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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, fiber,…
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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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Hazelnut Kale Salad with Roasted Sweet Potato, Rutabaga and Green Apple
Man, this is a delicious, vegan lacinato kale salad recipe! Roasted sweet potatoes, rutabaga and red onion mingle with crisp green apples, crunchy hazelnuts and fresh lacinato kale. The hazelnut vinaigrette is a mix of lemon juice, hazelnut oil, agave and kosher salt. Seriously good stuff. Is adding hazelnut oil to your pantry worth it?…
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Slow Cooker Vegan Italian Beef
This easy slow cooker vegan Italian beef recipe combines shredded young jackfruit and thinly sliced seitan with a super savory au jus loaded with red miso, reduced sodium soy sauce, onions, garlic, and Italian herbs and spices. Slow cooked in a crock pot for hours, it makes such a delicious plant based filling for vegan…
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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 vegan herbed bean salad recipe to live on top of it. I love the contrast…
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Gnocchi with Cannellini Beans, Spinach, and Tomatoes
When I am tight on time, this gnocchi and white beans recipe is one of my favorite quick vegan dishes. It is fast, easy, and hearty. And it has…drum roll…8 ingredients, including the salt and the optional vegan parmesan! Sometimes, simple is best, and leave it to this recipe for gnocchi with cannellini beans, spinach…
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Slow Cooker Cajun Kidney Beans and Rice
Taking inspiration from Louisana’s Cajun cuisine, this slow cooker vegan kidney beans and rice recipe involves stewing the beans, green peppers, celery, and onion with a bit of smokiness, a bit of heat, and a lot of savory flavor. I love it on top of some short grain brown rice, but you could also have…
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Vegan Broccoli Pasta Salad with Fresh Italian Herb Dressing
When I was a kid, my mom would let me pick a salad from the deli counter at our local grocer every week. I almost always picked the same one with broccoli. It was on my mind as I put together this recipe for vegan broccoli pasta salad with black olives, chickpeas, cherry tomatoes, and…
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Roasted Carrots and Chickpeas with Harissa Dressing
This vegan harissa chickpeas and carrots recipe works well roasted in the oven or cooked out on the grill. I’ve included directions for how to do either method. No matter how you do it, I love the way the harissa dressing mingles with the carrots, red onions, chickpeas and garlic. Served on a bed of…
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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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Chipotle Lime Jackfruit
This vegan chipotle lime jackfruit recipe is quick, easy and super tasty. It’s got the perfect balance of acid, sweetness, savory flavors and smokiness. And best of all, this simple vegan recipe for chipotle chili lime jackfruit can be used in tacos, nachos, burritos, enchiladas, or even as a vegan pizza topping! For this…
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Potato Swiss Chard Soup
This is an easy, delicious recipe for vegan potato leek soup with Swiss chard. It’s perfect for a cool rainy day, or after a day of hard work. I have to admit… we ate the entire pot of this potato chard soup in one sitting. No leftovers is definitely the sign of a good meal!…
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Tofu Scramble
I grew up eating Fantastic Foods Tofu Scrambler. During college, I couldn’t always afford it. So, I started making my own vegan recipe for tofu scramble from scratch. Sometimes, I would throw in a little oatmeal, as a nod to the old Fantastic Foods’ mix. Since then, I still make my own tofu scramble,…
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Vegan Minestrone Soup
This easy vegan minestrone soup recipe is loaded with zucchini, green beans, carrots, celery, spinach, tomatoes, pasta and a little dry white wine. It’s a wonderful Italian vegetable soup for summer, because it uses so much of the season’s bounty. But really, it’s great any time of year. Is minestrone soup vegan? Sometimes. Some cooks…
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Slow Cooker Kidney Beans and Coconut Brown Rice
Inspired by Jamaican rice and peas, this slow cooker vegan red kidney beans and coconut rice recipe is easy, tasty and hearty. Allspice, nutmeg, thyme, coconut cream, dark red kidney beans and short grain brown rice create a creamy, savory and delicious family meal. This easy budget friendly vegan coconut rice and beans recipe works…
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Watermelon Radish Slaw
This easy vegan red cabbage and watermelon radish slaw recipe is acidic, sweet and slightly bitter in a pleasing way. It’s a delightful salad of very thinly sliced apples, watermelon radishes, red cabbage, carrots and scallions with a classic coleslaw dressing with celery seed and apple cider vinegar. This recipe serves 4. Watermelon radishes are…
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Slow Cooker Vegan Plantain Soup with White Sweet Potato and Sweet Corn
Sancocho is a Latin American soup or stew, which can be found in Puerto Rico, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Columbia, Peru, Venezuela, and a number of other countries. It is often a meal of celebration. Traditionally, it is made with a variety of meats and root vegetables. Many say the secret to a delicious sancocho is allowing…
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French Onion Wild Mushroom Soup
This is based on the vegan french onion soup recipe I came up with in high school, but it’s taken up a notch with some wild mushrooms. Over the years, I have used different dried wild mushroom blends to make this soup. Basically, I buy the blend I can find in my chain grocery store.…
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Vegan Antipasto Salad
This Italian-inspired vegan antipasto salad recipe hardly qualifies as “ugly”. It’s completely gorgeous, which is just so Italian. Italians have a way of making everything beautiful. And while it may not be a traditional antipasto (an appetizer that includes meats, cheeses, pickled vegetables, olives, artichokes, etc), it’s a delicious, fresh and herbaceous vegan Italian salad!…
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Vegan Cuban Black Beans
This is an easy Cuban-inspired vegan black beans recipe with canned beans, green peppers, smoked paprika, dried oregano, white wine vinegar and more. Enjoy these delicious vegan (or vegetarian) Cuban black beans over rice as a meal, or as a side to an entree, like Slow Cooker Vegan Ropa Vieja. Because this recipe uses canned…
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Fennel Carrot Soup
This vegan fennel carrot soup recipe is spicy in a warming way from the ras el hanout, bright from the lemon juice, savory from the fennel bulb, and a bit sweet from the carrots. All in all, it uses few ingredients, cooks up fast, and is very easy to make. And best of all, it…
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Mandarin Orange Salad
One very cold and snowy evening in Colorado, I was looking through my pantry asking myself the age old question, “What can I make for dinner tonight?” Sometimes, it’s good to be stuck in a snowstorm. It’s like your very own episode of Chopped. I ended up recruiting some stray items from the…