30 Tasty Vegan Lunch Ideas

Vegan lunch ideas have always been a challenge for me. Lunch in general has always been a challenge, actually.

Breakfast is easy. There’s cereal, coconut yogurt with granola & berries, vegan pancakes, hash browns with veggies, french toast, etc. Dinner is not necessarily easier in terms of ideas, but at that point in the day, I am more eager to make something interesting.

Lunch, on the other hand, is right in the middle of my day, which disrupts my work routine, and just frustrates me. So – I usually have either breakfast for lunch, or leftovers from dinner the night before.

Not anymore, though!

I forced myself to put together a lost of vegan lunch ideas that would help me any time I got into a lunch rut (which seems to be often these days!). These ideas are all great for lunch, not hard to make, and many of them can be prepared the evening before, so all I have to do is heat them up (or eat them cold) for lunch the next day.

If you’ve ever had problems deciding on meal ideas for lunch, take a look at this list. Hopefully it will help us both!

30 Tasty Vegan Lunch Ideas

1. Sweet Potato Salad with Creamy Cashew Dressing

2. Asian Slaw Salad with Peanut Dressing

3. Homemade Vegan Calzones with Sun-Dried Tomato & Pesto Spread

4. Vegan Broccoli Mac & Cheese

5. Quinoa & Chickpea Tabbouleh

6. Chickpea Avocado Mash with Lemon

7. Super Cheesy Vegan Pesto Pasta

8. Tofu Salad Sandwich or Egg Salad

9. The Big Vegan Salad Plate with Creamy Tahini-Dill Dressing

10. Tomato & Chickpea Salad

11. Easy Cheesy Vegan Quesadillas

12. Best Ever Vegan Fried Rice with Scrambled Tofu

13. Southwestern Quinoa Pasta Salad

14. Inner Goddess Detox Salad

15. Spicy Sesame Noodles with Peanuts

16. Almond “Tuna” Salad

17. Herb Falafel & Tzatziki

18. Vegan Grilled Cheese with Hummus

19. Roasted Sweet Potato & Cilantro Cashew Cream Sandwich

20. Kale & Quinoa Salad with Black Beans

21. Millet, Lentils & Veggies with Creamy Pesto Sauce

22. Asparagus & Avocado Spring Rolls with Citrus Dipping Sauce

23. Deconstructed Falafel Bowl

24. Potato, White Bean & Kale Vegan Soup

25. Super Simple Quinoa Bowl with Roasted Veggies & Cashew Dressing

26. Crunchy Thai Kale Salad

27. Cauli-power Fettuccini “Alfredo”

28. Lentil & Cauliflower Rice Tacos

29. Spicy Blackened Chickpea Scramble Sandwich

30. Mini Vegan Tortilla Pizzas

What is your favourite vegan lunch to make?