Whether it's a meatless Monday or a plate of grilled steak or chicken just doesn't sound appealing on a hot evening, eating plant-based is easy. Opt for a cooling, chilled salad or a heartier lasagna packed with loads of zucchini at peak season. Whichever sounds best, here are 10 of our favorite meatless summer recipes, five of which require no cooking whatsoever.
Try this traditional French dish on any warm evening. It’s teeming with beautifully stewed veggies like tomatoes (at their most ripe in summer), eggplant, summer squash and bell pepper. A colorful, all-in-one vegetarian meat to satisfy all the senses.
Use all that zucchini from the garden, farmer’s market or grocery store in this cheesy, family-style vegetarian lasagna that is both filling, nutritious and comforting any night of the week.
Summer Vegetarian Recipes
Tender couscous, juicy watermelon, tart pickled onions, plus, loads of fresh veggies and an herbaceous dressing make this rainbow-hued salad the perfect summer starlet for your vegetarian dinner spread. An added benefit: It’s delicious when made ahead of time!
Not only does Samah Dada’s chickpea burger hold together beautifully, it’s packed with plant-based protein and it travels well. Pair it with a delicious spread, like pepper special sauce, and enjoy on a picnic or wherever summer takes you this month.
Here’s a plant-based paella bursting with bright Spanish flavors, but without the seafood or meats. The chickpeas provide the protein while cooking the live fire of the grill intensifies the vegetables color and smoky taste.
Easy Vegetarian Recipes For Hot Summer Days
A full cup of peak season raspberries make this dressing shine with fresh, summer flavor. You can prepare the dressing ahead of time and store in the fridge for any kind of marinade or dip, but it pairs incredibly well with this salty, sweet salad with briny olives and rich Gorgonzola.
It’s possible to make Israeli couscous without all the boiling and simmering on the stove? Sign us up! Alejandra Ramos’ delicious pasta salad checks all the boxes for a perfect summer dinner dish. With chickpeas, seasonal tomatoes, fresh herbs and cheese, it’s filling enough to be a meatless mainstay.
Gazpacho, a no-cook, chilled tomato-based soup typical of Spain, is a wonderful way to enjoy a smooth, flavorful dish all-in-one without ever turning on the stove. It’s refreshing in every spoonful and can be topped with fresh produce like cucumber, peppers and avocado or crunchy croutons.
High Protein Vegetarian Meals
Who says lasagna needs to bake in an oven? In this recipe, chef Kelsey Banfield simply layers thinly sliced raw tomatoes and zucchini with creamy ricotta, and tops everything with a zingy basil pesto. Done.
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From bountiful bean salads to vegetable noodle entrees to wholesome raw tacos, here are 20 no-cook vegetarian recipes and ideas to help you keep your cool all summer long.
Best Summer Vegetarian Recipes
Crumbled tempeh and sweet champagne mangoes make a perfect filling for these easy vegetarian lettuce wraps. Inspired by Williams-Sonoma’s Pork and Mango Lettuce Wraps.
This no-mayo chickpea salad from Two Peas and Their Pod makes for excellent sandwiches, and can also double as a dip! Perfect for easy dinners al fresco or picnics at the beach.
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Vegetable noodles made with a spiralizer are a super stove-free solution, perfect for scorching summer days. Here, The Roasted Root serves up raw carrot noodles with cashews and ginger-lime peanut sauce for a fast and healthy meal.
Easy Summer Weeknight Dinner Recipes & Ideas
This Rawsome Vegan Life offers up rolls packed with carrots, zucchini, cucumbers, avocado, and more. Served with a delicious miso tahini sauce, these raw nori rolls truly are rawsome!
Here's an idea - instead of cooking, put together a spread of Mediterranean favorites like olives, hummus, and pita bread and let everyone fill up their plates with deliciousness! Kitchen Treaty shows you how.
Who says tacos have to take a lot of effort and time? These simple - yet tasty - tacos from Eats Well with Others not only make for the perfect no-cook summer dinner, but the pretty salsa makes the most of fresh in-season fruit.
One Pot Summer Dinner Recipes
With fresh mint and a bright lemon-tahini dressing, this cucumber chickpea salad makes a hearty, healthy entree. But we love that it can also do double duty as a super-satisfying side!
Try your hand at shaved cauliflower for this veggie-packed dish from Happyolks. Radicchio joins up with parsley, walnuts, cauliflower, and a tangy Dijon dressing for a satisfying meal. The recipe calls for oven-glazed walnuts, but you can leave them raw!
Tasty Yummies shows us how to sprout quinoa and dress it up with delicious kale almond pesto. Along with the kale, sprouted quinoa is also packed with nutrients, so this one is an especially healthy no-cook option.
Easy Summer Recipes
Dishing Up the Dirt brings us a farm-fresh cabbage salad with radishes, carrots, cilantro, avocado, and a creamy peanut dressing. Bonus: This crisp, satisfying salad takes just 10 minutes to make!
Heirloom Green Zebra tomatoes are the star of this chilled soup from Kalyn's Kitchen. Usually gazpacho is on the light side, but avocado makes this version more of a meal.
These hearty vegetarian sandwiches are the perfect summer fare. To keep away from the oven, just use jarred, store-bought roasted red peppers. Or skip the peppers entirely and slice up a juicy, fresh-from-the-vine heirloom tomato to use instead!
Vegetarian Recipes That Aren't Salads
Pinch of Yum serves up this incredible salad that includes detoxifying veggies along with creamy feta and crunchy almonds. And then it's all dressed up with a vibrant homemade green goddess dressing. Three cheers for going green!
To Her Core spirals up zucchini noodles and serves it with a tangy tomato-basil pesto and pine nuts for crunch. This flavor-packed no-cook option is delicious, healthy, and oh-so easy to prepare.
With sweet-tart cherries, fresh herbs, and raw cauliflower couscous, this creative salad from Dolly and Oatmeal is sure to steal the dinnertime show. The clincher? That lemony sumac vinaigrette that couldn't be more summery if it tried.
Vegetarian Winter Recipes
An Edible Mosaic offers this Greek-inspired butter bean salad bursting with bold flavors. Serve a hearty scoop alongside wedges of pita bread - or better yet, stuff it inside the pitas for grab-and-go goodness!
Fight fire with fire! With jalapeno peppers in the mix, this light, fresh black bean salad features a nice hit of heat to go along with the weather. We love it as a filling for tacos or lettuce wraps.
These wraps from The Spicy RD make an especially great meal-on-the-go. Filled with creamy avocado chickpea spread and all your favorite raw veggies, they might just make you forget you own an oven!
Vegetarian Recipes To Make This Summer
Filled with fresh bell peppers, crunchy radicchio, spinach, and more, these raw summer rolls from The View from the Great Island are fresh, tasty, and fun. As if the rolls themselves weren't spectacular enough, the cool coconut dipping sauce really seals the deal.
These vegan tacos from Tasty Yummies are made with a hearty raw walnut meat, and served up with creamy avocado and a smoky tomato vinaigrette. Yum indeed!
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