Looking for delicious vegan recipe ideas? Check out my top 25 favorite vegan recipes, featuring healthy, easy-to-make dishes perfect for every meal. From breakfast to dinner, these plant-based recipes will satisfy your taste buds!
25 Delicious Vegan Recipes You Need to Try: My Top Favorites
If you’re looking to explore the vibrant and diverse world of vegan cooking, you’re in the right place! I’m sharing my top 25 favorite vegan recipes that have become staples in my kitchen. Whether you’re new to plant-based eating or a seasoned vegan, these recipes offer something for everyone. From quick and easy breakfasts to satisfying dinner ideas, these delicious and nutritious dishes will inspire your next meal. You know how much I love really delicious, hearty plant-based meals. The types of meals everyone at your table can dig into—even diehard carnivores. I honestly believe that plant-based eating can be utterly delicious! My culinary aesthetic is all about vibrant, globally-inspired dishes, based on seasonal, local produce and plant-powered staples. I want my meals to be approachable and not overly complicated, yet overwhelmingly gorgeous and satisfying. Over the past twenty years I have developed hundreds of recipes, ranging from plant-based comfort foods to adventurous plant-based fare. I’ve tested them all on my family and friends until I get the thumbs up. And I’ve enjoyed cooking up these 100% plant-based meals in my own kitchen night after night. That’s why I am so excited to bring you my top 25 favorite plant-based recipes, from my kitchen to yours. Get ready to enjoy fresh, wholesome ingredients and flavors that will leave you feeling good inside and out. Let’s dive into my must-try vegan recipes!
Eat and Live the Goodness,
Sharon
My Favorite Breakfast Recipes
Turmeric Tofu Scramble with Greens
Make this vegan, gluten-free savory Turmeric Tofu Scramble with Greens recipe, filled with hearty greens, mushrooms and fabulous spices, as a plant-based alternative to scrambled eggs. You can get this breakfast tofu dish on the table in under 20 minutes.
Banana and Peanut Butter Smoothie Bowl
The perfect pairing of peanut butter and bananas powers this super easy, healthy, delicious Banana and Peanut Butter Smoothie Bowl. With no added sugars, oils, or salts, this gluten free vegan smoothie bowl can be prepared in only 10 minutes with 8 ingredients.
Purple Power Blueberry Smoothie
Make up this plant-based, antioxidant-rich, royal purple smoothie—filled with blueberries, flax, ginger, and spinach—with only 5 ingredients in 5 minutes.
My Favorite Soup & Stew Recipes
Creamy Vegan Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
Warm up with this Creamy Vegan Roasted Butternut Squash Soup, packed with rich flavors and made with wholesome plant-based ingredients—make it gluten-free with one easy swap. Perfect for cozy days!
This super easy, vegan, gluten-free Curried Lentil Quinoa soup recipe is vibrant with the addition of lentils, quinoa, sweet potatoes, peas, carrots, and spices to give it a rich flavor and nutrition profile.
Summer Vegetarian Chili
This vegetarian chili, which is also vegan and gluten-free, is packed with summery vegetables, including zucchini, peppers, corn, carrots, and tomatoes. Plus, the addition of steel cut oats gives it a “meaty” texture.
My Favorite Salad Recipes
Try this vibrant Tabbouleh Salad recipe made with fresh herbs, tomatoes, and bulgur. Perfect for a healthy, refreshing side dish or a light meal packed with flavor and nutrients. This vegan tabbouleh can be made gluten-free with one swap.
Southwest Black Bean Quinoa Mango Salad
The jewel-like black beans gleam in this crunchy, zesty vegan and gluten-free Southwest Black Bean Quinoa and Mango Salad, which is packed with nutrition and flavor. You can make this healthy salad recipe—which is a meal in bowl—without added sugars, salt, and oil. Make it in under 30 minutes, and it’s perfect for meal prep!
This classic, traditional potato salad hails from Pantelleria in the Sicilian Islands of Italy. You can make this delicious, healthy, Mediterranean-style recipe in about 30 minutes with only 7 ingredients.
This simple Arugula Salad with Tomatoes can be made in 10 minutes with only five ingredients to create a gorgeous, seasonal vegan salad perfect with any meal.
My Favorite Main Dish Recipes
Mini Curried Lentil Wellingtons with Puff Pastry
Discover this easy recipe for Mini Curried Lentil Wellingtons with Puff Pastry – a perfect vegetarian and vegan appetizer or meal. Packed with savory curry-flavored lentils and flaky pastry, it’s both delicious and nutritious!
Vegan Pot Pie with Sage, Lentils and Mushrooms
This oh-so savory, comforting, deep dish Vegan Pot Pie with Sage, Lentils and Mushrooms is just what the doctor ordered (literally!)—filled with a rich lentil mushroom filling and topped with a flaky sage wheat pastry, it will comfort you with hearty nutrition, satisfying taste, soothing aromas, and appealing visions.
Black Bean Spinach Enchiladas with Green Enchilada Sauce
Calling upon the flavors of black beans, cilantro and spinach, this vegan recipe for Black Bean Spinach Enchiladas with Green Enchilada Sauce is a classic easy dinner you can get on your table in about 30 minutes.
This easy, Korean-inspired Vegan Bibimbap Skillet is a one-dish meal made in heaven. Based on the classic “mixed rice” tradition, this recipe features layers of brown rice, tofu, and crispy vegetables, with a flavorful sauce.
Mediterranean Sheet Pan Veggies
This yummy, healthy Mediterranean Sheet Pan Veggies recipe is based on just a few ingredients you may have on hand now! Get this vegan, gluten free sheet pan recipe on the table in 40 minutes for a one-dish meal or meal prep.
This gluten-free vegan Ratatouille with White Beans recipe is inspired by the French Mediterranean tradition, which includes the sunny vegetables eggplant and zucchini along with white beans, herbs, and olives, providing an easy balanced meal-in-one.
This easy, healthy recipe for Spicy Sesame Grilled Tofu pays homage to traditional flavors, including sesame, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, garlic, ginger, red chili, and seaweed.
This comforting, healthy Vegan Mushroom Stroganoff recipe piles on sautéed mushrooms, tofu, and onions in a creamy sauce atop pasta.
My Favorite Side Dish Recipes
Turmeric Roasted Cauliflower with Hemp Seeds
Discover the perfect balance of spices with this easy and nutritious Turmeric Roasted Cauliflower with Hemp Seeds recipe. Packed with anti-inflammatory benefits from turmeric and a crunchy boost of hemp seeds, this dish makes a delicious and healthy side.
Maple Balsamic Oven Roasted Brussel Sprouts
This easy, classic, yummy, vegan, gluten free Maple Balsamic Oven Roasted Brussel Sprouts is your new favorite comfort food side dish for all of your favorite meals, from holidays to Sunday night dinners.
Smashed Air Fryer Potatoes with Rosemary
Looking for the best ever recipe on how to make potatoes in an air fryer? This easy, healthy 6-ingredient Smashed Air Fryer Potatoes with Rosemary is your go to, classic air fryer potato recipe from now on.
Grilled Corn with Cilantro Lime Butter
Grill up fresh corn on the cob and smother them with a bright vegan gluten free cilantro lime topping to create this altogether yummy recipe for Grilled Corn with Cilantro Lime Butter.
My Favorite Dessert Recipes
Best Vegan Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies
If you’re looking for richly flavored, soft vegan chocolate chip cookies, you must try these BEST Vegan Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies, which are a bit lighter in refined ingredients than most cookie recipes, yet just as delicious.
Apricot Tart with Slivered Almonds
This easy vegan Apricot Tart with Slivered Almonds is so simple and wholesome—the perfect way to celebrate a bounty of fresh apricots when they are in season.
Best Vegan Chocolate Cream Pie
You’ll be surprised just how simple and easy this 6-ingredient, no-bake BEST Vegan Chocolate Cream Pie really is; just make up a super quick no-baked graham cracker crust with coconut oil and blend up the no-cook filling made with melted chocolate, plant-based chocolate milk, almond butter, and silken tofu.
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