
Healthy lunch recipes
From vibrant salads and hearty soups, to veg-packed wraps, we've got plenty of quick and healthy lunch ideas to keep your midday meal on the right track.
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Chipotle black bean soup with lime-pickled onions
Use storecupboard pulses in this healthy, Mexican-inspired soup - freshen it up with sweet onions, coriander and soured cream
Masala omelette muffins
This recipe makes four large muffin-shaped bakes which you can eat over two days. Serve with slaw, salad or cooked vegetables for a healthy lunch option
Vegan three-bean chilli with potato jackets
This healthy baked potato filling with 3-bean chilli provides four of your 5-a-day, plus iron, vitamin C, fibre, and lots of flavour from storecupboard spices
Noodle salad with sesame dressing
Cook and serve this easy, healthy lunch in under 15 minutes. It gives you three of your 5-a-day, and the wholemeal noodles add fibre while colourful veg provides beta-carotene and vitamin C.
Chickpea soup with chunky gremolata
If you like hummus, you'll love this low-calorie, gluten-free soup that provides an incredible four of your 5-a-day in each serving
Quinoa salad with avocado mayo
Easy to put together and full of flavour, this healthy lunch option proides iron, folate, vitamin C and fibre. Make it vegetarian by leaving out the chicken
Chunky vegetable soup
Make this vegetable soup for a healthy lunch. Cottage cheese is the secret ingredient in the gluten-free dumplings - a healthier option and adding in calcium
Bulgur & quinoa lunch bowls
These meal prep grain bowls use one base and two deliciously different toppings. Choose from avocado, olives and rocket or chickpeas, beetroot and orange
Winter salad
Make the most of cauliflower in this wonderful winter salad with raisins, dill and walnuts, and a homemade butter bean and smoked paprika hummus
Chicken tacos
Make these healthy chicken and sweetcorn tacos for an easy midweek meal that's full of flavour. You'll also have leftovers to make wraps for lunch tomorrow
Indian-inspired spicy cabbage
Liven up lunchtime with spicy cabbage cooked with a kick of chilli and topped with a fried egg. It's a low-fat recipe that packs in four of your 5-a-day
Salsa verde salmon with smashed chickpea salad
Make this versatile salmon dish served with a smashed chickpea salad as a quick midweek meal and enjoy the leftovers for lunch the next day
Miso & butternut soup
Make lunch more exciting with this silky and deeply savoury miso and butternut soup. Delivering all of your five-a-day, it's also bursting with goodness
Pepper & mushroom socca pizza
Make the base of this pepper and mushroom pizza with chickpea flour – it's quicker to make than a yeasted one. It’s also gluten-free and adds to your 5-a-day
Sesame & ginger sushi bowls
This vegan packed lunch is full of goodness, using fibre-rich wholegrain rice and protein-rich edamame beans with a tangy tamari and sesame dressing
Sweet potato & cauliflower lentil bowl
Whip up this zingy vegan bowl in advance and keep in the fridge for quick, satisfying lunches on demand. Each bowlful boasts four of your 5-a-day
Black bean tortilla with salsa
Make this frittata for a quick, easy and healthy lunch option, making the most of storecupboard ingredients and packing in three of your 5-a-day
Falafel lunchbox
Make this falafel salad fun with a bento-style lunchbox. It's great for toddlers and young children who prefer lunches with lots of individual elements. Use shop-bought falafel or make our Edamame falafel
Caesar pitta
Pack a pitta with chicken, salad and homemade caesar dressing for an easy lunch. It takes just 10 minutes from prep to plate and it's healthy too
Healthy pumpkin soup
Make the most of pumpkins in the supermarkets in the autumn and make this warming and filling pumpkin soup. Serve with our savoury granola sprinkled on top
Curried mango & chickpea pot
Make this spiced mango, red cabbage, spinach and chickpea salad as a speedy packed lunch for one. It's not only tasty, but healthy too, delivering three of your 5-a-day
Wholemeal wraps with minty pea hummus & beetroot
This quick lunch option contains 3 of your 5-a-day and makes great fuel for exercise. Homemade wraps are easy to make and are much tastier than shop-bought.
Cajun prawn & charred corn salad
Take inspiration from Tex-Mex flavours with this salad, studded with king prawns, sweetcorn and jalapeño peppers. It's ideal for a barbecue side, or a light dinner
Baked falafel & cauliflower tabbouleh with avocado, pea & feta smash
Make these easy falafels for lunch, served with cauliflower tabbouleh and an avocado, pea and feta smash. Super healthy, it delivers all five of your five-a-day