If you’re trying to eat clean, you already know that lunchtime can be a little, um, boring. But it’s not all dry lettuce and grilled chicken—promise. Thanks to PureWow Coterie member Maria Lichty, you’ll be whipping up exciting sandwiches and salads like nobody’s business. We’ve rounded up 15 of her delicious clean-eating recipes to get you started.
For more tips, tricks and recipes from Maria Lichty, check out her website Two Peas and Their Pod, and her exclusive interview on The Coterie.
Do it for the Instagram photos.
Color blocking: It’s not just for your closet.
Everyone needs a good hearty salad on rotation.
Lunch meat, shmunch meat.
Save time and use your favorite store-bought pesto.
We’ll have extra sesame-soy dressing, please.
We need this flavor combo, like, yesterday.
This one does double duty for lunch and breakfast.
Don’t skimp on the tahini-lemon dressing.
Oo, so fancy.
You could order a burrito bowl…or you could make this.
So you can zoom through the afternoon.
This easy recipe is everything we’re craving.
It’s got tons of flavor, thanks to briny olives and salty feta.
The perfect mix of toasty bread and creamy fillings.