12 Best Vegan Recipes (2024)

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Are you looking to incorporate more plant-based meals into your diet? We have chosen some of our best vegan recipes for you to try. All super flavorful and nutritious, to guarantee you won't miss the meat or the dairy!

1. Cauliflower Quinoa Meatballs in Coconut Turmeric Sauce

What better way to enjoy eating more vegetables than with this super flavorful meatless meatballs, simmering in a rich coconut turmeric broth. Without a doubt one of our best vegan recipes of all time!

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2. Baked Falafel with Tahini Sauce

Would you like to try one of our most popular vegan recipes? Give our Green Baked Falafel a try. You'll love it. Our green Baked Green Falafel recipe is guilt-free, vegan, gluten-free and kosher. It is super flavorful and easy to make. And... It is always fun to make recipes using a muffin tin.. With over 65K shares on Pinterest and a 5-star rating, it is a must-try recipe.

3. Eggplant and Chickpea Curry

This eggplant and chickpea curry may sound complicated, but it is an easy recipe to make. You can make your own spice mix, as we did, or use your favorite curry spice mix or paste. In any case, the creamy eggplant and the healthy chickpeas make this dish a winning vegan dinner. A must, in this best vegan recipes roundup.

4. Rigatoni with Lentil Bolognese

This easy rigatoni with lentil bolognese is made very few ingredients that you most likely have hiding in your pantry! The simplicity of the dish lets the flavor and heartiness of the lentils shine.

5. Braised Curried Kale with Spiced Chickpeas

Served over rice, with a hint of coconut flavor, rich tomato sauce and lots of bold spices, this braised curried kale is hearty and full of flavor! Comfort food at its best for spice and healthy vegan dinner lovers.

6. Pumpkin Cannelloni with Cashew Cream

It's no surprise these Pumpkin Cannelloni are one of our most popular and vegan dishes. It's quick and easy to make, it packs 20 grams of protein per serving, it's gluten-free and super delicious.

7. Thai Green Papaya Salad with Tofu

Green papaya is the same fruit as the sweet orange one, but it's picked early while still green. It's great in salads because it picks up the flavor on any sauce or ingredients that you combine it with. In this recipe, we dressed our green papaya salad with a luscious peanut sauce and added some tofu for protein.

8. Roasted Cauliflower and Roasted Chickpea Salad

Nutty roasted cauliflower, spiced chickpeas, crunchy almonds and a creamy tahini dressing on a bed of greens, make this salad a nutritious one-bowl meal.

9. Persimmon Fennel Salad with Pomegranates

This persimmon fennel salad is a crowd-pleaser, and it is stunning looking as well.

10. Vegan Meyer Lemon Bars

Rich, lemony, decadent lemon bars, one of our best vegan dessert recipes.

11. Vegan Halvah Bars

Tahini is not only for hummus. Creamy, nutty tahini in desserts is an increasingly popular trend. These Halvah bars are simply irresistible.

12. Vegan Blueberry Crumble

Easy and quick to prepare, this all year round dessert is our go to dessert for a crowd.

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Michelle says
December 30, 2017 at 2:56 pm

Wow! I have gone through loads of recipes and yours are the BEST! The flavor and health aspects are perfect. Your food preparations make me forget that there is anything other than vegan!
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- Vicky & Ruth says
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  December 31, 2017 at 1:07 pm
  
  Thank you so much Michelle, that is really sweet of you. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a comment. Have a Happy and Healthy 2018!
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Paula Zevin says
December 30, 2017 at 3:38 pm

Ruth & Vicky,
Thank you for all the passion you're putting into creating wonderful vegan and vegetarian recipes! Over the years, I've tried many of them, and now have a file of favorites, to which I return time and time again. The lentil bolognese over rigatoni made this year's list too! It is delicious, easy and not even the most carnivorous members of the clan miss the meat. A winner, that is certain! Happy New Year 2018 and we all are looking forward to more "May I have That Recipe!"
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- Vicky & Ruth says
  December 31, 2017 at 1:04 pm
  
  Thank you so much Paula for taking the time to leave us such a nice comment. We love to hear from our readers specially when they are enjoying our recipes. Have a Happy and Healthy 2018.
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Marcela says
June 10, 2018 at 7:05 pm

Number 5, 7 and 9 are by far my favorite.
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Checkmyrecipe says
January 12, 2019 at 5:22 am

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Sabonete Artesanal says
March 02, 2019 at 1:28 pm

Those recipe looks so delicious, there is no way how to like it! Great post
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Samia Ahmed says
November 26, 2019 at 3:39 am

Thanks, Vicky & Ruth for these awesome and delicious recipes. THAI GREEN PAPAYA SALAD WITH TOFU is one of my favorite salads. It has a very yummy taste.
After switching to veganism, I have faced many problems like what to eat or what to not. Especially some foods taste are not satisfactory. I have made THAI GREEN PAPAYA SALAD WITH TOFU by following your recipe. It tastes awesome. I am planning to try some other recipes also!!!
Thanks for sharing!!
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- Vicky & Ruth says
  November 26, 2019 at 5:10 pm
  
  Thank you, Samia We are happy we can help!
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Melissa Weimer says
December 04, 2019 at 6:22 am

Hey, Vicky & Ruth. I really love the vegan Blueberry Crumble recipe of yours. I have made it by following your recipe. I wish I could send you the pic. It looks amazing. It was delicious.
Thanks for sharing the recipe, dear!!!
All the best to both of you!!
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- Vicky & Ruth says
  December 04, 2019 at 3:13 pm
  
  Thank you!
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Sandra Smith says
December 22, 2019 at 6:06 am

Hi, Vicky & Ruth. At fast, Thanks for these awesome tasty recipes. I am doing a vegan diet and facing a lot of problems. I am being confused about what to cook cause I don't want to compromise with my taste bud. Your recipes are fantastic. I am bookmarking the article.
Thanks a ton for recipes!
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- Vicky & Ruth says
  December 24, 2019 at 1:57 pm
  
  Thank you Sandra! Let us know if you have any questions or if need any more recipe suggestions.
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John says
January 20, 2020 at 4:45 am

Amazing Tips Sir Thank You for sharing this awesome post.Really amazing tips thanks for guiding me
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Supriya Kutty says
May 16, 2020 at 6:59 am

I really liked the Thai green papaya salad I was looking on for some healthy dish and landed on this article The dish seems very interesting and nice. Thanks for sharing it.
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foodies girl says
July 31, 2020 at 6:27 am

I love to eat yummy foods. thanks for sharing this healthiest recipe 🙂
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- joei says
  September 14, 2022 at 8:40 am
  
  Thanks for sharing such good content. Loads of recipes and yours are the BEST! The flavor and health aspects are perfect. Your food preparations make me forget that there is anything other than vegan!
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12 Best Vegan Recipes (2024)

1. Cauliflower Quinoa Meatballs in Coconut Turmeric Sauce

Have you ordered Tahini and Turmeric, our Vegan Middle Eastern Cookbook? If so, leave us a comment and let us know what you think. If not you will love our 101 vegan recipes with Middle Eastern flair.

2. Baked Falafel with Tahini Sauce

3. Eggplant and Chickpea Curry

4. Rigatoni with Lentil Bolognese

5. Braised Curried Kale with Spiced Chickpeas

6. Pumpkin Cannelloni with Cashew Cream

7. Thai Green Papaya Salad with Tofu

8. Roasted Cauliflower and Roasted Chickpea Salad

9. Persimmon Fennel Salad with Pomegranates

10. Vegan Meyer Lemon Bars

11. Vegan Halvah Bars

12. Vegan Blueberry Crumble

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