Spring is a great time to clean up your menu and make it vegan. To help you kick-start your meatless menu, here are our top picks for the best vegan spring recipes you should be making in 2023.
Spring has arrived and what better way to celebrate the season of renewal and growth than by trying out some fresh, delicious spring vegan recipes?
As the weather starts to warm up and the flowers begin to bloom, it's the perfect time to incorporate more plant-based meals into your diet.
From colorful salads to savory soups, we gathered the best 30 spring vegan recipes to help you celebrate.
These easy plant-based dishes are not only tasty but also easy to make, so you can spend less time in the kitchen and more time enjoying the beauty of spring.
So, let's dive in and discover some delicious vegan spring recipes that will leave you feeling energized and ready to take on the season!
Best Spring Vegetables And Fruits To Cook With
Spring is a good time to experiment with fresh, seasonal produce in the kitchen. Here are some of the best vegetables and fruits that you can cook with in spring:
- asparagus
- beets
- new potatoes
- peas
- lettuce
- kale
- Swiss chard
- spring onions
- spinach
- artichokes
- arugula
- mangoes
- lemons
- rhubarb
- strawberries
Vegan Creamy Roasted Asparagus Soup
Vegan Creamy Roasted Asparagus Soup is deeply satisfying and easy to make. Roasted asparagus and garlic, provide depth of flavor in this warming vegan soup. It’s so delicious, has a light and creamy taste, and is ready in about 30 minutes. Dairy-free and gluten-free.
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Vegan Beet Salad (Korean Style)
A vegan beet salad is prepared by cooking the beets and then marinating them in a few flavorful ingredients. This simple pantry staples beet recipe is incredibly delicious, healthy and perfect for any time of the year.
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Creamy Vegan Cauliflower Salad With Cucumbers And Corn
Vibrant, healthy, and delicious Creamy Cauliflower Salad With Cucumber And Corn is a perfect balance of taste and texture. So easy to make too. You'll love the sauce made of yogurt and fresh herbs.
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Glass Noodles Stir Fry With Asparagus And Cabbage
Easy gluten-free Noodles Stir Fry in a flavorful Almond Butter Ginget Sauce. This simple yet delicious recipe comes together quickly and is perfect for lunch or dinner in a hurry.
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Mediterranean Asparagus With Balsamic Drizzle And Pine Nuts
Really easy Mediterranean Asparagus With Balsamic Drizzle And Pine Nuts. Trimmed asparagus spears are baked in olive oil until tender but crispy and then finished off with a quick homemade Balsamic drizzle. This healthy vegan recipe is kid-friendly and makes a delicious dinner side.
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Vegan Spring Risotto With Mushrooms And Asparagus
This vegan Mushroom Asparagus Risotto is the perfect comfort food for busy days. Creamy and delicious without all the fuss.
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Vinegret Salad
Vinegret Salad is a delicious and healthier alternative to American Potato Salad. It features cooked beets, potatoes, and carrots along with tangy dill pickles and green peas. This traditional recipe is made with pantry staples and has loads of flavor, and It's great for a side dish or dinner.
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Farro Risotto With Wild Mushrooms And Peas
Hearty and healthy mushroom dinner that features Farro, Porcini and Shiitake mushrooms. Burst of flavor in one simple dish. Vegan and gluten free.
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Garbanzo Beans and Kale Stew
This Vegan Garbanzo Beans and Kale Stew is a hearty and healthy dish great to be enjoyed on its own or over rice or pasta. It’s easy to make, nutritious, and great for meal prep, too. Made in one pan with protein-packed chickpeas that are flavorful and a bit spicy. Perfect over brown rice or quinoa.
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Healthy Vegan Swiss Chard Salad With Apples
What can you make with Swiss chard? A lot more than just soups and stir fries. Here is an easy, healthy, and colorful Swiss chard salad recipe to try out. Ingredients are readily available and ingredients are simple to find.
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Spring Vegetable Minestrone
This Spring Minestrone Soup is made with simple ingredients. It's an easy, one-pot vegetable soup that's bursting with fresh green veggies. Perfect for lightened-up lunch or dinner.
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How To Make Spicy Korean Carrot Salad Everyone Will Rave About
Crunchy and Spicy Korean Carrots Salad will win people over at potlucks, picnics, and as a unique side dish in any home. Made with fresh carrots, onion, coriander, garlic and oil, these Korean style marinated carrots are easy, quick and always delicious!
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Vegan Mushroom Lasagna
This amazing Vegan Mushroom Lasagna With Spinach is so delicious and flavorful. No need for tofu or legumes. Hearty and healthy dinner recipe approved by meat-eaters and picky kids.
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Vegan Borscht Recipe With Cabbage And Beans
Vegan Borscht - everything you wanted to know about making this classic Ukrainian Soup. A picky kids-approved, healthy recipe that won't skimp on flavor. I make this easy Red Borscht every week. It's so delicious and I'm confident you'll love it too.
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The Easiest Vegan Shawarma Wraps
Vegan Shawarma is a delightful dish that brings together the vibrant and aromatic spices of the Middle East with a plant-based twist. This recipe offers a delicious combination of grilled and spiced mushrooms, wrapped in a warm pita bread, and topped with a delicious homemade garlic yogurt sauce.
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How To Make Sautéed Swiss Chard: A Simple Swiss Chard Guide
Want to know How To Cook Swiss Chard? Look no further. My Sautéed Swiss Chard recipe with garlic and tomatoes is simple yet unique. It's ready in minutes and is loaded with nutrients. This easy red chard recipe makes a wonderful and delicious addition to any recipe.
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Lettuce Cucumber Tomato Salad
Lettuce cucumber tomato salad is bright, crunchy, and fresh. Garden vegetables are tossed in olive oil to create this healthy side dish.
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Deliciously Easy Roasted Artichoke Halves
How to roast artichokes halves. A delicious, simple and easy recipe. Roasted artichoke halves make a great side or appetizer.
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White Bean Mushroom Soup
This White Beans Mushroom Soup is super easy to make, comforting and satisfying. Made with fresh vegetables and pantry staples, this is an easy vegan soup packed with plant-based protein and lots of flavors.
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Quinoa Salad With Beets and Avocado
Here’s to healthy eating in summer, with this wholesome quinoa salad with beets and avocados for the entire family!
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Mango Cucumber Salad
This mango cucumber salad is fresh and light, with delightfully sweet fruit and lots of herbs! Pair with BBQ food or enjoy at summer picnics!
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Shaved Vegetable Salad
A delightfully crunchy and colorful shaved vegetable salad made with Chioggia beets, rainbow carrots and fennel dressed with a zesty vinaigrette and topped with crunchy pistachios.
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Pineapple Mango Habanero Salsa
This pineapple mango habanero salsa is light, refreshing and sweet with the perfect note of spice that can really can bring balance to a dish!
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Vegan Lemon Tartlets
If you love lemon desserts, then these Lemon Curd Tartlets are absolutely perfect for you! They feature a delicious creamy, lemon curd filling and buttery shortcrust pastry tarts that have the most delicious flavor. What's best is that they're also incredible easy to make and are also vegan!
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Vegan Strawberry Cookies
These vegan strawberry cookies are chewy and delicious. They’re perfect for Valentine’s Day or in the warmer months during strawberry season!
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Rhubarb and Apple Compote
This rhubarb and apple compote is a fruity and flavourful dessert idea, and made with maple syrup to keep it refined sugar free.
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Vegan Lemon Cookies
These gluten-free and vegan lemon cookies are made with almond flour and coconut oil. They are soft, chewy, and topped with lemon glaze.
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Gluten-Free Key Lime Pie
This dairy-free, gluten-free key lime pie recipe has a no-bake graham cracker crust and creamy, luscious key lime filling. Very easy to make!
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Healthy 4-Ingredient Banana Bread
This healthy dairy-free and 4-ingredient banana bread recipe is easy to make with self-rising flour and has no added sugar. It’s moist, fluffy, and vegan!
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Vegan Carrot Cake Scones (Oil-Free)
Vegan Carrot Cake Scones are delightfully wholesome and made without dairy or oil. Perfectly spiced, dense yet light, and SO easy.
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Easy Vegan Chocolate Covered Strawberries (2 Ingredients)
You can have vegan chocolate covered strawberries in just 10 minutes with two ingredients. Perfect for a fancy date or a quick dessert!
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I hope you enjoyed this collection of the best vegan spring recipes. What recipe will you make first?
Iryna Bychkiv is the founder and writer of the culinary website Lavender & Macarons, where she shares clean, European-inspired recipes that are delicious, easy to prepare, and made with wholesome ingredients. Iryna loves creating meals that are simple yet healthy and unique, including vegan and vegetarian recipes.
Iryna is also a freelance writer for MSN and Associated Press Wire.
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