Keep cool on hot summer days with these 15+ easy vegan summer recipes! Everything you need for breakfast, snacks, no-hit meals, desserts and drinks! Makes heat much more manageable by cooling you from the inside out!
With summer finally here (hooray!) my body literally screams Light and healthy food. I try snacking throughout the day or making meals that don’t require a stove or oven at all or only for a short time. Our apartment gets very hot by itself, I don’t need to add more heat to it.
In this post, I have compiled 15 of my favorite easy vegetarian summer recipes That keeps me cool. I have grouped the recipes into the following categories:
Summer-approved breakfast
Vegan Tomato Bruschetta – A healthy and light lunch, appetizer, dinner or breakfast idea! It’s fresh, summery and healthy.
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Vegan and gluten-free blueberry overnight oats recipe. Prepare the oats the day before and top them with warm blueberry sauce the next morning. Very good!
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A vegan and gluten-free raspberry chia pudding recipe. Chia puddings are great because you can make them the night before and therefore enjoy them in the morning without any hassle.
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Snacks and sides
The perfect party food for summer parties! Easy Pineapple Salsa with only 5 ingredients. It’s vegetarian, gluten-free and absolutely delicious!
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Chickpeas make a great tuna-inspired sandwich filling. Dill, nori, capers, lemon juice, mustard and tahini add to that simple flavor. “Tuna” salad wraps are also delicious!
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Basic edamame (boiled soybeans in pods) recipe. Only 3 ingredients! This is the easiest snack or appetizer ever.
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A staple food prepared with little or no heat
A creamy vegan pasta salad recipe, perfect to bring to BBQs or Potlucks! It’s ideal for hot summer days and ready in 30 minutes!
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These Veggie Summer Rolls with Creamy Peanut Wasabi Sauce are perfect for hot days. They’re vegan and gluten-free, made with simple ingredients, and you won’t need an oven to make them!
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This raw and vegetarian zucchini pasta with avocado sauce and topped with cashew parmesan is the perfect healthy meal! It’s gluten-free too!
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This easy tomato olive pasta recipe is the perfect quick and fuss-free lunch or dinner! Ready in just 15 minutes and made with basic ingredients.
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This vegan orzo pasta recipe with roasted vegetables is the perfect summer meal. It’s loaded with fresh herbs, parsley and giving me all the Mediterranean vibes.
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This Vegan Taco Salad Bowl with Walnut Meat is the perfect option if you’re craving tacos but don’t have taco shells at home! Greens, purple cabbage, corn, and tomatoes are the color- and flavor base, the walnut meat crumble adds a lovely crunch, and everything is topped with vegan mayo and cilantro! It’s such a quick and easy lunch to throw together.
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This Tofu and Rice Noodle Bowl with Peanut Sauce is the perfect meal for a hot summer day. It’s easy and fast to build and highly customizable.
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These BBQ Tempeh Wraps are super quick and easy to throw together. Plus, they’re super versatile: add shredded carrots, raw bell peppers, or fried eggplant cubes for variety.
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These vegan crab cakes are quick and easy to make. I added all the usual ingredients to flavor the fish: nori, dill, lemon juice and capers on a hearty base of artichokes and chickpeas. Delicious!
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These Peanut Noodles with Tofu are the perfect creamy comfort food! You only need a few ingredients and it’s so quick and easy to make! You will love it!
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Cool dessert
You only need 2 ingredients for these Vegan Blueberry Ombre Popsicles! They are the perfect summer treat and look so cute!
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Make your own vegetarian and healthy version of Bounty (or Mounds) at home! These soft, delicious coconut bars coated in dark chocolate are the perfect dessert.
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You only need 2 ingredients for this vegan blueberry ice cream. No churning and no ice cream machine required. Say hello to your favorite new summer treat!
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Refreshing drink
This Vegan Coffee Nice Cream Shake is a refreshing and energizing treat for hot summer days. Only 3 ingredients!
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The perfect cocktail for summer: pineapple and coconut, mixed with Myers Dark Rum.
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A vegan, gluten-free and refined sugar-free Strawberry Nice Cream Shake recipe. Done in 5 minutes and only requires 3 ingredients!
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This Watermelon Amaretto Bowl is the perfect drink for any summer party! It looks amazing and tastes delicious! And it’s actually not that hard to make…
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A simple homemade double mint iced tea recipe – vegan, gluten-free and the perfect refreshing drink for summer. Sweet with rice syrup!
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