17 Vegetarian Grilling Recipes You Need this Summer

You ready for a challenge? This is going to be the summer you’re going to diversify your collection of vegetarian grilling recipes. You up for it? If you haven’t already, it’s time to push past basic veggie burgers. And my hope is the ideas here will help you up your game.

It was fun pulling this collection together, in part because there are so many creative ways to elevate vegetarian grilling. They are the kind of recipes that even non-veg eaters want seconds of. There are a lot of ideas below, if you have any more, please leave a comment!

First, some tips

• Bring foil, a pastry brush and some olive oil. This combination can instantly turn any just about any available veggie  into a side with a few minutes on the grill.
• If you want to be sure that the vegetarian section of the grill is actually vegetarian, bring your own scraper brush so you don’t have to ask the host for one. You might also consider bringing your own tongs or spatula. If you are doing skewers, bring your own steel or bamboo skewers.
• Alternately, ask the host to designate a section of the grill you can use as veg. If you are the host, give a heads-up and make this zone clear to your grilling guests. Most BBQs we attend are a mixed crowed, and people are typically happy to accommodate. 
• Keep in mind, it’s likely your veggie option can compliment whatever else is on the grill. Bring plenty to share!

Mains

1. Sesame Peanut Tempeh Skewers (Full of Plants)  Here’s another take on tempeh as a great alternative to tofu skewers. Slathered with a creamy peanut sauce.

2. Snap Pea Skewers with Soy Ginger Sauce (Naturally Ella)  While you’ve likely had grilled snap peas, perhaps not on skewers. Making this even more original is the combination of snap peas with halloumi, love the combo of snappy and creamy.

3. Tandoori Tempeh (Ascension Kitchen)  Deploying all manner of spices and rubs is one of the fun aspect of grilling. I love how free-wheeling Lauren is with her spice blend her, and imagine it could be equally tasty on grilled tofu or paneer!

4. Greek Olive Pesto and Fried Zucchini Grilled Pitas with Marinated Feta + Garbanzo beans. (Half-Baked Harvest)  There is so much good going on with this grilled sandwhich – warm feta cheese and fried zucchini in a grilled pita sounds like an inspired alternative to nearly any veggie burger.

 

5. Spiced Sweet Potato & Grilled Portabello Tacos (Cocoon Cooks)  Another vegetarian grilling staple is the hearty portabello mushroom. This recipe combines the mushrooms and sweet potato with a cumin/paprika spice combination resulting in a great veggie main.

6.  Summer Veg & Tofu Skewers with Blueberry Barbecue Sauce (The First Mess)  Show up with blueberry barbecue sauce. Guaranteed attention getter, and great way to elevate those skewers!

7. Lemon Achiote Grilled Tofu Recipe (101 Cookbooks)  This tofu recipe used to be a regular grilling go-to.

8.  Tomato, Avocado, and Burrata Flatbread (Two Peas and Their Pod)  Don’t forget that flatbreads are great for the grill! While you can make your own pizza dough, you can also try store-bought doughs to make recipes like this very quickly. The whole wheat pizza dough at Trader Joe’s is a favorite las. The combination of avocado and burata is a nice summer twist.

Salads

9. Grilled Potato Salad with Grilled Scallion Vinaigrette (Love and Lemons ) Everyone loves potato salad, here’s a great adpation by chef Stephanie Izard for the grill. This bypasses the expected mayo bomb for a vinaigrette with miso and grilled scallions.

10.  Grilled Halloumi Blueberry Salad (Kitchen Confidante)  Halloumi cheese is very popular on the grill and this salad makes heavy use of it. You see the cheese mixinge with baby kale and arugula. The finishing touch is a sweet blueberry dressing.

11.  Girlled Pineapple & Cucumber Salad with Spicy Peanuts  (Kale and Caramel) Grilled fruit salads are definitely a thing, with peaches being the very popular. What caught my attention here was the addition of spicy peanuts – brililantt!

12.  Grilled Kale with Shallot-Yogurt Dressing & Toasted Hazelnuts (Well + Good) Next-level vegetarian grilling from Gjelina’s stunner of a cookbook is this perfect excuse to grill kale. The shallot-yogurt dressing is sublime and can be used as a spread in many other contexts.

Veggies & Appetizers

13. Mexican Street Corn Grilled Polenta Bites (Snixy Kitchen) Like Halloumi, polenta is something you’ll find on many vegetarian grills. When grilling polenta, be careful it doesn’t go for too long, as it can dry out. This recipe offsets that issue with a dollop of queso fresco and greek yogurt. 😉

14. Grilled Baby Bok Choy with Miso Butter (Food 52) You are going to see a lot of cauliflower steaks on grills this summer. This is a great alternative, from Laura B. Russell’s book Brassicas, something unexpected to put on the grill with an even more interesting miso butter dressing.

15. Grilled Baby Bok Choy with Miso Butter (Bijoux and Bits)  Any excuse to include avocado! This looks like a great combination, Catherine calls for a smear of yogurt, but mentions tahini as a vegan alternative that I’ll probably opt for.

16. Jamaican Jerk Grilled Eggplant (Minimalist Baker)  Bring your pastry brush! Using tamari or coconut aminos and maple syrup among other ingredients, there’s a lot of flavor in this one.

17. Sambal and Sesame Dressed Grilled Green Beans (Olives for Dinner)  Another creative, beautiful idea from Erin of Olives for Dinner. Sesame seeds are a great compliment to grilled flavors that aren’t used enough.

Hope you find some inspiration here, and happy grilling season! -h

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Summer Drink Ideas

I’m delivering an updated list of quenchers today. A quick round-up of summer drink ideas that will keep you hydrated and full of good ingredients while enjoying the sunshine. xo -h

Vanilla Rose Water: I’ve encountered vanilla water in various guises over the past year or two. It’s fantastic. The first time was at Héctor Galván’s La Casa Tropical studio. He made sparkling water with a small segment of beautiful Mexican vanilla dropped into it. And again, the other night, my friend Bonni made a version combining a vanilla segment with fresh, fragrant rose petals, and a splash of rose water. It was a beautiful refresher. I did this version of Bonni’s (pictured above) and added ice-cubes frozen with a mix of summer berries to the rose petals and rose water.

Pineapple Coconut Water: If you’ve never had absolutely fresh pineapple juice, you are missing out on one of life’s simple pleasures. I juiced my little pineapple, enjoyed the first glass straight, and proceeded to use the remaining in this quencher. Made with coconut water, lime, and straight ginger juice, this quencher is invigorating, fragrant, and hydrating. A pure, intense shade of yellow tips us off to its strength and vitality before ever picking up the glass.

Paloma Rosa: One of our favorite cocktails, Palomas push all the buttons – bright, refreshing, tart, with a kiss of sweet and salty. They also couldn’t be simpler. Combine the juices and tequila ahead of time, and mix in a flash.

Yellow Tomato Bloody Mary: Perfect this time of year, it’s the bloody mary I want to drink – fragrant herbs, yellow heirloom tomatoes, shallots, and a bit of kick from vodka and serrano pepper.

Iced Green Tea: Cold-brewed after an initial hot splash of water to awaken the leaves. You can enjoy this chilled green tea straight, or accented with rose and a bit of whole coriander. It’s a beautiful warm weather hydrator.

White Peach Maple Soda: Make this when stone fruit is at its sweet and ripest.

Blackberry Limeade: Put those plump, juicy summer berries to work. This blackberry limeade is a stunning jeweled-toned refresher, perfect for summer, from the cookbook Screen Doors and Sweet Tea by Martha Hall Foose.

Green Juice: Everyone should have a green juice recipe in their repertoire, and this one is a ringer. Its heart and soul is straight green, not at all sweet, with a good amount of lemon-lime tang, and invigorating ginger lift.

More Summer Drink Ideas

Homemade Tarragon Soda: A recipe for homemade tarragon soda, and a long list of other ways you can put the tarragon syrup to use.

Other summer spirited drinks that have caught my eye lately:

– Hibiscus, Lemongrass, Basil and Honey Sweet Iced Tea (Half Baked Harvest)

– Louisa Shafia’s Watermelon, Mint, and Cider Vinegar Tonic (Food52)

– Ranier Cherry Muddler (Sprouted Kitchen)

– Pink Grapefruit, Ginger, and Lemongrass Sake Cocktails (The Bojon Gourmet)

– Pink Gin & Tequila & Tonic (New York Times)

Curious about what your go-to summer drink favorites are as well! -h

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Life Changing Green Rice Porridge (Instant Pot, Vegan)

I don’t use the term life changing lightly, but this rice porridge recipe fits the bill. It’s a one pot, effortless, green, nutrient-packed twist on one of my favorite things to eat. Congee, also commonly referred to as rice porridge. This version incorporates a lot of chopped spinach. A lot. Enough spinach that your body will notice.

The Cooking Method

I make this porridge in an Instant Pot. You can also make it in a thick-bottomed pot on the stovetop – no Instant Pot necessary. Although, that method requires more babysitting. Similar to this Instant Pot Congee with Brown Rice and Turmeric, you put your rice into the pot, add water or broth, walk away, and start daydreaming about toppings.

Let’s Talk about Toppings

Here you see lime, crushed kale chips and toasted nori, toasted pepitas, hemp seeds, and jungle peanuts. The tofu is sliced thinly, drizzled with shoyu, and draped over the porridge. Sometimes I spike the whole situation with sriracha sauce, sometimes I don’t.

Getting the Rice Porridge Just Right

I’ve settled on a ratio of brown rice to white rice that works really well. You’ll see that reflected in the recipe. It’s one part white jasmine rice to two parts brown jasmine rice. You can optionally pepper that rice blend with 1/4 cup of other quick cooking grains or pulses if you like – French lentils, adzuki beans, Job’s tears, etc. Or not, totally your call!

I know I say this often, but feel free to use this recipe and ratio as a jumping off point. Next time I might add a bunch of chopped herbs, and use another favorite broth in place of water.

I hope you love this rice porridge! It’s nutrient-packed and green. Simple to make. Made with whole foods. Delicious anytime of day. One pan magic. And, the perfect hearty, satisfying canvas to load up with your favorite toppings.

Lastly, for anyone looking for more Instant Pot recipe inspiration, I’ve set up an Instant Pot recipe category – all my favorite successes are featured there. And, for reference, this is the Instant Pot I used for this recipe: Instant Pot DUO Plus 6 Qt 9-in-1Enjoy!

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Chocolate Frosted Almond Butter Toast with Banana

The toast stakes are high these days.

When I’m craving a quick, healthful breakfast, or just need an afternoon snack, this is a go-to. Chocolate Frosted Almond Butter Toast, topped with thin banana coins.

Sometimes I make it on thin, toasted slices of my favorite whole grain bread. And sometimes, I make it on rice cakes, which I also tend to keep on hand. The rice cake version is what you see pictured here.

The best part? It’s the frosting. Which isn’t really frosting. It’s almond butter, yogurt, and cacao powder whipped together into a billowy spread. You can add a bit of sweetener if you like. Or enjoy it unsweetened.

The sky is the limit when it comes to toppings. I like banana, banana chips, a dusting of cacao, hemp seeds, and something feisty. The kick of a pinch of cayenne is nice along with the chocolate and bananas.

You can use your favorite yogurt here. But have a look at the headnotes in the recipe below. The consistency of your chosen yogurt impacts the texture of your “frosting.”

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