18 Minute Cold Meals for a Hot Day
The summer heat is still strong, so add these cold foods to your menu to help cool off! These refreshing dishes are quick and easy to prepare, taking 20 minutes or less. Options like our Raw Vegan Zoodles with Romesco or our Chickpea & Quinoa Grain Bowl are the perfect dinner on a hot summer day!
Vegan Superfood Cereal Bowls
Photographer: Fred Hardy, Food Styling: Margaret Monroe Dickey
This nutrient-dense whole grain recipe comes together in 15 minutes with the help of a few simple food shortcuts like baby kale, microwavable quinoa and pre-cooked beets. Make these ahead of time to keep on hand for an easy lunch or dinner on a busy night.
Raw Vegan Zoodles with Romesco
Trying to eat a raw vegan diet or looking for an easy no-cook option? This zucchini noodle dinner with red pepper sauce is refreshing, satisfying, and super delicious! Moreover, it would not be easy to do. Puree the 5 ingredient sauce in your food processor or blender, toss and serve!
Chickpea & Quinoa Grain Bowl
Robby Lozano
It seems like there are as many varieties of cereal bowls as there are stars in the sky, and there’s no wrong way to build one! But we prefer to keep things classic and simple with hummus, quinoa, avocado and lots of greens!
Food-Prep Curried Chicken Bowls
Curry doesn’t have to take hours to prepare. With the help of our paper-pan chicken (see related recipe) and cooked grains, you can make these meal prep bowls in minutes! Keep them in the fridge for an easy dinner on a busy weeknight or for healthy lunches throughout the week.
Quinoa Avocado Salad
Protein-rich quinoa pairs with delicious avocado in this delicious whole-grain salad. It’s a great make-ahead dish to bring to a picnic or potluck. Or pack it for lunch or enjoy it for a light dinner.
Grilled Veggie & Hummus Pita
These hearty and delicious pita-pocket sandwiches are packed with roasted veggies and veggies. The hummus spread adds flavor and keeps everything from falling apart.
Loaded Chicken-Quinoa Salad
Turn pre-cooked ingredients into one delicious, high-fiber, high-protein meal to keep you full.
Mixed Vegetables with Lentils and Sliced Apple
This lentil, feta and apple salad is a satisfying vegetarian meal to whip together for lunch. To save time, substitute canned lentils – just make sure you’re looking for low sodium and rinse them before adding them to the salad.
Chickpea & Quinoa Bowl with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
Photographer: Carson Downing, Food Stylist: Holly Dresman, Prop Stylist: Gabriel Greco
Quinoa and chickpeas pack this vegetarian grain bowl with lots of plant-based protein. Whip up a bunch of these delicious cereal bowls and store them in lidded containers in the fridge for easy, healthy lunches all week long.
Roasted Veggie and Quinoa Salad
Quick, easy and full of satisfying protein and fiber, this salad makes a perfect lunch or one-dish dinner.
Green goddess salad with chickpeas
In this cucumber, tomato, Swiss cheese, and chickpea salad recipe, a healthy green goddess dressing is made with avocado, buttermilk, and herbs. The extra dressing is great to use with roasted vegetables.
Quinoa Chickpea Salad with Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
This delicious vegan salad has plant-based ingredients: peas, quinoa and hummus. We love the crunch of sunflower seeds and the unexpected flavor of roasted peppers.
Salmon & Avocado Poke Bowl
Poke (pronounced poh-kay), a bite-sized marinated fish salad popular in Hawaii, is so popular that it’s sold by the pound in supermarkets. Now it has crossed the Pacific to become the food-in-a-bowl du jour, eaten at restaurants from Los Angeles to New York. But it’s easy to make at home with this quick recipe. Sriracha and Chinese mustard add heat to the classic combination of soy sauce and sesame oil. Serving it over a brown rice salad makes it a meal.
Chickpea & Veggie Grain Bowl
This high-fiber vegetarian cereal is packed with colorful vegetables and plant-based protein to keep you feeling full and satisfied.
Italian Veggie Hoagies
Traditional Italian subs contain meat but this simple and delicious sandwich features artichoke hearts, red onion and zesty pepperoncini. We love it for dinner as well as lunch. If you’re packing hoagies to go, keep the ingredients separate and assemble before eating to avoid soggy bread. Serve with tomato and cucumber salad.
Chicken, Quinoa & Veggie Bowl
With 19 grams of protein, this one-dish meal will keep you feeling full and satisfied for hours.
Turkey, Corn and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Fresh corn kernels, tomatoes, and lettuce fill these delicious turkey wraps. This cover is great for picnics or when you need to eat dinner on the run. Add crumbled feta or grated Cheddar for another layer of flavor. Serve with carrot sticks, sliced bell peppers or other hard vegetables along with your favorite creamy dressing.
Salmon salad sandwich
Salmon salad served on delicious pumpernickel bread makes for an easy dinner—a double batch will get you through lunch the next day.
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