritional yeast for a cheesy flavour, pepped up by mustard and smoked paprika. Serve with vegan onion chutney
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Bean, tomato & watercress salad
Try this gluten-free, vegan salad with filling beans and fresh watercress for a quick, light meal. It has just four ingredients and three of your five-a-day
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Vegan chickpea curry jacket potatoes
Get some protein into a vegan diet with this tasty chickpea curry jacket. It’s an easy midweek meal, or filling lunch that packs a lot of flavour.
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Beetroot & lentil tabbouleh
Serve this tasty beetroot, chickpea and lentil tabbouleh as a side dish or vegan main. It’s healthy, gluten-free, low-calorie and three of your five-a-day
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Meze bento
Be the envy of your work colleagues with this tasty lunchbox meze featuring hummus, pitta, stuffed vine leaves, tabbouleh, chopped carrot and olives
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Spring tabbouleh
A simple, budget, spring salad that can add a healthy dose of vegetables to your midweek meal. This easy vegan dish also makes great leftover lunches
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Veggie olive wraps with mustard vinaigrette
Eat the rainbow with our simple, healthy, veggie wrap. This olive and veg sandwich makes an easy vegan, low-calorie lunch option to eat al-desko
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Spring tabbouleh
A simple, budget, spring salad that can add a healthy dose of vegetables to your midweek meal. This easy vegan dish also makes great leftover lunches
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Guacamole & mango salad with black beans
Get four of your five-a-day with this healthy salad of mango, avocado and beans. It’s a nutritional powerhouse that’s also vegan and gluten free
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Roasted beets, plum & pecan salad
The earthiness of beetroot complements the sweet yet tart plums and toasted pecans in this side salad. Pair with lamb for an autumnal feast
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Easy healthy falafels
Pair John Torode’s easy falafels with soft flatbreads, well-spiced humous and crunchy pickles for a magnificent meze of a lunch, or a shareable starter
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Quick hummus
John Torode’s simple hummus can be blitzed and ready for dipping in 12 minutes. It’s vegan, gluten-free and essential to any meze or veggie feast
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Roasted cauli-broc bowl with tahini hummus
A simple quinoa bowl you can put together in 10 minutes and enjoy al-desko. It’s vegan, healthy and gluten-free
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Crunchy bulgur salad
A vibrant summer salad with radishes, edamame beans, peppers, almonds and herbs, drizzled with a citrus dressing
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No-cook festival burrito
This vegan wrap doesn’t require any cooking, just lashings of lime and chilli sauce for delicious festival or camping sustenance
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Spice-crusted tofu with kumquat radish salad
This simple Japanese-inspired vegan salad is anything but bland, with shichimi togarashi spice mix, crunchy veg and a subtly sweet yuzu dressing
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Veggie tahini lentils
Quick, easy and packed with healthy veg, this is a great midweek meal for vegans and veggies
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Black bean, tofu & avocado rice bowl
Mix up your midweek meals with this vegetarian Mexican brown rice and grilled tofu dinner – swap for chunks of chorizo to make it meaty
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Butternut soup with crispy sage & apple croutons
The apple and sage contrast beautifully with naturally sweet butternut squash in this low-fat, gluten-free festive dinner party starter
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Avocado panzanella
With just 20 minutes preparation and no cooking time you’ll be able to whip up this colourful avocado and bread salad in no time
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Bulgur & broad bean salad with zesty dressing
A light salad with plenty of green vegetables, a chilli lime dressing, fresh mint and grains to pack into a lunchbox
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Herby celery & bulgur salad
This speedy salad will keep in the fridge for a few days – a great healthy lunch or snack to have on hand
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Curried squash, lentil & coconut soup
Flavour up butternut squash with Indian spices for this warming and healthy vegetarian soup
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Roasted beets, plum & pecan salad
The earthiness of beetroot complements the sweet yet tart plums and toasted pecans in this side salad. Pair with lamb for an autumnal feast
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Easy healthy falafels
Pair John Torode’s easy falafels with soft flatbreads, well-spiced humous and crunchy pickles for a magnificent meze of a lunch, or a shareable starter
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Roasted cauli-broc bowl with tahini hummus
A simple quinoa bowl you can put together in 10 minutes and enjoy al-desko. It’s vegan, healthy and gluten-free
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Crunchy bulgur salad
A vibrant summer salad with radishes, edamame beans, peppers, almonds and herbs, drizzled with a citrus dressing
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No-cook festival burrito
This vegan wrap doesn’t require any cooking, just lashings of lime and chilli sauce for delicious festival or camping sustenance
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Spice-crusted tofu with kumquat radish salad
This simple Japanese-inspired vegan salad is anything but bland, with shichimi togarashi spice mix, crunchy veg and a subtly sweet yuzu dressing
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Veggie tahini lentils
Quick, easy and packed with healthy veg, this is a great midweek meal for vegans and veggies
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Black bean, tofu & avocado rice bowl
Mix up your midweek meals with this vegetarian Mexican brown rice and grilled tofu dinner – swap for chunks of chorizo to make it meaty
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Butternut soup with crispy sage & apple croutons
The apple and sage contrast beautifully with naturally sweet butternut squash in this low-fat, gluten-free festive dinner party starter
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Avocado panzanella
With just 20 minutes preparation and no cooking time you’ll be able to whip up this colourful avocado and bread salad in no time
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Bulgur & broad bean salad with zesty dressing
A light salad with plenty of green vegetables, a chilli lime dressing, fresh mint and grains to pack into a lunchbox
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Herby celery & bulgur salad
This speedy salad will keep in the fridge for a few days – a great healthy lunch or snack to have on hand
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Curried squash, lentil & coconut soup
Flavour up butternut squash with Indian spices for this warming and healthy vegetarian soup
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Moroccan spiced cauliflower & almond soup
Satisfying and comforting soup is the ultimate meal in a bowl, like this smooth and spicy North African blend
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Indian chickpea & vegetable soup
Healthy, flavour-packed and low-cost, this soup’s ideal for taking to work for lunch
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Falafel burgers
A healthy burger that’s filling too. These are great for anyone after a satisfying bite low in calories.
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Sweet potato & rosemary soup with garlic toasts
This rustic soup is super-quick and cheap to make, but full of flavour
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Minted green bean salad
Just 5 ingredients in this summery vegan salad – you can make it a day in advance too
Get four of your five-a-day with this healthy salad of mango, avocado and beans. It’s a nutritional powerhouse that’s also vegan and gluten free
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