Vegan Side Dish Recipes - Vegan Sides

Instant Pot Wild Rice Blend

Weeknight, Canadian Cuisine 🇨🇦, 300 Calories, Entrées, Side Dishes, One-Pot, Instant Pot, Fall, Thanksgiving, Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Meal Prep, Recipes

Serve a vegan and gluten-free side this Thanksgiving! This nutty and flavourful wild rice blend is ready in less than an hour thanks to the Instant Pot. It’s hearty and healthy, perfect for fall.

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Vegan Chinese Tomato “Egg” Stir Fry (番茄炒豆腐)

Weeknight, 300 Calories, Chinese Cuisine 🇨🇳, Side Dishes, Comfort Food, One-Pot, Stovetop Recipes, Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, High-Protein, Tofu, Under 30 Minutes, Recipes

This vegan version of a simple Chinese comfort food, fanqie chaodan (番茄炒蛋), uses eggy crumbled tofu and kala namak for a rich, saucy tomato stir fry dish.

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Armenian Watermelon Rind Preserves (մուրաբա)

Zero-Waste Recipes, Appetizers, 100 Calories, Armenian Cuisine 🇦🇲, Side Dishes, Stovetop Recipes, Summer, Fall, Gluten-Free, Oil-Free, Nut-Free, Recipes

Reduce food waste by saving watermelon rinds to use in this delectable Armenian watermelon preserves recipe (known as tzmeroog rechel or tzmeroog murabba).

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Vegan Okara Sausage (with Customizable Flavours)

Zero-Waste Recipes, 200 Calories, Side Dishes, Snacks, Blender, Instant Pot, Stovetop Recipes, Summer, Fall, Nut-Free, High-Protein, Meal Prep, Global Cuisine, Recipes

This recipe uses okara (the leftover pulp from making soy milk) for a tasty zero-waste vegan sausage. Easy meat-free Andouille, pepperoni, chicken sausage, and more!

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Turkish kısır salad made with dalia (cracked wheat), in a grey bowl nestled with a white tea towel.

Instant Pot Kısır (Spicy Turkish Bulgur Salad)

Turkish Cuisine 🇹🇷, Appetizers, 500 Calories, Salads, Side Dishes, One-Pot, Instant Pot, Spring, Summer, WFPB, Nut-Free, Meal Prep, Under 30 Minutes, Recipes

Use an Instant Pot to perfectly cook the base of this Turkish kısır salad while you chop the veggies. Then just toss everything together for an easy spring salad!

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Closeup of stir fried lily bulbs with snow peas and carrots.

Stir Fried Lily Bulbs with Cashews and Snow Peas

200 Calories, Chinese Cuisine 🇨🇳, Side Dishes, Stovetop Recipes, Spring, Summer, Gluten-Free, Under 30 Minutes, Recipes

Lily bulbs (百合) are cooked with cashews in a variety of Chinese stir fries; this vegan recipe adds snow peas and carrots for a deliciously crunchy side dish.

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Shichimi Togarashi Spiced Roasted Potatoes

Appetizers, 300 Calories, Side Dishes, Japanese Cuisine 🇯🇵, Fall, Winter, Thanksgiving, Gluten-Free, Under 30 Minutes, Recipes

This roasted potato side dish pairs well with any meal and is an easy way to incorporate shichimi togarashi’s savoury, spicy flavour into everyday cooking.

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Turkish Lentil Soup (Instant Pot or Slow Cooker)

Turkish Cuisine 🇹🇷, Soups, 300 Calories, Entrées, Side Dishes, One-Pot, Instant Pot, Slow Cooker (Crockpot), Fall, Winter, Gluten-Free, Oil-Free, WFPB, Nut-Free, High-Protein, Recipes

This vegan dump-and-go red lentil soup is one of my mom’s favourites. It’s convenient, light, and oil-free, and the Turkish spices are so flavourful, you won’t miss the extra fat.

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Casserole dish full of borani banjan with yogurt and cilantro.

Borani Banjan (بورانی بادمجان) Afghan Eggplant Casserole

Afghan Cuisine 🇦🇫, 300 Calories, Entrées, Side Dishes, Fall, Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Recipes

Borani banjan is an Afghan eggplant dish baked with spicy tomato gravy. This naturally vegan-friendly recipe makes for a comforting, aromatic winter casserole.

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Bean curd cucumber salad in a teal green bowl with a pair of wooden chopsticks surrounded by fresh garlic and herbs.

Spicy Cucumber Bean Curd Salad

400 Calories, Salads, Chinese Cuisine 🇨🇳, Side Dishes, Instant Pot, Stovetop Recipes, Spring, Summer, Gluten-Free, Meal Prep, Tofu, Under 30 Minutes, Recipes

Spicy, garlicky cucumber bean curd salad is a classic Chinese cold dish. The bean curd in this refreshing, high-protein vegan recipe can be subbed by Zeroodles.

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Vegan Side Dishes