Vegan and Gluten-Free Lunch Recipes

Recipes for healthy vegan and gluten-free lunches including quick weekday lunches at home, lunchboxes for school or work, and ideas for weekend entertaining lunches too!

Quick weekday lunch ideas

something quick and tasty on toast(or with corncakes or gluten-free oatcakes):

>> avocado with a squeeze of lime and some sesame seeds;

>> scrambled tofu with some rocket or spinach;

>> baked beans;

>> sliced tomatoes drizzled with olive oil and salt and pepper;

>> any leftover dips from the weekend's entertaining (especially muhummara or sundried tomato and olive tapenade ).

sandwiches or wraps:

>> chickpea mayo (basically the same ingredients as tuna mayo but with chickpeas instead of tuna. It's amazing how good it is! I also add some seaweed to give that taste of the sea!);

>> air fried tempeh with rocket and chilli sauce (or a dip);

>> hummus with grated carrot and lettuce;

soup;
quick-fix salads, especially grain salads like my quinoa saladand millet salad;
noodles or sushi bowls;
any re-heated leftovers!

Lunches for Entertaining

Lunches are also one of our favourite ways to entertain as our friends can come with their kids - the children all happily play together and the parents can relax and enjoy ourselves. And there's no babysitting needed! So it's a win-win all round!

Tarts (try my asparagus and macadamia tart or roasted vegetable tarts);
Vietnamese pancakes with salad filling;
Grain salads (try herby quinoa salad or spiced millet salad with pistachios) with flatbreads and some mediterranean roasted red peppers;
Spiced mung bean stuffed red peppers with garlic cashew cream, served on a simple rocket salad;
Wild mushroom feuilletees with a side salad.

The recipes linked below are all excellent lunch ideas. Some are perfect quick fixes for when you have no time to leave your desk and others are better for weekends or entertaining.