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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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Cucumber & seaweed salad with sesame mustard dressing
Brussels sprouts falafels
Beany salad onion parathas
Beetroot dal
Roasted tomato & squash soup
Sumac-baked onions with strained yogurt & sultanas
Spicy baked bean jacket potatoes
Sausages with Stilton colcannon
Vegan cauliflower korma
Simple saag aloo
Vegan cauliflower macaroni cheese
Winter chicory, orange & blue cheese salad
Creamy chana dal
Rosemary & sea salt focaccia
Sweet potato & pea curry
Parsnip, cauliflower & halloumi fritters with spiced spinach
Leek, potato & Stilton galette
Vegan nachos with spiced lentils
Twenty-minute vegan macaroni cheese
Beetroot, apple & red cabbage salad with caraway
Beetroot, goat’s cheese & thyme pastries
Butternut & coconut stew with coriander
Lentil & brown rice salad with zaatar, sumac, beets, broccoli and feta
Vegetable mulligatawny soup
Khichdi-style cauliflower
Leek & apple soup with Cheddar croutons
Aged Red Leicester shortcakes with sticky figs
Celeriac soup with toasted hazelnuts & truffle oil
Vegetarian cheat’s manti (pasta with roasted butternut squash & green lentils over garlicky yogurt)
Roasted squash & chickpea soup
Cacio e pepe gnocchi with broccoli & walnuts
Tamagoyaki (Japanese rolled omelette)
Salt & pepper smoked tofu
Aubergine miso donburi (rice bowl)
Brown butter miso udon with crisp mushrooms & fried egg
Gooey veg toasties
Spiced bean burgers with fried eggs
Beetroot soup with soured cream & chives
Creamy tomato & aubergine rigati
Chunky leek & potato soup
Corn on the cob with gochujang, salad onion & honey butter
Charred sweetcorn, avocado & feta salad
Polenta breakfast bowl with smoky tomatoes & fried eggs
Grilled avocado, corn & chipotle salad
Falafel with tahini-dressed salad & pickled cabbage
Parsnip, butterbean & rosemary soup with lemon crème fraîche
Carrot fritters with fried eggs & harissa yogurt
Roasted broccoli & pul biber toast
Kimchi & smashed avocado toast
Brie & grape tartlets
Creamy tomato soup with goat’s cheese & poppy seed scones
Khichdi
Sweet potato, tamarind & coconut soup
Oat & spinach wraps