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    Summer

    During the summer months, we often crave foods that are lighter and brighter. These warm weather dishes are perfect for potlucks, barbecues, picnics, camping, and cookouts with friends.

    Or whip up an easy weeknight meal, and enjoy it outdoors on the deck.

    • Simple curry tofu salad in bowl for easy vegan lunch.
      Curried tofu salad (Quick, no-cook vegan lunch)
    • Hand holding vegan sandwich with breaded eggplant, marinara, fresh basil, and onion.
      Vegan eggplant parmesan sandwich in the air fryer
    • Ribbons of lemony zucchini on plate by seasoned tofu.
      Lemony zucchini ribbons on avocado toast (vegan)
    • Garlicky zephyr squash and zucchini on plate garnished with fresh basil.
      Sautéed summer squash and zucchini with garlic, lemon & pine nuts
    • Vegan butter board with slices of dill & lemon butter, chive & garlic butter, and sun-dried tomato & basil butter.
      Vegan compound butter: 3 easy flavors
    • Summer tomato toast with slathering of vegan mayo.
      Open faced tomato sandwich (vegan, 4 ingredients, 5 minutes)
    • 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)
    • Bright red glass of beet, carrot, apple juice on table with aqua straw.
      ABC juice (apple, beet, carrot juice)
    • Cashew ice cream with mulberry and vanilla in bowl.
      Mulberry ice cream recipe (vegan & cashew-based)
    • Glass jar with quick pickled watermelon rind, dill, and garlic.
      Pickled watermelon rind with garlic & dill (No sugar recipe)
    • Watermelon salsa dip with cilantro and onion.
      Sweet & spicy watermelon salsa with jalapeño & lime
    • Hand dunking crunchy pita chip into bowl of air fryer roasted beet hummus on veggie board.
      Beet hummus recipe (with air fryer roasted beets + oven option)
    • Potato chip dunked in cashew dill pickle dip with fresh dill on top.
      Creamy vegan dill pickle dip (Perfect for chips, veggies & burgers)
    • Platter with vegan crab cakes garnished with dill & lemon and served with dairy-free aioli.
      Easy vegan lemon dill sauce with capers
    • Vegan dill and garlic cashew salad dressing on salad with croutons.
      Creamy garlic & dill dressing (Perfect for salads & veggies!)
    • Panko crusted asparagus spears by chili crisp dipping sauce and dill dipping sauce.
      Crispy breaded pan-fried asparagus (air fryer optional)
    • Bright pink quick pickled turnips in jar.
      Quick pickled turnips (Middle Eastern style)
    • Wilted vegan turnip greens in yellow cocotte.
      How to cook turnip greens without meat
    • Tortilla chip dipping into salsa verde.
      Oven roasted tomatillo salsa verde recipe
    • Vegan fried summer squash dunked in creamy onion & garlic dressing.
      Crispy air fryer summer squash (or pan fried)
    • Tortilla chip being dunked into roasted tomato salsa by lime wedges.
      Roasted tomato salsa with onion, garlic & jalapeño
    • Bright pink pickled shallots in jar by plate and salsa bowl.
      Quick pickled shallots recipe (Perfect for tacos, salads & bowls!)
    • Bright pink pickled red onions on avocado toast with nutritional yeast covered tofu.
      Vegan avocado toast with pickled onions & nutritional yeast (5-minute)
    • Vegan air fryer green beans with creamy dipping sauce.
      Crispy air fryer green beans (pan-fried option)
    • Plate with charred green beans and shiitake mushrooms in sesame soy sauce.
      Soy-glazed stir-fried green beans with shiitake mushrooms
    • Air fried green tomatoes on plate by striped napkin.
      Vegan fried green tomatoes (air fryer or pan fried)
    • Creamed kale on plate with noodles and seitan.
      Easy creamed kale in cashew sauce (Dairy-free)
    • Gold fork piercing into a rhubarb bar.
      Old-fashioned rhubarb crisp bars (vegan)
    • Chocolate peanut butter sauce being poured onto vegan banana split.
      Grilled banana splits for the BBQ (vegan)
    • Vegetable platter with carrots, bell peppers, broccoli, and vegan salad dressing.
      Onion & garlic salad dressing + vegan vegetable dipping sauce
    • Fresh rosemary garnish on top of grilled tofu slabs.
      Grilled tofu with lemon & rosemary
    • Rhubarb pudding with a cake topping on a plate with non-dairy ice cream.
      Magic rhubarb pudding cake (vegan)
    • 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
    • Black bean bowl with guacamole, rice, and fried plantains.
      Black beans and rice meal with fried plantains
    • Buffalo Soy Curls sandwich with dairy free blue cheese dressing on plate with potato chips.
      Buffalo Soy Curls sandwich (air fryer)
    • Tortilla chip scooping into vegan black bean dip by chips, peppers, non-dairy cheese, and red pickled onions.
      Chipotle black bean dip (Trader Joe’s copycat)
    • Hummus bowl with roasted cauliflower and spinach salad.
      Hummus bowl with roasted cauliflower
    • Platter with vegan chicken tacos, shredded non-dairy cheese, and limes.
      Vegan chicken tacos: Quick & delicious recipe
    • Roasted fennel with vegan parmesan on plate with spaghetti and mushrooms.
      Roasted fennel with vegan parmesan cheese (Just 4 ingredients!)
    • Air fryer radishes on white plate by cashew parmesan and salt.
      Air fryer radishes with vegan parmesan

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    • Chili crisp Brussels sprouts on plate, glistening in sun.
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