This lemon basil salad dressing combines simple ingredients including fresh basil and lemon with peanuts (subs included!) for a budget-friendly vegan basil pesto salad dressing! Substitute expensive pine nuts and dairy for a delicious all-vegan version that requires just 4 ingredients, 5 minutes (or less), and a ...
Salad Recipes
I'm here to show you how creative and filling vegan salads can be! You can start with a simple Soba Noodle Salad or Oil-Free Chickpea Salad, or the many others in this section.
Super Star Lentil Taco Salad
Dreaming of warm days and summer fresh vegetables, I put together this simple and savory lentil taco salad for you all. Crispy tortillas are topped with tomato seasoned lentils and perfectly cooked chili spiced veggies. Finish with sliced avocado or guacamole, some chopped cilantro or parsley and drizzle of hot sauce ...
Raw Kale Pesto
It's Saint Patrick's Day; eat something green! This Raw kale dish is so easy and delicious. Add in anything you like. Some times I add some baked tofu and have it as lunch! The recipe will make enough pesto for a few servings. You can also add it to pizza or pasta, or veggies Raw Kale Pesto 1/2 c ...
Red Cabbage & Jicama Spring Rolls with Peanut Sauce
Most folks who've gone out for Thai or Vietnamese food have had these delicious fresh spring rolls and loved them, and thankfully they're not at all hard to make at home. They're amazingly versatile, beautiful and nutritious. You can fill them with virtually any vegetable, so long as they're thinly sliced. Additional ...
Poppy and Paprika Stir-Fried Cabbage
My Hungarian ancestry always brings me back to dishes like this. Simple, comforting, and easy to imagine eating around a music filled campfire. With only a few simple (power packed and very affordable) ingredients, this stunning dish is a cinch to prepare. Serve it hot or cold, delicious by itself, or with a side of ...
Brussels Sprouts Slaw with Lemon-Poppy Seed Dressing
Here at Plant-Based on a Budget, we love challenges, and for some, finding a recipe that makes brussels sprouts appealing can be tricky. This Brussels Sprouts Slaw with Lemon-Poppy Seed Dressing will make you rethink your relationship with these mini green cabbage-like wonders. It's the perfect side for any ...
Mango Bean Salad
This recipe was generously donated by my friend Simone, founder of the blog VegConcious. She brought it to one of my potlucks and it was like a party in my mouth. Mango Bean Salad 2 15oz cans black beans, drained and rinsed2 mangoes, peeled and cut into ½ inch wide pieces1 red bell pepper, ...
Marinated Cucumber Salad
It's the end of summer, so sad! But there's still time to enjoy some delicious cold salads, like this marinated cucumber salad! It's an incredibly easy-peasy recipe too! A caveat: I would suggest using something like dry cider instead of water and white vinegar. But! If you like semi-sweet salads, then water is just ...
Tuscan Bread Salad
Panzanella is a type of bread salad popular in Italy. Across the Mediterranean there are various forms of bread salads. Historically, bread salads were an easy way to use up stale bread, but you can use fresh bread as well (the best is a sourdough loaf, in my opinion). Traditionally onions or tomatoes are included in ...
Easy Summer Fattoush Salad
Fattoush, a Lebanese salad of chopped vegetables and toasted bread, is a great salad for summer. Light, refreshing, and crunchy, it's also a good way to use up any vegetables you have kicking around in your fridge or on your counter. This version, seasoned only with lemon juice, olive oil, and salt and pepper, is a ...
Sesame Zucchini Fritters
These zucchini fritters are the perfect way to use the bounty of summer squash available this season. If you have a food processor they come together in no time at all and are naturally vegan and gluten-free. Simply gather your ingredients, process, add dry ingredients, and form into balls. Sprinkle with sesame seeds ...
Mixed Bean Salad
Nothing says summer to me like the combination of lime juice, cumin, coriander, and cilantro, and this mixed bean salad has all of that in spades. That's part of why this salad's a summer staple, but it's also because it's just so easy - all you do is throw a few things together in a big bowl and let it sit for ten ...
Millet Greek Salad
Greek salad is one of my favorite salads so I decided to turn it into a meal with the addition of filling and healthy millet! It makes the absolute perfect lunch on a scorching summers day! Millet Greek Salad 1 ½ cups uncooked Millet6 cups Water1/3 cup + 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive oil3-4 ...
Japanese Carrot-Ginger Salad Dressing
This Japanese-inspired carrot and ginger salad dressing is incredibly simple to make, and extremely useful to have on hand. It's as good over grilled vegetables as it is as a salad dressing, or you can stir it into soups and stews for a hit of bright, gingery flavor. Japanese Carrot-Ginger Salad ...
Lemon Dill Pasta Salad
So, I went into my kitchen today to make this, and my roommate Susan was already creating something nearly identical for today's potluck. She graciously let me make a dressing and we combined forces for this delicious pasta salad - a great summertime dish. This is a mix-and-match dish, an empty-your-fridge salad. ...
Spicy Tempeh & Beet Salad
I have always been a bit intimidated about cooking with beets. You always hear the horror stories about the beets staining everything. Well I decided to not be a wimp and give it a go since I love beets. The staining from the beets was not bad at all. I made sure to peel the beets over the sink with the water ...
Strawberry Kale Salad
The organic strawberries were on sale and the dino kale was looking delicious, as always, so I had to throw this together. It cost me around $5 for two big servings. Which, of course, I ate both of immediately. I never was a real believer in massaging kale, but I did it this time and honestly, it made a huge ...
Sweet Potato Salad
Spring is here and summer is around the corner, which means it is BBQ season! Here is my take on potato salad. If you do not use/have vegan mayo you can easily substitute it with silken tofu, lemons, and a splash or oil. Sweet Potato Salad 2 medium size sweet potatoes (chopped to bite ...
