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Healthy lunch recipes
With busy lives, fitting in a healthy lunch can feel tricky. Let us help with delicious, nutritious recipe ideas. From vibrant vegan salad recipes to light yet warming soups. You can shop the ingredients straight from the recipe too, making it even easier.
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Roast sweet potato & tomato soup
Chicken pilaf with pomegranate
Silken tofu with broccoli & soy-miso dressing
Grilled lamb leg steaks with crushed pesto potatoes & watercress
Smoked ham, borlotti bean & kale ribollita
Spicy potato hash
Smoked salmon & chicory salad with yuzu dressing
Chicken, chorizo, crispy kale & butterbean traybake
Smashed chickpea & green harissa toasts
Smoky griddled chicken salad with corn & couscous
Roast fennel, lemon & pistachio spaghetti
Baked hake with fennel, olives & cherry tomatoes
Fresh tagliatelle with miso pesto & garlic mushrooms
Courgette & basil soup
Spoon-drop chicken meatball noodle soup
Smoky roasted pepper & barley salad
Pasta with tuna & butter beans
Chilli-roasted salmon & corn rib salad bowl
Tuna, radish & cucumber salad with wasabi dressing
Chargrilled paprika chicken with corn salsa
Spicy peanut butter noodle & tofu salad
Summer bean & feta pasta
Caramelised pepper, aubergine & chickpea pasta with basil
Sardines with fennel two ways, white bean, radish & chickpea pancakes
Spiced chicken with warm green herb grains, asparagus, avocado & pistachio
Green tahini chicken & cannellini bean salad
Caponata pasta
Black bean & avocado eggs
Smoked mackerel & cucumber salad
Provençal-style tomato & cod traybake
Chilled tomato soup with rose harissa
Spicy tuna fish cakes with mustard mayo
Pea & basil soup
Smacked cucumber & radish salad with spicy tofu and rice
Chilli courgette & king prawn rice
Chilli & lime prawns with mango chutney vinaigrette
Chilli-garlic aubergine with rice & edamame
Warm quinoa salad with avocado & pancetta
Chargrilled vegetable & asparagus salad with jammy eggs
Caramelised corn & jalapeño salsa
Tomato & olive bread salad with anchovies
Roast baby tomatoes & chickpeas with bay and garlic
Prawn spaghetti with courgettes, lime & chilli
Traybaked sticky soy & chutney chicken
Creamy spinach & leek gnocchi with chives
Butter bean, smoky tomato & prawn stew
Hake with cheat’s romesco sauce
Sweet soy & sesame pork stir fry
King prawn, fennel & butter bean stew
Baked sweet potatoes with feta, black beans & coriander
Aromatic green pilaf
Pineapple & prawn rice
Tomato & ginger rasam
Bean, tuna & celery jackets