1. Hummus Plate
No recipe needed, really (unless you want to make your own hummus)! Add a dollop of hummus to a plate, pile on pita chips, sliced cucumber, bell pepper strips, baby carrots, olives, grape tomatoes and any of your other favorite veggies or chips and enjoy.
2. Spring Rolls
Who doesn’t love a vibrant, tasty and delicious spring roll? Packed with colorful, crunchy veggies, these spring rolls offer a cooling lunch or dinner option. Be sure to pair with a creamy, spicy peanut dipping sauce.
3. Cold Sesame Miso Noodles
Yes, you can still enjoy noodles without turning on the stove and heating up the house. These cold sesame miso noodles rely on just a quick kettle boil to heat the noodles, which are then cooled and served with an irresistible sesame-miso dressing and cool ingredients like edamame, cucumber and mint.
4. Chickpea Salad Sandwich
A staple for healthy vegan eating, a chickpea salad sandwich is a quick, affordable way to whip up lunch. This recipe includes just a handful of simple ingredients, and then you can enjoy the chickpea salad on bread with your favorite sandwich ingredients like lettuce or avocado; or eat it with chips or veggies as a dip.
5. Cowboy Caviar
Cowboy caviar is a dense bean salad that offers fiber, protein and delicious flavor all at once. This dish includes black beans, black eyed peas, corn, tomato, bell pepper, jalapeño, cilantro, onion and a fresh lime dressing, making a great dish to eat as-is or with chips or other veggies.
6. Loaded Avocado Toast
Okay, so maybe you need to toast the bread, but otherwise this is a quick, delicious and nutritious no-cook meal. Slather on ripe avocado onto the toast, then load with your favorite toppings like thinly sliced radish, pickled onions, tomatoes and microgreens.
7. Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich
It’s a classic for a reason: it works! Pair a soft, vegan-friendly bread with a thick layer of creamy (or crunchy if that’s your thing!) peanut butter and your favorite jelly. Try swapping out the peanut butter for almond butter, sunflower seed butter or pistachio butter to mix things up, and add pieces of fresh fruit like sliced banana or berries for even more flavor and nutrients.
8. Peach Salad
Hardly anything tastes better on a hot summer day than a fresh, juicy peach, and this salad makes the most of this delectable summer fruit. It’s also super easy to make with just a handful of basic, healthful ingredients. Even the dressing is a cinch to prepare.
9. Smoothie Bowl
Too hot to cook? Just blend up a smoothie and add toppings for a lunch that is as easy and nutritious as it is pretty. This recipe can get you started, or experiment with whatever fruits, veggies, nuts, seeds and non-dairy milks or yogurts you have on hand.
10. Brownie Bites
There’s no need to fire up the oven for an hour to satisfy your sweet tooth. You can get the indulgent taste of brownies without the oven heat with this energy bite recipe. All you need are six simple, nourishing ingredients and 10 minutes of your time before you’re devouring these brownie bites.
