Plant Based Vegan, Gluten Free, & Detox Recipes
Vegan Guacamole Recipe Without Tomatoes
You won’t find anything unhealthy in this recipe, no mayonnaise or sour cream. Just pure vegan guacamole-y goodness. Love the intense lemony flavor of this guacamole and the slight heat it has from the roasted red pepper chili flakes.
Vegan Blender Pumpkin Loaf
Tis the season for everything pumpkin. A vegan and healthy recipe for kids. A snack that I didn’t have to feel guilty about!
Pesto Orzo Salad
Pesto Orzo Salad is loaded with basil pesto, roasted pine nuts and fresh cherry tomatoes. Serve this salad hot or cold as a meal or a delicious side dish.
Healthy Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad
This healthy chicken salad recipe is made with Greek yogurt, spices, fresh dill, shredded chicken, celery, grapes, diced apple & walnuts! It’s the perfect side for your upcoming cookout or barbeque and leftovers are perfect for an easy, make ahead lunch. High protein, low carb, gluten free goodness!
Baked Greek Cod Recipe (Gluten Free)
This delicious baked Greek cod recipe combines the delicate flakey taste of cod with a mouthwatering Mediterranean compound butter, complemented by roasted tomatoes lemon. If you’re looking for a healthy Greek recipe to go with Greek salad, look no further!
10-Minute Hearts of Palm Pasta
This “pasta” variation is derived from hearts of palm. Hearts of palm are made from the core of palm trees. Their flavor profile and texture is similar to artichokes. Typically you will see them used in salads, but throughout recent years they have been cut and cooked to resemble pasta.
This “pasta” variation is low-carb, keto, and gluten-free. It is a great alternative for those with restricted diets or allergies.
Creamy Plant-Based Coconut Yogurt
When it comes to eating in a way that benefits the planet, decreasing the amount of beef you consume is the most effective change you can make. That being said, the production of dairy products—like cheese, milk, and yogurt—also contributes a significant amount of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
Easy Falafel Curry
Falafel might not be an ingredient you often find in curry, but it works so well! The creamy curry sauce coats the falafel beautifully, like little chickpea dumplings. It’s full of flavour, and easy to make too – read on to find out how!
Vegan Tofu Buddha Bowl
You’ll love this “Buddha Bowl” recipe that can be made to fit however you like. Now, for those of you who were as clueless as I was about the name…buddha bowls aren’t really about Buddha, they’ve just become a popular name for any kind of grain bowl meal with lots of yummy and good-for-you ingredients.
Vegan Irish Stew
The best thing about using the crockpot is that you can just throw every ingredient in there in the morning, come home from work, and have dinner ready for you. It’s like you parented for yourself. Go you!
Vegan Lentil Shepherd’s Pie
This warm and comforting vegan lentil shepherd’s pie is layered with a hearty and rich mushroom and lentil base topped with cauliflower mashed potatoes. It’s a healthy filling meal for the whole family!
Vegan Colcannon Soup
Creamy and deeply satisfying, this Vegan Colcannon Soup or Vegan Potato Leek Soup is pure comfort in a bowl. Including a big handful of kale adds a punch of color, texture, and nutrition. With a flavor that is reminiscent of Irish colcannon, you can’t go wrong with this cozy soup. Best of all? It’s ready in just 30 minutes.
Vegan Three-Mushroom Risotto
This Gluten-Free & Vegan Three-Mushroom Risotto has such incredible flavor. Its earthy, creamy and quite cheesy makes for a filling and delicious meal.
Vegan Jackfruit Tortilla Soup
Vegans love unripe Jackfruit because you can season it any way you wish and shred it to resemble pulled pork or in this case shredded chicken. It’s texture is thick, soft and juicy, making it hearty and satisfying.
Soothing Calendula Tea
Learn how to make Calendula (calendula officinalis) tea with dried or fresh calendula flowers, hot or iced, including a sun tea method. These gentle blossoms are soothing and packed with healing properties.
Roasted Brussels Sprouts Chips
In less than 10 minutes, you’ll be snacking on a vitamin-rich recipe you’ll want to grab by the handful. These chips are a great way to make use of leftover sprouts in your crisper, and since they’re Paleo-friendly, gluten-free, and vegan, they can easily serve as a quick, clean, and low-calorie appetizer when you have impromptu guests with dietary restrictions.
Apple and Cabbage Salad
Apples marry with the dynamic duo of red and Savoy cabbage, combining for a fiber-filled meal that aids in digestion. The addition of fennel seeds adds to the fiber factor, plus a kick of cayenne boosts your metabolism.
Ginger-Carrot Soup
This ginger-carrot soup is high in vitamin A, vitamin C, and manganese, which helps to aid in digestion. To top it all off, there’s no cholesterol whatsoever in this tasty recipe! To up the detox power and offer a more robust flavor, I added an additional tablespoon of ginger to give the soup a brighter flavor.
Detox Cabbage and Carrot Salad
If you’re looking for a light, zesty and detoxifying salad, you’ve found it!
Detox Salad with Avocado Dressing
Aim for detoxing once every week, you will be surprised with the benefits! Detox Salad is a healthy salad full of flavors with crisp vegetables, toasted almonds, creamy avocados, and drizzled with a homemade avocado ginger dressing. You may see this as a crunchy detox salad because of all the fresh raw veggies.
Brussels Sprout Salad
Looking for a new way to salad? Try substituting your typical leafy greens (my go to is usually arugula) by using shaved brussels sprouts as base of your salad! This creates a delicious chopped style salad.
Chickpea Tuna Salad
This chickpea tuna salad with capers, feta and cucumber makes for the perfect lunch to pack for work or school!
Vegetarian Spinach-Walnut Pate
The words “vegetarian,” “pate” and “caviar” don’t necessarily go together, but this creamy, flavor-packed appetizer spreads like pate, and the tart bursts of pomegranate seeds are a little like caviar. This vegetarian (in fact, vegan) dish is inspired by the country of Georgia’s dish pkhali, a spinach spread that can also be made with beets or mushrooms.
Vegan Potato, Pepper and Olive Phyllo Cups
Finely chopped potatoes are quickly boiled, then mashed with olive oil and nutritional yeast to make a creamy, “cheesy” base for these low-fat, one-bite vegan appetizers. Smoked paprika adds a bacon-y note (but there’s no bacon here!). Make the filling the day before your next get-together, then fill, heat and serve on the day
Chunky Applesauce Recipe with Cranberries
This recipe is also healthy and vegan, so it’s perfect if you’re looking for a tasty and nutritious snack!
Vegan Paella
The traditional Spanish rice dish…but vegan! Adding more peppers and peas and tomatoes to make this a filling, one pan meal for the whole family, ready in less than 45 minutes! 1 Paella Pan 12″ dia or heavy based skillet or frying pan.
Vegan Pumpkin Scones with Walnuts and Maple {Oil-Free}
These scones are only slightly sweet so they are just as great with a soup or salad as they are as a delicious breakfast.
Vegan Bolognese
With protein-rich mushrooms and lentils, you won’t even miss the meat in this flavorful vegan bolognese variation!
Roasted Pumpkin Soup {Vegan}
Roasted Pumpkin Soup {Vegan} made with a whole cooking pumpkin, onion, celery, cinnamon and nutmeg. At the end add maple syrup and pureed cashews to make it creamy instead of using cream or coconut milk.
