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Roasted Garlic
This roasted garlic recipe is easy, healthy and tastes amazing smeared on toasted bread, spread on a sandwich, added to vegan gravy, put into soups, like Roasted Garlic Tomato Soup, added to bean salad, add it to dips, and more. If you love garlic and haven’t been roasting it, you’ve been missing out! As it…
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Tempeh Bacon
This is an easy homemade vegan tempeh bacon recipe with soy sauce, smoked paprika, maple syrup, hot sauce and garlic powder. There is no liquid smoke, but it’s still smoky, savory, umami and totally delicious. And there are so many ways to enjoy it, because basically, it improves and enhances almost any meal 😊 A…
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Grilled Barbecue Soy Curls Quesadillas
This super easy vegan barbecue soy curls quesadilla recipe tastes like an American cookout. BBQ soy curls, green peppers, red pepper, red onion and a healthy amount of gooey vegan cheese sandwiched between two flour tortillas grilled to perfection. Serve these vegan quesadillas with vegan classic coleslaw. So good! I opted for a bottled barbecue…
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Marinated Grilled or Baked Tofu
Whether the tofu is sliced or cubed, this grilled or baked marinated tofu can be used on sandwiches, on salads, in tacos, in burritos, on pizza, in a grain bowl, in vegan sushi, or whatever your imagination can come up with!
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Grilled Portobello Mushroom Sandwich with Kalamata Olive Tapenade, Avocado, Tomato & Arugula
This easy vegan grilled portobello mushroom sandwich recipe is incredibly simple and flavorful. If you love olives and mushrooms, it’s the vegan olive tapenade and mushroom sandwich you’ve been waiting for! It’s savory, salty, and perfect for summer grill season. This recipe makes 4 sandwiches. Choose portobello mushrooms that are large enough to be sandwich…
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Chickpea Millet Salad with Fresh Herbs and Pumpkin Seeds
This is the best vegan chickpea millet salad recipe to serve for lunch, dinner or as a cookout side. The combination of the fresh herb dressing, the hearty grains, the satiating chickpeas, juicy cherry tomatoes and crunchy pumpkin seeds make this one simple, satisfying millet salad. Make sure to let the cooked millet and the…
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Kalamata Olive Tapenade
This quick, easy vegan kalamata olive tapenade (or dip) recipe is packed with serious flavor from sautéed garlic, oregano, parsley, and capers. It tastes great spread on toasted bread, sliced baguette, pizza, sandwiches or really anything that goes on the grill. It also works well as a dip for fresh veggies or pita. Whether you…
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Carrot and Beet Salad with Fresh Dill and Roasted Pistachios
This is an incredibly easy vegan carrot and beet salad recipe with fresh dill, apple cider vinegar and roasted pistachios. I’ve made it a few times for guests. Every time, someone asks, “Is this on your blog?” And I say, “No, I keep leaving it out, because how many beet salads can one blog have?”…
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Winter White Bean Soup
This is one creamy recipe for vegan winter white bean soup with cauliflower, potatoes and rosemary. It uses easy to find ingredients, and cooks up pretty fast (~30 minutes). Rosemary and red pepper flakes create delicious flavor, especially with the synergy of a good broth (like Better than Bouillon No Chicken Base) and lemon juice!…
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Lemony Greek Wheat Berry Salad
This Greek-inspired, vegan Mediterranean wheat berry salad recipe is chewy from the wheat berries, crunchy from the orange pepper and cucumber, salty from the kalamata olives and vegan feta, satisfying from the chickpeas and possesses a flavorful lemon oregano vinaigrette that keeps you coming back for more! And best of all, this Mediterranean wheat berry…
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Vegan Slow Cooker Stewed Green Beans and Tomatoes
Upon trying these green beans, my husband announced that this is the only way he wants to eat them from now on. This slow cooker vegan (or vegetarian) green beans recipe takes inspiration from the U.S.’s Southern-style green beans and tomatoes. Usually, meat is used to add complexity and flavor to this popular side dish,…
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Vegan Creamy Polenta with Roasted Vegetables
Sometimes, I think I should have called this blog, “The Hearty Vegan Kitchen”. It’s probably taken already, but I want to think it rings true for nearly all the recipes that can be found here. And this recipe for creamy vegan polenta made with silken tofu and served with roasted vegetables is no exception. Plus,…
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Fiesta Rice
When I was a kid, we would eat Rice-A-Roni® Spanish Rice. My mom would add a can or two of black beans and frozen corn. Sometimes, we would add shredded cheese to the mix. It was a quick, frugal meal for a working mom to serve her family, and it got the job done. And…
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Kidney Bean Succotash
Lima beans are my least favorite vegetable. If they are in front of me, I will eat them, because they are food. And in my opinion, food should never be taken for granted or wasted. But, for the most part, I avoid lima beans. So when I decided to put together a summer vegan succotash…
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Grilled Okra with Curry Spices
This vegan grilled okra recipe combines three of my favorite things—grilling, okra, and curry spice seasoning! Best of all, it is incredibly easy, quick to make, and flavorful. It makes an awesome side dish to any cookout or summer meal. To pull this off, I used a disposable aluminum sheet pan, lined it was non-stick…
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Gnocchi with Swiss Chard and Tomatoes
I love gnocchi and love thinking of new ways to enjoy it. And this easy recipe for vegan gnocchi with Swiss chard and tomatoes is quick, tasty and totally delicious. A few things… This recipe for vegan gnocchi with Swiss chard works for dinner any time of year. It’s simple, satisfying and delicious. Sometimes, I…
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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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Cream of Celery Soup
This vegan cream of celery soup recipe is simple to make, cooks up fast, and has a fresh, savory flavor. Maybe it’s the way the horseradish works in it? Possibly it’s the broth? But celery is one of those underrated vegetables that can bring so much flavor. I’m one of those weirdos that eats the…
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Slow Cooker Black-Eyed Peas, Okra and Tomatoes
Inspired by the flavors of the U.S.’s Southern cuisine, this slow cooker vegan black-eyed peas with okra and tomatoes recipe is one of my favorite crockpot meals. It’s easy to make and very hearty. Served over a heaping pile of quinoa or brown rice, vegan stewed black-eyed peas and okra is loaded with protein and…
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Roasted Coconut-Maple Yams
It’s been a few years, but I decided to revisit this vegan recipe for roasted yams with maple syrup, coconut, cinnamon, cardamom, orange juice and more. It still tries to answer the question, “What if candied sweet potatoes had less sugar?”, but I changed the technique and adjusted some of the ingredients. I love how…
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Vegan Truffle Mac and Cheese
This is an easy stovetop vegan truffle mac and cheese recipe with white truffle oil, nutritional yeast and vegan cheese. This dish cooks up fast (25 minutes or less!), and does not require any baking at all. To help it take even less time, I like to get my water boiling and boil my macaroni…
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Wild Rice Mushroom Soup
This vegan wild rice mushroom soup recipe is hearty, flavorful, and healthy. I love how sherry vinegar makes a good mushroom soup, an extraordinary mushroom soup. If you don’t have any on hand, you can also substitute red wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar. It won’t be exactly the same, but it will add complexity…
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Roasted Cauliflower with Lemon Tahini and Za’atar
After a trip to Aviv, a plant based Israeli restaurant in Portland, Oregon, I was really impressed. A lot of Israeli food is already plant based, but not all of it. It was inspiring to try their versions of shawarma and labneh, but what stuck with me the most was their fried cauliflower. I got…
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