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50+ plant-based and vegan Memorial Day recipes for your holiday weekend! Veggie burgers, pasta salads, and more amazing recipes will help you create a delicious menu for your unofficial start of summercookout.
Memorial Day signals the beginning of summer for a lot of people. Grills will get fired up to celebrate the long weekend, and there’s sure to be plenty of hot dogs and potato salad.
But, let not your heart be troubled. I’ve compiled a list of my favorite vegan recipes guaranteed to take your Memorial Day BBQ to the next level.
You’ll find everything in this collection of recipes from summer salads piled high with fresh veggies, creamy dip recipes with fresh herbs, hearty veggie burgers, and decadent desserts.
There’s no better way to welcome summer and the grilling season than with family gatherings accompanied by good food.
It’s not only good for our bellies but our souls as well. So say “hello” to the warmer weather with any of these amazing recipes, and have a great weekend!
Happy Memorial Day, everyone!
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What is Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a national holiday here in the U.S. and a time to honor the brave men and women who sacrificed their lives for our freedom.
Let us not forget that we can find unity and joy in the company of loved ones this Memorial Day weekend because of the liberties they fought to protect.
Vegan Memorial Day recipes
Perfect vegan recipes for your Memorial Day celebration even your non-vegan guests will love and enjoy! Get ready to savor these healthy recipes’ delicious flavors and watch everyone return for seconds.
Delicious food made with simple ingredients that will excite the taste buds.
Appetizers
Check out this glorious list of our favorite appetizers. These delicious recipes will satisfy the most ardent meat eaters and are guaranteed to make everyone happy.
Your biggest problem will be deciding what you don’t serve…it’s just one great appetizer after another.
Easy Garlic Herb Vegan Cheese Spread
This savory vegan cheese spread is packed with garlic and herbs and is so easy to make. Serve this delicious dairy-free cheese on sandwiches, crackers, toast, or bagels. Healthy, oil-free, and gluten-free!
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The Best Vegan Stuffed Mushrooms (Easy & Healthy)
The BEST vegan stuffed mushrooms! They’re easy to make, fat-free, and super tasty. Tender mushrooms packed with savory veggie filling, these stuffed mushrooms are a definite crowd-pleaser.
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The Best Vegan Buffalo Chicken Dip
Cheesy, creamy, and packed with spicy flavor, this is the best vegan buffalo chicken dip. The perfect crowd-pleaser, no one will guess it’s meatless and dairy-free.
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The Best Vegan Spinach Artichoke Dip
This vegan spinach artichoke dip recipe is easy, quick, and delicious. Blended cashews and nutritional yeast are the base for this creamy dip that is laced with spinach, artichoke hearts, and savory spices.
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Creamy Smooth Oil-Free Homemade Hummus
Smooth and creamy hummus that’s better and healthier than what you buy in the store. And, you don’t need oil! Creamy smooth oil-free homemade hummus with all the flavor and none of the guilt.
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Fresh Mango Salsa (Quick & Easy)
Fresh Mango Salsa features ripe, juicy mango tossed with colorful veggies for a healthy appetizer or side dish! Serve with tortilla chips, tacos, meal bowls, and more!
The Best and Easiest Vegan Queso Recipe
The best and easiest vegan queso recipe ever! It’s creamy, cheesy, indulgent, and tastes so much like the real thing! Made with cashews, nutritional yeast, diced tomatoes, and green chilies, no one will ever guess it’s vegan, dairy-free, and healthy. This recipe is based on this solid 5-Ingredient Vegan Queso recipe from Nora Cooks.
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Vegan Buffalo Tofu Wings
Vegan buffalo tofu wings are the perfect appetizer, game day snack, or comfort food. Tofu slices covered in a crunchy panko bread crumb mixture, tossed in a hot and spicy buffalo sauce and baked to crispy perfection.
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The Best Vegan French Onion Dip Recipe
This Vegan French Onion Dip is so easy to make and a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. Made with homemade dry onion soup mix and creamy Cashew Sour Cream, it’s perfect for the holidays, gatherings, and snacking. Serve it with crackers, chips, or fresh veggies.
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Crunchy Baked Onion Rings
These Crunchy Baked Onion Rings are awesome! You only need 5 ingredients and about 30 minutes. They are golden brown, crunchy, healthy, and absolutely delicious. They’re also baked and not fried.
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Healthy Homemade Tortilla Chips (Baked, Oil-free)
Healthy homemade tortilla chips baked to crunchy perfection and completely oil-free! Just 1 ingredient and 15 minutes are all you need.
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Side dishes
There’s nothing like a delicious side dish. Honestly, I’d be happy with a buffet with nothing but sides. Once you see this list, I think you’ll agree.
Crispy Homemade Baked French Fries (Oil-free)
Learn how to make perfectly baked french fries every time that are crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside, and completely oil-free. Simple, delicious, and healthy! Can we just all go ahead and agree that french fries are the best? Honestly, I could care less who agrees with me. I think they’re awesome and
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Oil-free Herb Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Add some color to your table with these Oil-Free Herb Roasted Sweet Potatoes. Whether you’re cooking dinner or just want a delicious side, these sweet potatoes make a beautiful, flavorful dish.
Easy Vegan Mexican Street Corn Salad
This vegan Mexican street corn salad recipe is healthy, easy to make, and a perfect summer side dish for potlucks and picnics! Smoky, creamy, and just 30 minutes required.
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Creamy Cucumber Salad with Mayo (Vegan)
This creamy cucumber salad with vegan mayo is easy to whip up and a super refreshing summer side dish. Made with crisp refreshing English cucumbers, red onions, and a creamy homemade dressing, it’s sure to be a family favorite! This is an easy-to-make salad perfect for any summer BBQ or potluck. Healthy, oil-free, and absolutely delicious!
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Healthy Vegan French-Style Potato Salad
Healthy French potato salad is a simple recipe made with red potatoes, fresh herbs, and a creamy oil-free Dijon vinaigrette dressing. The perfect plant-based side dish, light lunch, or afternoon snack.
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The Best Vegan Macaroni Salad
The BEST Vegan Macaroni Salad is so easy to make and ready in less than 30 minutes. It’s loaded with crunchy veggies, a rich and creamy dressing, and is sure to please any crowd. The best cold pasta salad for summer picnics, cookouts, and gatherings.
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Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato & Kale Pasta
Creamy sauces, even vegan ones, are usually full of fat and not healthy. But not this bad boy! My Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato & Kale Pasta is tangy, rich, decadent, and yes, creamy! It all comes together in less than 30 minutes so it’s perfect when you want something quick, delicious, and healthy. Perfect for a mid-week meal.
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The Best Vegan Baked Beans Recipe
This classic dish is the perfect addition to your summer cookout. These vegan baked beans are sweet, tangy, smoky, and ready in 30 minutes.
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Main dishes
Elevate your Memorial Day feast with these hearty and satisfying vegan main courses crafted to delight every guest. From grilled fresh vegetables to plant-based burgers, there’s something for everyone to savor.
Easy Grilled Teriyaki Tofu Skewers
Quick and easy grilled teriyaki tofu skewers covered in a homemade teriyaki sauce and grilled to perfection. Healthy, vegan, and delicious!
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Vegan Chicken Burgers
Seasoned with poultry flavors like oregano, thyme, sage, and rosemary, then baked to crispy, golden perfection. This vegan chicken burger is packed with flavor, completely wholesome, veggie, and omnivore-approved!
The Easiest Vegan Black Bean Burgers
Looking for a quick and delicious plant-based burger you can throw together? These quick and easy vegan black bean burgers are simple, delicious, and healthy.
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Vegan Portobello Mushroom Burger
There’s nothing quite as satisfying as sinking your teeth into a juicy burger on a chewy bun, loaded with grilled onion, lettuce and tomatoes–and cheese! Behold theVegan Portobello Mushroom Burger with Cheddar Sauce.
Vegan Carrot Hot Dogs
Vegan Carrot Dogs taste like the real deal and are the perfect plant-based alternative to regular hot dogs! Easy and perfect for the grill.
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Easy Vegan BBQ Seitan Ribs
Easy Vegan BBQ Seitan Ribs are tender on the inside and crispy on the outside. Slathered in a homemade barbecue sauce, these ribs are sticky, succulent, meaty, and guaranteed to satisfy your vegan BBQ desires.
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Vegan BBQ Tempeh Ribs
BBQ Tempeh Ribs are smoky, sweet, savory, and so easy to make. Smother these vegan ribs in my homemade barbecue sauce then bake or grill for one amazing backyard bbq!
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Summer salads
It’s always good to have something on the lighter side for those with special diets. These salads are satisfying yet light and bright.
Refreshing Watermelon Salad with Tofu Feta and Cucumber
This refreshing Watermelon Cucumber Salad with tofu feta and fresh basil goes great with the summer heat. Healthy, easy, and vegan, it’s the perfect summer side dish.
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Vegan BLT Salad with Tempeh Bacon & Ranch Dressing
Get the flavors of the classic blt sandwich in this amazing Vegan BLT salad. It’s filled with sweet and salty tempeh bacon, crisp romaine lettuce, sweet cherry tomatoes, thinly sliced red onion, and creamy vegan ranch dressing.
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Easy Vegan Thai Noodle Salad with Peanut Dressing
Easy vegan Thai noodle salad with homemade peanut dressing. A healthy and tasty main dish or a great side for cookouts and potlucks. Vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free.
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Healthy Broccoli Cauliflower Salad (Vegan)
Healthy broccoli cauliflower salad that’s creamy and crunchy! Filled with red onion, apples, and carrots, and covered in a tangy-sweet cashew mayo dressing. Vegan, gluten-free, and oil-free!
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Easy Mediterranean Quinoa Salad
This healthy Mediterranean quinoa saladrecipe uses fresh ingredients and is packed with plant-based protein. It’s super easy to make, bright, and full of flavor.
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Avocado Stuffed Tomatoes with Raisins
Avocado-stuffed tomatoes with raisins are a delicious and healthy summer side dish. Made with juicy ripe tomatoes, fresh avocado, raisins, and fresh herbs this recipe is so easy and perfect as a salad, side dish, or appetizer. Vegan, gluten-free, and oil-free!
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Tomato Cucumber Salad (No Oil)
This simple Tomato Cucumber Salad recipe is bright, light, fresh, and delicious. It’s an easy summer salad made with English cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, and crunchy red onion and covered in a sweet, tangy, oil-free dressing.
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Chipotle Chickpea Kale Salad With Tahini Dressing
This delicious vegan chickpea kale salad is so easy to make and ready in 20 minutes. It’s made with spicy chipotle chickpeas, kale, avocado, and topped with a creamy garlicky tahini dressing.
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Easy Vegan Kale Slaw
Tangy vegan kale slaw recipe made with carrots, red onion, and a creamy oil-free dressing. Healthy and full of flavor, it’s a great alternative to coleslaw. Dairy-free, gluten-free, and soy-free!
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Easy Three Bean Salad
Easy and delicious classic Three Bean Salad. It’s made with chickpeas, red kidney beans, cannelini beans, cucumber, celery, a few simple spices, and a delicious oil free sweet and tangy dressing.
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Desserts
Decadent dairy-free desserts made with simple ingredients. Guaranteed to satisfy the sweet tooth and to help everyone chill out on a hot summer’s day.
3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars (No Bake)
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars are so easy to make and require only 3 wholesome ingredients with no baking. Kid-friendly, healthy, and the perfect dessert or snack. Vegan and gluten-free.
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Best Vegan Blueberry Crisp (Easy, Gluten-Free)
The best Vegan Blueberry Crisp made with frozen blueberries and covered in a chewy, crunchy oat topping. Easy to make, gluten-free, and delicious. Perfect for breakfast or dessert.
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Easy Vegan Fudge (5 Ingredients)
Easy Vegan Fudge made with only 5 whole foods ingredients and refined sugar-free. Decadent, chocolatey, rich, and absolutely delicious!
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Easy Vegan Chocolate Bark (Oil-free, GF)
Easy chocolate bark made with decadent dairy-free dark chocolate and packed with maple-roasted nuts and quinoa. Oil-free, gluten-free, and vegan! A healthy, wholesome, and crunchy snack made with only 5 ingredients.
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Healthy Vegan Chocolate Cake Pops
Dairy and refined sugar are a thing of the past with these vegan chocolate cake pops. The only thing left is pure guilt-free deliciousness. Gluten-free, plant-based, and easy to make.
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Healthy Vegan Brownies (Easy, Fudgy, and Oil-Free)
Healthy vegan brownies that are refined sugar-free, rich, fudgy, and oil-free! An easy low-calorie treat that’s moist and full of decadent chocolate flavor.
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How To Make Dairy-Free Coconut Whipped Cream (Vegan)
Learn how to make delicious dairy-freecoconutwhipped cream, the perfect replacement for traditional whipped cream. Enjoy it on top of fresh berries, your favorite dessert, and even pancakes. Two ingredients and 10 minutes are all you need!
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Creamy Avocado Chocolate Pudding
This Avocado Chocolate Pudding is so easy to make, it requires FIVE ingredients and only 5 minutes. It’s rich, creamy, and incredibly decadent. You’ll never taste the avocado, and it’s kid-approved!
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Vegan Vanilla Ice Cream
This vegan vanilla ice cream is made with real vanilla bean and a delicious dairy-free custard base, similar to French-style creme Anglaise-based ice cream. Incredibly creamy with a scoopable consistency, it’s also nut-free and gluten-free.
No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie
Easy Vegan No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie. Made with non-dairy chocolate chips, natural peanut butter, and resting in a delicious nut crust. Rich, dark, creamy, smooth and absolutely delicious. 8 simple ingredientsand no baking.
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3 Ingredient Coconut Milk Ice Cream
This 3 Ingredient, Coconut Milk Ice Cream is so easy you’ll almost wonder why you’ve ever made it another way! It’s dairy-free and egg-free. And honestly it is the thickest, creamiest, best consistency of any homemade ice cream.
Dressings, sauces, and spreads
Sauces and dressings are important for adding flavor. But, most have a ton of oil and are not that healthy. This delicious list eliminates all the bad but preserves all the flavor of your favorite spreads.
Cashew Mayo (Creamy, Rich, & Tangy)
A much healthier alternative to regular mayo. This cashew mayo is creamy, rich, tangy, delicious and easy to make.
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Vegan Tofu Mayonnaise Recipe (Oil-Free)
Easy Vegan Tofu Mayonnaise is easy to make, gluten-free, and much healthier than regular mayo. Perfect for salads, sandwiches, and wraps! Just 2 minutes and 5 ingredients are required.
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Easy Homemade Ketchup Recipe (5 Minutes)
Easy homemade ketchup recipes made with simple ingredients and ready in 5 minutes. Perfect for veggie burgers and fries so say goodbye to store-bought ketchup forever!
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Easy Homemade BBQ Sauce
Sweet, tangy, and super delicious homemade vegan barbecue sauce. Super easy to make and ready in less than 5 minutes.
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The Easiest Vegan Ranch Dressing (Oil-Free)
This is the easiest vegan ranch dressing recipe. It’s creamy, full of flavor, and completely oil-free! Perfect for salads, vegetables, and sandwiches. Dairy-free, oil-free, and gluten-free.
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Vegan Parmesan Mayo
Vegan parmesan mayo is a delicious way to liven up this creamy condiment. Try it on your veggie burgers, sandwiches, or in classic vegan potato salad.
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Lemon Vinaigrette Dressing (Oil-free)
Homemadelemon vinaigrette dressing made with fresh lemon juice, Dijon mustard, maple syrup, and fresh herbs. An easy and delicious homemade dressing perfect for your favorite salad and those following an oil-free diet.
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Avocado Green Goddess Dressing (Healthy & Easy)
Avocado Green Goddess Dressing is packed with nutrients, delicious flavor, and the perfect way to liven up your salads. Creamy, healthy, and ready in just 5 minutes, it’s completely plant-based and oil-free.
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Oil Free Salad Dressing
This balsamic Oil free Salad Dressing is so easy to make and ready in less than 2 minutes! It’s tangy with a hint of sweetness and absolutely delicious. Whole foods plant-based, nut-free, oil-free, and gluten-free.
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The Best Mississippi Comeback Sauce (Vegan)
If you’re a fan of tangy, creamy sauces with a bit of kick, this vegan Mississippi comeback sauce is as good as it gets. It’s creamy, tangy, full of flavor, and provides just the right amount of kick. Oil-free and gluten-free.
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Have a safe, happy, and delicious Memorial Day weekend. Let us not forget those who have served and died on our behalf and enabled us to enjoy such moments.
Peace & Feast,
shane
