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Vegetarian lunch recipes
Just because meat isn't on the menu doesn't mean lunch has to be a sad desk salad or leave you rummaging through the snack cupboard an hour later. These vegetarian lunch ideas are packed with colour, flavour and plenty of goodness to keep you feeling satisfied right through to dinner.
Try vibrant grain bowls, loaded toast, warming soups and veggie-packed tacos. These meatless lunches prove that skipping meat doesn't mean missing out. In fact, it might just be the excuse you need to shake up your lunchtime routine. Looking for more ways to make vegetables the star of the show? Explore more of our vegetarian recipes for fresh ideas that are anything but boring, then shop vegetarian food and get stuck in.
A gouda idea
Don't knock it till you've tried it. Rebecca Woollard's broccoli-filled toastie, with gooey gouda and chilli jam, is a revelation.
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Traybake black bean & avocado tostadas
Seared peach, halloumi & broccoli salad
Sesame crusted tofu steak with lime & sweet chilli
Caponata-style tart
Whipped goat’s cheese & peach tartines
Crisps tortilla
Plum and wild rice salad
Confit lemon, bean & green veg salad with goat’s cheese
New potato & quail egg salad with pickled radishes
White bean salad with tomato vierge
Courgette, fennel & feta filo pie
Sticky aubergine buns
Cherry tomato & chilli tarte Tatin
Mumbai-style eggs on toast
Cherry, pistachio & feta salad
Watermelon & tomato salad with coriander dressing
Pea & feta burgers
Spiced black bean & charred corn chilli
Roasted lemon, courgette & burrata salad
Smoky black bean, sweet potato & tempeh burgers with chipotle ketchup
Southern fried pineapple tacos
Chard & feta tart with pomegranate, chillies and zaatar
Ultimate egg mayonnaise-topped muffins with baby leaves
Apple & rosemary bread
Turkish-style eggs & asparagus
Spicy pepper & ricotta linguine
Sweet potato nachos
Charred salad onion & goat's cheese on toast
Charred asaparagus & cucumber ajo blanco dip
Tenderstem broccoli & green harissa stovetop frittata
Korean-style pancakes with cabbage slaw
Lentil, courgette & dill fritters
New potato bowl with rocket pesto, spring greens & feta fried eggs
Moroccan-style carrot salad with lentils & whipped feta
Beetroot freekeh with spinach & dukkah-crusted tofu
Egg biryani
Sticky miso carrots & smoked tofu
Laksa-style noodles with crisp puffed tofu
Squash & sweet potato tart
Winter vegetable chopped salad with chilli tahini dressing
Braised lentils & aubergines with pomegranate
Kale & quinoa risotto with feta and toasted hazelnuts
Spiced cauliflower & coconut lentils
Lentil pancakes & gunpowder potatoes with coconut, peanut and tamarind chutney
Roasted cauliflower & cashew soup with chaat masala croutons
Leek & celeriac cheesy pasta and bean bake
Parsnip & carrot masala omelette
Mexican-style molletes with crispy eggs
Roast beetroot, sweet potato & black garlic soup
Masala-spiced greens soup
Cherry tomato, butter bean & harissa soup
Antipasti flatbreads
Fast bean burritos
Easy feta & garlic greens pie