Sweet, fresh peas are the star of this easy summer salad! Corn and mint highlight the light flavors in this healthy plant-based recipe. Radish adds a peppery kick. A farmer’s market delight!
Healthy, plant-based, oil-free vegan sides and snacks recipes. Featuring whole foods ingredients, naturally sweetened with dates and other fruits for no refined sugars or syrups. Includes gluten-free tips, with Mexican, American comfort food, Italian, French, Greek, Thai, and Indian cuisines.
Breakfast
Chocolate Mocha Healthy Chia Pudding
Superfoods unite! This creamy, delicious dessert gets healthy antioxidants from chia seeds and cocoa. Full of chocolate mocha flavor, this makes an easy vegan dessert or a quick midday snack. Top it with fresh fruit and coconut flakes for a sweet plant-based treat.
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Sauces, Dips, & Dressings
Vegan Tofu Feta “Cheese”: Oil-Free, Gluten-Free Recipe
This healthy, homemade vegan Feta cheese recipe uses organic tofu instead for a dairy-free alternative. It uses the traditional Greek brining technique. Enjoy the light, summer flavors of this plant-based dish.
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Appetizer
Baked Polenta Discs with Vegan Wild Mushroom Ragout
Easy Appetizer: Polenta Discs Baked polenta discs are one of my favorite vessels to use for appetizers. You can buy a tube at almost any grocery store. Slice it up into 1/2-inch thick discs, bake them off, and you’re ready for topping. Because polenta is gluten-free and vegan, I can serve them to just about
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Salads & Slaw
Oil-Free Cauliflower Couscous with Rosemary and Lemon
This healthy, plant-based dish uses grated cauliflower to replace couscous for a grain-free, gluten-free recipe. Combined with fresh lemon, crisp apple, and toasted almonds. This makes an impressive, satisfying vegan side dish!
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Sauces, Dips, & Dressings
Roasted Garlic White Bean Spread
Roasted garlic and creamy white cannellini beans come together for this healthy, oil-free dip. Use it as a plant-based substitute for mayo or sour cream. Or serve with veggies for an easy vegan snack.
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Sides & Snacks
Mayan Raw Cacao Chia Energy Balls
Healthy, plant-based ingredients like chia seeds, cocoa, almonds, and dates come together for this easy, vegan recipe. Based on local Guatemalan and Mayan traditions.
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Sides & Snacks
5-Ingredient Southern Style Sweet Vegan Corn Pudding
Sweet corn pudding is a Southern staple around the holidays. Traditionally made with sweetened condensed milk and loads of butter, this simple healthy, plant-based vegan recipe uses dried apricots for natural sweetness. Tapioca starch helps pull everything together for a baked casserole that is full of classic, comfort food flavor.
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Easy Oil-Free Recipes: Essentials for Beginners
Oil-free cooking is probably new to you. It was definitely new to me when I started my plant-based diet. Long before I was ready to give up eggs and chicken breast, I gave up oil. Within months, I had lost 20 pounds, not even trying. I ditched the oil…and found my skinny jeans. Oil