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    Barbecue

    When warm weather arrives, it's time to light up the barbecue. Invite friends over to enjoy the grill, or have a family cookout.

    This handy list includes grilled items, as well as potluck-appropriate side dishes.

    • Watermelon salsa dip with cilantro and onion.
      Sweet & spicy watermelon salsa with jalapeño & lime
    • Chocolate peanut butter sauce being poured onto vegan banana split.
      Grilled banana splits for the BBQ (vegan)
    • Fresh rosemary garnish on top of grilled tofu slabs.
      Grilled tofu with lemon & rosemary
    • Text overlay: 28 vegan BBQ side dishes for your next cookout. Israeli couscous salad on table with spoon.
      28 vegan BBQ side dishes for your next cookout
    • Pupusas-style corn cakes on plate.
      Vegan corn cakes (similar to arepas or pupusas)
    • Collard greens with cranberries on plate by baked potato and vegan chicken strips.
      Smoky sweet vegan collard greens
    • Platter of grilled tofu satay skewers.
      Tofu satay with peanut sauce (air fryer or baked)
    • Saucy BBQ jackfruit sandwich on table speared with a pepperoncini.
      BBQ jackfruit sandwiches
    • Pasta salad with fresh basil in blue bowl.
      Bowtie pasta salad with chickpeas & artichokes
    • Short pasta in bowl with cucumber, carrots, and radishes in creamy vegan mayo dressing.
      Vegan pasta salad with creamy mayo dressing
    • Double layer Impossible Burger on plate.
      Camping meal ideas for your outdoor getaway
    • Hands holding vegan BBQ sandwich.
      Vegan BBQ sandwich with Soy Curls & coleslaw
    • Barbecued Soy Curls in skillet by collards and vegan mac & cheese.
      Vegan pulled pork in the air fryer or skillet
    • Jar of barbecue sauce on table.
      Easy barbecue sauce: No cooking required
    • Zucchini, bell peppers, mushrooms, and tomatoes grilled on skewers.
      Grilled vegetable skewers with herb marinade
    • Grilled portobello mushroom on plate with kale salad.
      Grilled portobello mushrooms
    • Overhead bowl with polenta, vegan chick'n strips, and black-eyed peas with collard greens.
      Black-eyed peas and collard greens (vegan)
    • Hand holding vegan fried chicken leg.
      Vegan fried chicken drumsticks
    • Bowl of chimichurri sauce by cauliflower florets.
      Cilantro chimichurri sauce (without parsley)
    • Cast iron skillets on grill with tofu scramble and vegan sausages.
      Cast iron vegan breakfast skillet
    • Close-up salad with corn, avocado, bell pepper, and black beans.
      Black bean corn avocado salad
    • Tomato cucumber salad in bowl with vegan feta crumbles.
      Tomato cucumber salad with vegan feta
    • Bowl of potato salad by floral napkin on table.
      The BEST vegan potato salad
    • Lemony seitan skewer on plate with salad and cranberry sauce.
      Thanksgiving-style vegan kebabs
    • Gochujang tofu on rye bread with avocado and kimchi.
      Bulgogi tofu sandwich with kimchi (vegan)
    • Grilled slabs of bulgogi tofu in black bowl with garlicky spinach, brown rice, and vegan kimchi.
      Bulgogi tofu bowls with gochujang marinade
    • Pineapple salsa in a ceramic pineapple bowl.
      Pineapple salsa with jalapeño
    • Collard greens in yellow serving dish.
      Easy collard greens – tender & garlicky
    • Platter with grilled vegetable fajitas with asparagus, mushrooms, and red bell pepper.
      Grilled vegetable fajitas with mushrooms & asparagus
    • Simple vegan coleslaw with shredded carrot in bowl.
      Easy vegan coleslaw
    • Charcoal grill with cauliflower, Beyond brats, and Beyond burgers.
      40 vegan potluck, picnic & cookout recipes
    • Platter of buffalo corn with vegan blue cheese being held.
      Buffalo grilled corn with vegan blue cheese
    • Hands holding a vegan Big Mac slider.
      Vegan Big Mac sliders with special sauce

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    Air fryer recipes

    • Crisp potato peels with dipping sauces on plate with sauces.
      Air fried potato peels: Don’t throw those peels away!
    • Baba ganoush on table with carrots and turnip pickles.
      Baba ganoush – in the air fryer or oven
    • Hand holding vegan onion ring over platter.
      Onion rings in air fryer or pan fried (vegan)
    • A baked potato topped with chives and non-dairy butter on plate.
      Air fryer baked potato in about 35 minutes

    Easy recipes for Veganuary

    • Text overlay: 45 easy Veganuary recipes for 2026, beginner-friendly. 4-panel collage with banana smoothie, vegan chicken tacos, three bean chili, and tofu scramble.
      45 easy Veganuary recipes for 2026 (Beginner-friendly vegan meals)
    • Crispy wontons on bowls with shredded cabbage, carrots, green onions, and vegan chicken.
      Vegan egg roll in a bowl (Easy Chinese cabbage stir-fry recipe)
    • Platter of vegan chorizo tacos by Spanish rice and guacamole.
      Crunchy soy chorizo tacos with black beans (Easy Trader Joe’s dinner!)
    • Bright pink pickled red onions on avocado toast with nutritional yeast covered tofu.
      Vegan avocado toast with pickled onions & nutritional yeast (5-minute)

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