Vegan lunches ready in 30 minutes or less

When midday is tight, these lunches move fast without skimping on substance. The Cold Soba Noodle Salad with Miso-Ginger Dressing comes together in 20 minutes with 18g protein from edamame and avocado, while the Curried Chickpea Salad in Pita takes just 15. For something heartier, the Marry Me Bean Soup simmers in 30 minutes with tomato, onion, and garlic.

Bowl of black-eyed pea and collard greens salad topped with peanuts and cilantro

Brazilian Black-Eyed Pea & Collard Greens Salad

A plate of chilled soba noodles tossed with edamame, sliced cucumber, avocado, and shredded carrots, drizzled with a golden miso-ginger dressing and topped with sesame seeds.

Cold Soba Noodle Salad with Miso-Ginger Dressing

A large bowl of rice noodles tossed in creamy peanut sauce with shredded purple cabbage, carrots, edamame, and fresh cilantro.

Cold Thai Peanut Noodle Salad

Two halves of pita bread stuffed with a yellow-tinted curried chickpea salad with visible golden raisins and diced celery.

Curried Chickpea Salad in Pita

vegan open faced alt avocado lettuce tomato

Easy Open-Faced ALT (Avocado, Lettuce, Tomato)

French lentil Niçoise salad with potatoes, green beans, tomatoes, and olives

French Lentil Niçoise Salad

Hummus salad sandwich on toasted sprouted grain bread with colorful vegetable filling.

Hummus Salad Sandwiches

Hummus Wrap

Hummus Wrap

Creamy white bean soup with sun-dried tomatoes and spinach in a rustic bowl.

Marry Me Bean Soup

Mediterranean chickpea wrap sliced in half showing hummus, spinach, olives, and tomatoes.

Mediterranean Chickpea Wrap

Mole chili in a bowl topped with avocado, radishes, and fresh cilantro.

Mole Chili

A colorful grain bowl with fluffy quinoa, bright tomatoes, green avocado fans, chickpeas, and spinach, drizzled with creamy tahini dressing.

Quinoa Power Bowl with Lemon-Tahini Dressing

vegan raw sunchoke salad with apples

Raw Sunchoke Salad with Apples

A whole grain bread sandwich cut in half on a plate, revealing creamy chickpea salad with celery and red onion topped with green lettuce.

Smashed Chickpea Salad Sandwich

Smoky Pulled Jackfruit Sandwiches

Smoky Pulled Jackfruit Sandwiches

Whole grain bagel sandwich with chickpea mash, sun-dried tomato spread, cucumber, and arugula.

Sun-Dried Tomato and Chickpea Bagel Sandwich

A bowl of tempeh crumbles in a spicy mustard-soy glaze with steamed mixed vegetables.

Tempeh Power Bowl

Vegan egg salad sandwich on toasted bread with lettuce, sliced on a wooden board.

Vegan Egg Salad Sandwich

White bean and shaved cabbage salad topped with orange slices and sesame seeds.

White Bean and Shaved Cabbage Salad with Orange Dressing

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