Add some festivity to your summer entertaining routine with these 40 Best Plant-Based Summer Party Food Recipes, which provide inspiration for appetizers, main dishes, salads, sides, desserts, and beverages.
Is there anything better than a fresh summertime party, packed with beautiful, colorful foods and joy? In my book, summer parties are the best! The sunny days that spill into balmy evenings; gathering friends and family at pools, beaches, rivers, and lakes; and delicious food celebrating summer’s best produce, including zucchini, tomatoes, berries, stone fruit, and melons. What’s not to love? My favorite summer party foods center upon light, fresh, healthy plant-based ingredients. During the summer, it feels so good to be satisfied without feeling over-indulged. Every year, we host at least a few summer parties, and I’m always poring through recipe ideas to discover something new, fun, and creative. That’s exactly why I asked some of my favorite food bloggers to share their favorite plant-based vegan summer party food recipes in this collection of gorgeous, delicious recipes. I’m also sharing a few of my own healthy summer party recipes that I’ve shared with my own guests at summer events. So, get ready to get your own sunny party started, thanks to this amazing collection of delicious summer recipes. Enjoy the season!
Eat and Live Goodness,
Sharon
40 Best Plant-Based Summer Party Food Recipes
Summer Appetizers
Black Bean Dip, Jennifer Bell, A Sweet Alternative
Cowboy Caviar Recipe, Sarah Harper, The Addy Bean (shown above)
Fresh Vegan Spring Rolls, Elena Szeliga, Happy Kitchen Rocks (shown above)
Lettuce Wraps with Chickpeas, Kelly Jensen, The Herbeevore (shown above)
Poblano Avocado Sauce, Christine Rooney, The Rustic Foodie (shown above)
Satay Skewers with Peanut Sauce, Gill Nic Eadbhaird-Enticknap, Yum Vegan Food (shown above)
Strawberry Jalapeño Salsa, Andrea Mathis, Beautiful Eats & Things (shown above)
Sweet and Spicy Mango Salsa, Rhyan Geiger, Phoenix Vegan Dietitian
Summer Salad Recipes
Black Bean and Corn Salad with Honey Lime Dressing, Kelsey Sackmann, Kelsey and Cooper’s Kitchen (shown above)
Blueberry Mandarin Broccoli Salad, Alex Evink, Haute & Healthy Living (shown above)
Kidney Bean Salad, Debra Rosenblatt Klein, Debra Klein (shown above)
Marinated Vegetable Salad, Liz Weber Berg, That Skinny Chick Can Bake (shown above)
Mexican Street Corn Salad, Rebecca Pytell, Strength & Sunshine (shown above)
New Potato Salad with Tomatoes and Dill, Maria Ushakova, Maria Ushakova Holistic Nutritionist (shown above)
No Mayo Coleslaw, Kara Lydon, Kara Lydon Nutrition (shown above)
Roasted Corn and Potato Succotash Salad, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian (shown above)
Roasted Vegetable Pasta Salad with Olives, Jacqueline Meldrum, Tinned Tomatoes (shown above)
Strawberry Spinach Salad with Vegan Feta and Balsamic Vinaigrette, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian (shown above)
Vegan Pasta Salad, Heidi Kitty Kubart, Plant Based Redhead (shown above)
Watermelon Cucumber Salad with Citrus Dressing, Connie McGaughy, The Carrot Underground (shown above)
Summer Main Dish Recipes
Crockpot Cocktail Chickpea Meatballs, Cara Norquist Lanz, Midwestern HomeLife (shown above)
Easy Oven Baked Falafel, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian (shown above)
Instant Pot Mexican Black Beans with Epazote, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian (shown above)
Tofu Summer Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce, Emily Wise, Thank You Berry Much (shown above)
Tomato Sage Tart, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian (shown above)
Tri-Color Cauliflower, Lentils, And Cherry Vegan Tacos, Cindy Chou, The Sound of Cooking
Vegan Fried Chicken, Shena Rose, Peace and Nutrition (shown above)
Summer Side Dish Recipes
Grilled Veggie Skewers, Connie McGaughy, The Carrot Underground (shown above)
Smoky Grilled Corn Ribs, Jen McBride, Peel with Zeal (shown above)
Tostones with Pink Sauce, Felice Kaufman, Cooking in the Keys (shown above)
Summer Dessert Recipes
Creamy Coconut Milk Ice Cream with Chocolate Chips, K.C. Cornwell, G-Free Foodie (shown above)
No Bake Cookie Dough Bites, Sarah Schlichter, Bucket List Tummy (shown above)
No Bake Strawberry Vegan Cheesecake with Lemon, Amy Anderson, DIY Candy (shown above)
Peach Sorbet, Alex Evink, Elysia Cartlidge, Little Healthy Bites (shown above)
Summer Fruit Skillet Cobbler, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian (shown above)
Summer Beverage Recipes
Peach Water, Sarah Brooks, The Aussie Home Cook (shown above)
Pineapple Water, Maria Ushakova, Maria Ushakova Holistic Nutritionist (shown above)
Sparkling Strawberry Basil Mocktail, Shikha Uppal Bhakoo, Veggiecurean
Watermelon Water, Rachel Lessenden, Health My Lifestyle (shown above)
For other summer plant-based recipe collections, check out some of my favorites:
