Summer Vegan Recipes

Looking for that perfect vegan Vietnamese recipe? Look no further than this spicy vegan pho chay recipe!

Wondering what to do with all those fresh tomatoes this summer? Have you considered tomato pie? And no, I don’t mean the kind that looks like a cheese-less pizza. I mean an actual tomato pie, as in southern tomato pie. This easy vegan tomato pie recipe is every bit as savory as its traditional counterpart, using cashew cream sauce in place of cheese and a flaky, vegan-buttery crust. Fresh tomatoes never had it so good!

Roasted Sweet Potato, Asparagus & Basil Vegan Sushi Rolls [skip to recipe] This sushi roll was inspired by one of my local sushi haunts.  I do it a little bit differently, avoiding the tempura for the healthier and less complicated method of simply slicing and…

Avocado & Strawberry Vegan Sushi Rolls With Macademia Nut Crunch You can have your sushi and eat it too – even on a plant-based diet. Years ago when I lived in Philadelphia, there was a little sushi restaurant in the Art District that had a…

Chickpea Egg Batter This is a simple vegan egg batter that can be scrambled, used in omelets or baked to resemble poached eggs for Vegan Eggs Benedict.  It does require some planning ahead as it calls for my Cashew Cream Sauce to provide flavor and…

Southwestern Black Bean, Quinoa and Sweet Potato Veggie Burgers Veggie burgers are no longer the unpalatable frozen patties of the past.  Today, recipes abound with veggie burgers full of all kinds of good ingredients.  They’re flavorful, good for you and some versions will even hold…

Crispy, Crunchy Kale Chips I’ve been on a quest for a while to bake the perfect kale chips.  Over the years, I’ve tried and failed.  Tried and failed.  For a while, I let failure carry the day and I gave up trying.  It wasn’t until…

Got peaches? Late summer is peach season and a great opportunity to incorporate this sweet, juicy stone fruit into your plant-based recipes. Peach gazpacho is one of my favorite summer soups. This fruit gazpacho recipe is smooth and flavorful, featuring fresh peaches, Anaheim peppers, red onion and cucumbers.

Fresh Tomato Salsa Summer gets me in the mood for salsa!  Whether I’m dressing up some nachos, filling a taco or just snacking on it with some warmed tortilla chips, salsa is so satisfying. While I like new and different combinations — pineapple green salsa…

Vegan Chipotle Mayo When it comes to condiments, my heart belongs to vegan chipotle mayonnaise.  I had to give it its own recipe listing because I use it all the time!  Cross referencing, you know?  It’s super simple, but it packs a lot of punch.…