We all have our regular go-to dinners and daily meals we keep on rotation. They’re easy, familiar, and comforting, but every now and then we crave variety. The start of a new month is an ideal time to revamp our monotonous meals and try something new and exciting. There’s no need to completely overhaul the tried-and-true favorites, but a little inspiration sprinkled in can keep staple meals from becoming tired and boring. Try out a few of these 31 phenomenal vegan dishes, and see which ones best fit your diet and lifestyle. Some are terrific summer weeknight meals that can easily work into your schedule, whereas others are great to have on hand for special occasions. Either way, you’re guaranteed to have one tasty July.
31 Vegan Recipes That Will Make Your July Perfectly Plant-Based
1. Baked Gnocchi With Arrabbiata and Vegan Mozzarella
What’s more fun than trying to correctly pronounce gnocchi? Putting it in cute individual ramekins for a personal pasta serving. Make it rain vegan parm!
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2. Spring Vegetable Lo Mein
Forget the fish sauce and honey in your stir-fry sauce, this recipe is animal-free and totally worthy of becoming your new go-to.
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3. Vegan Summer Pasta Salad
Bring this fresh, lightened-up herby pasta salad to your summer picnic or beach trip. No mayo means you don’t have to worry about it going bad in the July heat.
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4. Vegan Chickpea Curry Jacket Potatoes
The perfect meal is simple to make yet exploding with flavor, nourishment, and balance. This recipe is all that and more, with a bit of spice thrown in, too.
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5. Marinated Summer Squash Grilling Packs
Throw these veggie packs in the oven or on the grill. They’re easy to prep, versatile, and super tasty. Plus, you’ll get a mini steam facial when you open up the pouch!
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6. Nacho Cheese Tofu Scramble Enchiladas
Why choose when you can have it all? This nacho-enchilada-tofu-scramble hybrid is perfect for the indecisive eater.
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7. Vegan Greek Chickpea Lettuce Wraps
Lighten it up this summer with a protein-packed lettuce wrap. Stuffed with spiced chickpeas and creamy avocado, this meal is far from boring diet food.
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8. Toasted Israeli Couscous Salad With Grilled Summer Vegetables
All the flavors in this dish marry harmoniously to create a glorious mecca of goodness. Make it a few hours or a day ahead of serving to let the couscous really soak in the dressing.
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9. Vegan Poutine with Homemade Gravy
Poutine is the new chili fries, eh?
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10. Tropical Quinoa Pilaf With Coconut, Sweet Potatoes, and Kale
Add a sweet new “something” to your average grain and veg bowl by throwing some coconut into the mix.
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11. Baked Vegan Mushroom Fries with Vegan Aioli
Move over french fries, mushrooms are where it’s at.
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12. Tofu and Veggie BBQ Bowl
Because (almost) everything is better when tossed with vegan barbecue sauce.
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13. Roasted Fennel With Tomato Sauce
Pro Tip: veggies taste way better when roasted. Even the pickiest eaters will love this dish.
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14. Sticky Red Onion & Sausage Bake with Gravy
When a simple salad and light dinner just won’t do, dig in to this hearty, carnivore-approved meal.
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15. Chickenless Cabbage Salad
No more sad salads! Pile on the toppings for a salad that’s not only good for you, but something you crave.
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16. Shiitake Nigiri
We shit[iake] you not, this recipe is so much like eel that you can serve it to all your fish-loving friends.
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17. Creamy Thai Slaw with Baked Wonton Chips
No summer party is complete without a good dip. Don’t be the third person to bring hummus or store-bought guac; try out this creamy peanutty dip instead!
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18. Churrasco-Style Tofu Steaks with Hemp Chimichurri
Take tofu from drab to fab with a good char and generous spoonfuls of some hemp-based chimichuri.
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19. Kidney Bean Millet Beet Burgers
Make your own “bleeding” burger with this beet-based recipe.
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20. One Skillet Vegan Hamburger Helper
Bring back childhood. This one-pot meal will make you want to come in for dinner after a long day of summer play.
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21. The Big Vegan Rainbow Bowl With Maple Almond Butter Dressing
With a little fruit and veg, it’s easy to eat the rainbow.
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22. The Mean Green Detox Salad
If detoxing means we get to eat a mixing bowl-sized salad filled withour favorite produce, we’re all in.
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23. Bulgur With Roasted Red Peppers, Chickpeas, and Spinach
Stuck in a grain rut? Give bulgur a try.
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24. Sweet Potato-Black Bean Pasta Summer Rolls with Coconut-Lime Tahini Sauce
Host a spring roll making party and see who can wrap the fastest!
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25. BBQ Chickpea & Cauliflower Flatbreads with Avocado Mash
It’s grill season, baby! These unique personal pizzas pair perfectly with a good char.
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26. Kale-and-Chickpea Grain Bowl With Avocado Dressing
You’ll want to drizzle this avocado dressing on everything.
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27. Egg-Free Tofu Salad
Anyone else weirded out by egg salad? Trust us, the vegan version is so much better.
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28. Mushroom Bruschetta
Your new dinner party staple.
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29. Better-Than-Restaurant Gluten-Free Falafel
Save your moola’ and make restaurant-quality falafel from the comfort of your home. You can even make this in your PJ’s.
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30. Vegan Caesar Salad with Grilled Lettuce and Herby Croutons
Ever grilled lettuce before? Highly recommended.
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31. Cauliflower, Sweet Potato, & Herb Salad
So what if the only leafy green ingredient in here is an herb? We’re still calling it salad.
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