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Grilled Sweet Potato Salad with Creamy Curry Dressing

This is a revised vegan grilled sweet potato salad recipe with a creamy curry dressing, celery, currants and cilantro. While many of the components are exactly the same and the technique hasn’t changed, the dressing has been altered. The key ingredient is no longer madras curry powder, but garam masala instead. It’s so good with…
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Summer Wild Rice Salad

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Kale Farro Salad

Bursting with fresh Italian flavors, this vegan kale farro salad recipe has a simple dressing with fresh oregano and juicy grape tomatoes. It is quick, easy and makes a delicious side, lunch, or light dinner. It’s perfect for summer or any time you want a hearty grain salad with minimal effort. A few notes… ・Not…
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Pineapple and Cucumber Salad

This Thai-inspired oil free, vegan pineapple and cucumber salad recipe has Thai basil, lime juice, and sweet chili sauce. It’s fresh and easy. Bringing together spicy elements with sweet and sour elements, it’s a refreshing pineapple cucumber salad that’s perfect for summer. I’ve been going through a slight obsession with Mae Ploy Sweet Chili Sauce.…
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Black Bean Avocado Salsa

This is an easy vegan black bean avocado salsa recipe with cherry tomatoes, canned black beans, lime juice, apple cider vinegar and more. It’s the perfect answer to the question, “What should I make for lunch?” A crowd-pleasing dip for chips. An awesome topping for a baked sweet potato. A delicious filling for a tortilla…
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Asian Sesame Noodle Salad

Some people are allergic to peanuts, and some people just don’t like them. I’m one of the latter. So, I put together this recipe for a nutty vegan Asian sesame noodle salad with almond butter, cucumber, carrots and more. This easy recipe for Asian sesame noodle salad is satisfying, and great for any time of…
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Artichoke Potato Salad

This quick, easy vegan artichoke potato salad recipe is positively delicious. The entire recipe came together in less than 30 minutes. You steam baby potatoes, cool them down, make a dressing and combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl. And thanks to the fresh dill and parsley, it tastes really fresh. This simple potato…
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Middle Eastern Wheat Berry Salad with Kale, Cucumber and Tomato

If you love tabbouleh, you’ll love this hearty vegan kale wheat berry salad recipe! In some ways, it is very similar—tomatoes, cucumber, lemon juice, and olive oil are all involved. In other ways, it’s a departure—no parsley, loads of oregano, wheat berries, kale and capers. Heavily influenced by Middle Eastern flavors, this easy kale cucumber…
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Hazelnut Kale Salad with Roasted Sweet Potato, Rutabaga and Green Apple

Man, this is a delicious, vegan recipe for kale salad with roasted sweet potatoes, rutabaga and red onion mingled with crisp green apples, and hazelnuts. The hazelnut vinaigrette is a mix of lemon juice, hazelnut oil, agave and kosher salt. Just good stuff. Is adding hazelnut oil to your pantry worth it? The answer is…
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Herbed Black-Eyed Pea and Cannellini Bean Salad with Garlic Toast

This is an easy, delicious vegan recipe for herbed black-eyed pea and cannellini bean salad with fresh dill, mint, parsley and chives. Serving it over garlic toast is absolutely divine. It’s like one big, buttery crouton begging for this delicious salad to live on top of it. I love the contrast between the warm, crisp…
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Vegan Broccoli Pasta Salad with Fresh Italian Herb Dressing

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Balsamic Potato Salad with Fresh Basil, Cherry Tomatoes and Wheat Berries

This delicious vegan recipe for balsamic potato salad with fresh basil, ripe cherry tomatoes, arugula and wheat berries tastes like summer. The wheat berries add a hearty chewy quality to an otherwise pedestrian balsamic potato salad. All together, it is easy side dish to make, and so tasty! It makes ~4-6 servings. A few things……
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Creamy Chickpea Salad

This is an easy recipe for creamy vegan chickpea salad that’s perfect for sandwiches, wraps, or even as a snack on crackers. All you do is a bit of chopping and stir everything together in a bowl. And the ingredients are common vegan pantry items, like plant based mayo, dijon, nutritional yeast, pepperoncini (or dill…
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Edamame Kale Slaw with Orange Sesame Dressing

Inspired by Asian flavors, this is an easy, refreshing vegan kale slaw recipe with edamame, red cabbage, toasted almonds, carrots, red pepper, and an orange sesame dressing. To match it’s tasty flavor, it’s got a texture that’s also very satisfying. Depending on whether it’s the main course or a side salad, this recipe serves ~2-4.…
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Roasted Chickpea Kale Salad with Vegan Ranch Dressing

This is a delicious roasted chickpea kale salad recipe with a homemade vegan ranch dressing. The chickpeas contribute a smoky bacon flavor. The dressing is creamy, acidic, savory and salty. And the massaged lacinato kale, crunchy veggies and sunflower seeds bring freshness and texture. Overall, it’s a satisfying, totally vegan, ranchy bacony salad that hits…
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Cucumber Cantaloupe Salad

Light and refreshing, this is the perfect cucumber cantaloupe salad recipe for warm days. Fresh cantaloupe, crisp cucumber, mint, lemon, and rich macadamia nuts, it’s the perfect cookout side or works well as a cooling side dish on a lazy, hot evenings. The best parts… the way mint works with cantaloupe, the refreshing cucumber mingling…
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Grilled Beet Salad with Tarragon, Carrot and Red Onion

Grilling beets? Yes, please! It’s a great solution for when you want beets in warmer temperatures, but you don’t want to heat up your kitchen. I learned how to do it back in 2018, and back then, it inspired this vegan grilled beet salad recipe with tarragon, parsley, carrots, red onions, and more. After some…
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Vegan Classic Coleslaw

This creamy vegan coleslaw recipe is super quick. All you need to do is chop some veggies, add everything to a bowl and mix it together. If you buy a package of tricolor coleslaw mix from your grocer’s produce department, it becomes even quicker! Outside of any sweetener in the plant based mayo, the vegan…
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Cauliflower and Olive Salad

While I used Castelvetrano olives in this cauliflower and olive salad recipe, feel free to substitute other olives. Castelvetrano olives are well-known for their mild flavor, so if you prefer a stronger olive presence, go with a bolder olive. If you have trouble tracking down Castelvetrano olives, you may consider substituting Manzanilla green olives. It…
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Grilled Peach Salad

Growing up in the US’s Midwest, I was spoiled every summer with peaches from Southern Illinois. They were bigger than a softball and incredibly juicy. So sweet, so perfect. If you could stand to turn on the oven, they made such an incredible peach-raspberry cobbler. But this post isn’t about dessert, it’s about making an…
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Artichoke, Fennel and Farro Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette

This is an easy recipe for vegan artichoke, fennel and farro salad with lemon vinaigrette. It’s super tasty for lunch, a light meal, or as a side dish. Enjoy it right after mixing it together or after it’s chilled in the refrigerator. A few things… Enjoy! And check out more UVK recipes, like Asparagus Salad…
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Vegan Heirloom Tomato Salad

Crispy tempeh bacon, shallots, and fresh basil with a white wine vinegar and olive oil dressing, they all felt like the right things to put in this delicious vegan heirloom tomato salad. I mean, what better way to celebrate the king of all tomatoes? A few things… As a variation, use this recipe to make…


