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    Recipes » Recipe Round-Ups

    40 Easy Vegan Lunch Recipe Ideas (Gluten-Free)

    Last updated - May 11, 2019; Published - May 5, 2018 By Rhian Williams 2 Comments

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    Looking for Easy Vegan Lunch Recipe Ideas?

    Here are 40 vegan recipes suitable for an easy lunch – there’s a selection of creative sandwiches and wraps, flavourful dips, hearty salads, and nutritious soups. All these recipes are also gluten-free and refined sugar free.

    A collage of four photos

    If you're into easy vegan lunch recipe ideas, you might also be into my Easy Dinner Recipes cookbook, which has 30 completely new recipes that have never been posted on the blog.

    Easy Dinner Recipes cookbook cover photo

    Sandwiches

    1. Vegan Chickpea Curry Salad Sandwich

    Subtly spiced, creamy, fragrant chickpeas make the best sandwich filling!

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    Two sandwiches with curried chickpeas, lettuce and sliced red pepper against a grey background

    2. Vegan White Bean "Tuna" Salad Sandwich

    Mashed white beans make the best chickpea substitute for vegan "tuna".

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    Half a white pitta bread filled with creamy white beans, lettuce and sliced red pepper on a blue plate

    3. Vegan Chickpea Mayonnaise Salad Sandwich

    Nutty chickpeas and sweet corn in a creamy, tangy mayonnaise.

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    Half a pitta bread filled with creamy chickpeas and yellow sweetcorn being held up with a hand against a pink background

    4. Scrambled Teriyaki Tofu Onigirazu

    A sushi sandwich filled with salty-sweet teriyaki tofu!

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    A sushi sandwich with tofu being held up by a hand against a bright pink background

    5. Vegan Hummus Toasted Sandwich

    A toasted sandwiched filled with smoky butternut squash, garlicky hummus, creamy avocado and peppery rocket (arugula).

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    A sandwich with roasted butternut squash slices, white hummus, sliced hummus and rocket against a blue background

    6. Vegan Stretchy Melty Grilled Cheese

    Stretchy Melty Grilled Cheese made with a magical ingredient - completely natural, nut-free and oil-free!

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    A toasted grilled cheese sandwich being pulled apart by two hands against a grey plate with lettuce

    7. Muffin Tin Sushi Cups

    These Muffin Tin Sushi Cups are super easy to make, so adorable and perfect for eating with your hands!

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    Six muffin-shaped sushi topped with grated carrot and shredded red pepper on a green cake stand against a grey background

    8. Vegan Smashed Eggplant Toast

    A creamy, smoky eggplant dip on toast with your toppings of choice!

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    Five pieces of bruschetta topped with shredded eggplant with pomegranate seeds, shredded purple cabbage, cress, sliced radish, sliced tomatoes on a grey plate

    9. Vegan Chickpea Caesar Salad Wraps

    These Chickpea Caesar Salad Wraps are filled with nutty chickpeas enveloped in a creamy, tangy, garlicky Caesar dressing!

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    Two wraps filled with chickpeas, lettuce and red pepper on a blue plate against a grey background

    10. Vegan Chickpea Mayo Coconut Bacon Lettuce Wraps

    Lettuce wraps filled with creamy chickpeas, smoky coconut bacon and sweet tomatoes!

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    Three lettuce cups filled with creamy chickpeas, coconut bacon and tomatoes on a grey plate against a purple background

    11. Lazy Samosa Lettuce Wraps

    An easier, healthier, lightened up version of traditional samosas served with a sweet, tangy, fruity kiwi chutney. 

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    Three lettuce cups filled with curried potato, carrots and green peas on a grey plate with a pot of green chutney against a bright pink background

    12. Vegan "Egg" Mayonnaise Salad

    Nutty chickpeas and sweet apple coated in a tangy, creamy avocado sauce.

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    Three chicory boats filled with avocado, chickpeas, apples and cucumber on a blue plate against a purple background

    13. Mediterranean Chickpea "Tuna" Pittas

    Pittas filled with creamy chickpeas, fresh herbs, earthy olives and juicy tomatoes!

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    Two pittas filled with mashed chickpeas and fresh salad on a grey plate

    14. Vegan "Tuna" Mayonnaise Onigiri

    Adorable sushi balls filled with nutty chickpeas and sweet corn covered in salty seaweed!

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    An onigiri filled with mashed chickpeas and sweetcorn being held up with a hand against a dark grey background

    15. Lazy Falafel

    This Lazy Falafel is super easy to make and packed with flavour!

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    Two pittas filled with mashed chickpeas on a green plate with salad and a pot of white sauce against a marble background

    Dips

    16. Vegan French Onion Dip

    This French Onion Dip is rich and creamy, sweet and tangy and highly addictive!

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    A creamy white dip with caramelised onions in a white bowl with a blue rim against a marble background

    17. Vegan Spinach Artichoke Dip

    This Spinach Artichoke Dip is rich and creamy, full of flavour and secretly healthy!

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    Photo of an oval dish filled with a white dip with chopped artichokes and spinach topped with pine nuts with a hand dipping a tortilla chip into it

    18. Vegan Queso

    This Vegan Queso is seriously flavourful, rich and creamy and much healthier than the traditional version!

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    Photo of orange cheese sauce in a grey bowl with a hand dipping a tortilla chip into it

    19. Pumpkin Hummus

    This Pumpkin Hummus is full of flavour, sweet and fragrant! 

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    Photo of a grey bowl of orange pumpkin hummus topped with green pumpkin seeds and a blue bowl of chopped vegetables on a marble surface

    20. Italian Hummus

    This Italian Hummus is made with creamy white beans and flavoured with fragrant rosemary.

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    Photo of a black bowl filled with white hummus decorated with green herbs on a blue plate with chopped vegetables

    21. Miso Aubergine Dip

    This Miso Aubergine (Eggplant) Dip is full of umami flavour, creamy and salty-sweet!

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    A grey dip drizzled with red chilli oil in a small black bowl on a blue plate with chopped vegetables against a bright pink background

    22. Sweet Potato Hummus

    This Sweet Potato Hummus is just as delicious and healthy as regular homemade hummus, but it doesn't require a blender!

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    Photo of sweet potato hummus in a white bowl with a dark blue rim

    Salads

    23. Vegan Tofu Rice Noodle Salad

    Tofu Rice Noodle salad packed with crunchy veggies - fresh and light yet full of flavour!

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    Rice noodles, tofu cubes and raw vegetables on a blue plate against a black background

    24. Vegan Edamame Pesto with Soba Noodles

    Soba (buckwheat) noodles with a nutty, herby edamame pesto, sweet red peppers and peppery radish.

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    Soba noodles, sliced radish and sliced red pepper with a green edamame sauce on a blue plate against a pink background

    25. Vegan Sundried Tomato Pesto Pasta Salad

    A pasta salad packed with fresh veggies, artichokes, sweetcorn and olives in a rich sundried tomato dressing.

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    Penne pasta with red pesto and fresh vegetables on a grey plate

    26. Nectarine Quinoa Tabbouleh

    Juicy nectarines, tart-sweet cherries, crunchy cucumber, tangy red onion, peppery radish, fresh herbs, earthy pistachios and nutty quinoa and buckwheat enveloped in a sweet dressing!

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    Quinoa salad with nectarine, dried cherries, sliced red onion and herbs on a blue plate against a pink background

    27. Pumpkin Quinoa Salad

    This Pumpkin Quinoa Salad is super easy to make, healthy, full of flavour and packed with veggies.

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    Photo of quinoa, roasted pumpkin and sliced red pepper salad on a grey plate against a dark green background

    Soups

    28. Vegan French Onion Soup

    This French Onion Soup is rich and hearty and topped with cheesy toast!

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    Photo of two blue bowls filled with dark brown soup topped with cheese on toast

    29. Vegan Cream of Asparagus Soup

    This Cream of Asparagus Soup is rich and velvety, nutty and fresh, and super nutritious!

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    A light green soup in a dark blue bowl against a grey background

    30. Vegan Cream of Mushroom Soup

    This Cream of Mushroom Soup is full of flavour, seriously healthy and perfectly rich!

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    Photo of two bowls filled with creamy white soup topped with mushrooms and green herbs against a grey fabric background

    31. Creamy Vegan Tomato Soup

    This Creamy Vegan Tomato Soup is rich and indulgent, full of flavour and warming and comforting!

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    An orange-coloured soup in a white bowl with a dark brown rim against a white background

    32. Sweet Potato Peanut Soup

    This Sweet Potato Peanut Soup is warming and comforting, spicy and flavourful and super nourishing!

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    Photo of orange soup topped with green herbs, red peppers and chopped peanuts in a grey bowl against a white background

    33. Vegan Pumpkin Curry Soup

    This Pumpkin Curry Soup is super nutritious, warming and comforting and fragrantly spiced!

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    Photo of orange soup topped with coconut flakes, red peppers and green herbs in a white bowl with a dark brown rim

    34. Creamy Vegan Pumpkin Gnocchi Soup

    Sweet, creamy pumpkin soup filled with chewy, pillowy gnocchi!

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    Photo of orange soup with gnocchi topped with green pumpkin seeds in a white mug with a dark blue rim on a light blue plate scattered with pumpkin seeds against a bright pink background

    35. Vegan Pea Pasta Minestrone Soup

    A light yet comforting soup with green pea pasta, white beans, sweet potatoes, fresh tomatoes and plenty of herbs!

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    Soup with green pea pasta, carrots, white beans, tomatoes and a sprig of basil in a light blue bowl against a marble background

    36. Pea Zucchini Mint Soup

    A beautifully colourful soup made with sweet peas, creamy zucchini and fresh mint!

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    A green soup topped with sliced zucchini, green peas, black pepper and a mouthful of soup being held up with a silver spoon against a pink background

    37. Vegan Pumpkin Soup

    This simple Pumpkin Soup is rich and creamy, perfectly sweet and full of flavour.

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    Photo of smooth orange pumpkin soup topped with green pumpkin seeds and curly parsley in a light blue bowl against a marble background

    38. Vegan Pho

    Rice noodles and nourishing vegetables in the most flavourful broth!

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    Rice noodles and vegetables in a soup in a dark blue bowl

    39. Vegan Corn Chowder

    This Corn Chowder is sweet and creamy, super easy to make, nutritious and filling!

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    Photo of two bowls of yellow soup topped with yellow sweetcorn and red peppers and green herbs against a grey fabric background

    40. Vegan "Clam" Chowder

    This Vegan "Clam" Chowder is rich and creamy, packed with veggies and served in an adorable bread bowl!

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    Photo of a white vegetable stoup in a bread bowl on a blue plate with a wooden spoon holding up a mouthful of soup

    You may also like to check out my:

    • 35 Vegan Gluten-Free Dinner Recipes
    • 30 Vegan Gluten-Free Cake Recipes

    Or my Easy Dinner Recipes cookbook! Here are some examples of the dishes in the book, which are all completely new recipes that can't be found anywhere on the blog:

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    If you try out any of these recipes, I’d really love to hear any feedback! Please give it a rating, leave a comment, or tag a photo @rhiansrecipes #rhiansrecipes on Instagram! Thank you.

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    1. Monique

      September 17, 2018 at 4:23 pm

      I have tried Pea Zucchini Mint Soup. Though i hadn't add mint and next time i gonna add it. I hope it will taste better.

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      • Rhian Williams

        September 17, 2018 at 7:03 pm

        Thank you for sharing!

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