40 Easy Vegan Lunch Recipe Ideas (Gluten-Free) - Rhian's Recipes (2024)

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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.

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

1. Vegan Chickpea Curry Salad Sandwich

Subtly spiced, creamy, fragrantchickpeas make the best sandwich filling!

2. Vegan White Bean "Tuna" Salad Sandwich

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

3. Vegan Chickpea Mayonnaise Salad Sandwich

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

4. Scrambled Teriyaki Tofu Onigirazu

A sushi sandwich filled with salty-sweetteriyaki tofu!

5. Vegan Hummus Toasted Sandwich

A toasted sandwiched filled withsmokybutternut squash,garlickyhummus,creamyavocado andpepperyrocket (arugula).

6. Vegan Stretchy Melty Grilled Cheese

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

7. Muffin Tin Sushi Cups

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

8. Vegan Smashed Eggplant Toast

Acreamy,smokyeggplant dip on toast with your toppings of choice!

9. Vegan Chickpea Caesar Salad Wraps

These Chickpea Caesar Salad Wraps are filled with nutty chickpeas enveloped in acreamy,tangy,garlickyCaesar dressing!

10. Vegan Chickpea Mayo Coconut Bacon Lettuce Wraps

Lettuce wraps filled withcreamychickpeas,smokycoconut bacon andsweettomatoes!

11. Lazy Samosa Lettuce Wraps

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

12. Vegan "Egg" Mayonnaise Salad

Nuttychickpeas andsweetapple coated in atangy,creamyavocado sauce.

13. Mediterranean Chickpea "Tuna" Pittas

Pittas filled withcreamychickpeas,freshherbs,earthyolives andjuicytomatoes!

14. Vegan "Tuna" Mayonnaise Onigiri

Adorable sushi balls filled withnutty chickpeas andsweetcorn covered in saltyseaweed!

15. Lazy Falafel

This Lazy Falafel is supereasyto make and packed withflavour!

16. Vegan French Onion Dip

This French Onion Dip isrich and creamy,sweet and tangy andhighly addictive!

17. Vegan Spinach Artichoke Dip

This Spinach Artichoke Dip isrich and creamy,full of flavourandsecretly healthy!

18. Vegan Queso

ThisVegan Queso is seriously flavourful,rich and creamy andmuch healthier than the traditional version!

19. Pumpkin Hummus

This Pumpkin Hummus isfull of flavour, sweet and fragrant!

20. Italian Hummus

This Italian Hummus ismade withcreamy white beansand flavoured withfragrant rosemary.

21. Miso Aubergine Dip

This Miso Aubergine (Eggplant) Dip is full ofumami flavour,creamyandsalty-sweet!

22. Sweet Potato Hummus

This Sweet Potato Hummus is just as deliciousandhealthyas regular homemade hummus, but itdoesn't require a blender!

23. Vegan Tofu Rice Noodle Salad

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

24. Vegan Edamame Pesto with Soba Noodles

Soba (buckwheat) noodles with anutty,herbyedamame pesto, sweet red peppers andpepperyradish.

25. Vegan Sundried Tomato Pesto Pasta Salad

A pasta salad packed with freshveggies, artichokes,sweetcorn and olives in arichsundried tomato dressing.

26. Nectarine Quinoa Tabbouleh

Juicynectarines,tart-sweetcherries,crunchycucumber,tangyred onion,pepperyradish,freshherbs,earthypistachios andnuttyquinoa and buckwheat enveloped in a sweet dressing!

27. Pumpkin Quinoa Salad

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

28. Vegan French Onion Soup

This French Onion Soup isrichandheartyandtopped with cheesy toast!

29. Vegan Cream of Asparagus Soup

This Cream of Asparagus Soup isrich and velvety,nuttyandfresh,andsuper nutritious!

30. Vegan Cream of Mushroom Soup

This Cream of Mushroom Soup isfull of flavour,seriously healthyand perfectly rich!

31. Creamy Vegan Tomato Soup

ThisCreamy Vegan Tomato Soup isrich and indulgent,full of flavour andwarming and comforting!

32. Sweet Potato Peanut Soup

ThisSweet Potato Peanut Soup iswarming and comforting,spicy and flavourfulandsuper nourishing!

33. Vegan Pumpkin Curry Soup

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

34. Creamy Vegan Pumpkin Gnocchi Soup

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

35. Vegan Pea Pasta Minestrone Soup

Alightyetcomfortingsoup with green pea pasta, white beans, sweet potatoes, fresh tomatoes and plenty of herbs!

36. Pea Zucchini Mint Soup

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

37. Vegan Pumpkin Soup

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

38. Vegan Pho

Rice noodles and nourishing vegetables in the most flavourful broth!

39. Vegan Corn Chowder

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

40. Vegan "Clam" Chowder

ThisVegan "Clam" Chowder is rich and creamy,packed with veggies andserved in an adorable bread bowl!

You may also like to check out my:

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

Or myEasy 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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