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    Vegan Sides

    You have already chosen your main meal, but need some inspiration for what to serve next to it? Here are some delicious examples of vegan side dishes.

    If you need a tasty side dish for your summer BBQ party, try our easy grilled vegetable kabobs. Or for taco night, make these easy sheet pan fajita veggies.  Thanksgiving cannot be the same without sauteed julienned carrots or sauteed mushrooms.

    A glass casserole dish with layers of potato slices with an orange creamy sauce sprinkled with chopped parsley and rosemary. two hand is holding the sides.

    Vegan Scalloped Potatoes (No Cashew)

    Red Lentil Soup

    White bowl with mashed potatoes. Light brown gravy is pouring on top of it from a gravy boat.

    Vegan Onion Gravy

    Black plate full of roasted cauliflower florets drizzled with a light green creamy sauce and sprinkled with fresh parsley. a small white bowl with the green creamy sauce is next to it.

    Roasted Cauliflower with Tahini Sauce

    3 fried egg lookalike with white and yolk part on a black plate sprinkled with green spring onion rings.

    Vegan Fried Eggs

    Grilled Vegetable Kabobs (+5 Marinades)

    Easy Creamy Vegan Coleslaw

    A red pot from above with veggie chunks of all colors: red, yellow, green, orange, brown. There is a serving spoon taking a portion from the middle.

    One-Pot Ratatouille in 30 minutes! (Quick & Easy)

    Zesty Quinoa Salad

    Black plate with small dumplings, in Hungarian nokedli sprinkled with freshly chopped green herbs.

    Hungarian Dumplings (Nokedli)

    3 rolled tortillas on top of one flat placed on a light blue plate.A hand is holding the top one.

    High Protein Grain-free Tortillas (Red Lentil and Buckwheat)

    White plate with roasted asparagus and mushrooms styled as messy sprinkled with extra seasoning

    Roasted Asparagus and Mushrooms

    Cast iron skillet with charred yellow corn covered in spices and chopped herbs. A wooden spatula and two lime slices are placed inside.

    Mexican Street Corn (Vegan)

    White rice with chopped cilantro and lime slices in a wooden bowl.

    Chipotle Cilantro Lime Rice

    Yellow mashed potatoes on a plate

    Red Skin Mashed Potatoes

    Corn salsa in a large white bowl with lime slices and nachos.

    Copycat Chipotle Corn Salsa

    Orange rice with corn, tomato, and parsley in a black bowl. Lime slices are on the side.

    Mexican Fried Rice (Vegan)

    Carrots in a white plate

    Air Fryer Carrots Honey Brown Sugar Glaze

    Mushroom slices in a white plate.

    Air Fryer Mushrooms (15 Mins)

    Frying pan with matchstick carrots in a glaze. A hand is holding a slotted turner and taking some from the pan.

    Sauteed Julienned Carrots in Maple Thyme Glaze

    Large grilled slices of eggplant sprinkled with fresh herbs and crumbled cheese served on a light blue plate.

    Mediterranean Grilled Eggplant

    Black cast iron skillet with slightly brown red and green bell pepper strips and red onion slices.

    Fajita Veggies (Chipotle Copycat)

    Large white bowl with a chopped mixed salad of brown lentils, cucumber, tomatoes, and red onion. 3 pita triangles are placed on the side.

    Lentil Tabbouleh

    Yellow rice with raisins and pistachios and green herbs in a black bowl. More dry ingredients are scattered around it.

    Mediterranean Rice Pilaf

    Small white round bowl on a brown plate with brown bits. A hand is holding a spoon and dunking in the middle.

    Vegan Bacon Bits (Nut-free, Soy-free, Gluten-free)

    Black cast iron skillet from above with crispy brown oyster mushroom, sliced red pepper, garlic slices and chopped fresh green herbs.

    Pan-fried Green Herb Oyster Mushroom

    Spinach and rice served in two butternut squash boats topped with feta cheese and balsamic vinegar.

    Spanakorizo (Greek Spinach and Rice)

    Mashed potatoes sprinkled with green herbs in a white bowl with a spoon. A small gravy boat is right behind it.

    Vegan Mashed Potatoes

    A stack of two sandwiches. Both with brown sliced bread, arugula, and tofu cubes in thick yellow sauce to mimic egg salad.

    Vegan Egg Salad (No Mayo!)

    A white casserole dish from above showing orange mash topped with grated crumbles and thyme twigs. A serving spoon is dipped within.

    Savory Vegan Sweet Potato Casserole

    A black cast iron skillet with potato slices in a yellow thick sauce topped with yellow breadcrumbs. A part of it is missing and there is a gray plate with some food on it where you can see peas and broccoli as well.

    Vegan Potato Casserole

    Large white serving plate with vibrant vegetables like broccoli, yellow carrots, red pepper, red onion, pink beet and potato slightly charred around the edges covered in a bit of pesto sauce.

    Pesto Vegetables

    A large white plate in the middle orange riced sweet potato.

    Riced Sweet Potato (6 Flavor Variations)

    Close-up of roasted brown crispy seasoned red, yellow, green bell pepper strips after baking with tongs taking a couple of them.

    Sheet Pan Fajita Veggies (Flavorful & EASY!)

    Different veggie slices are stack on top of each other to create a tower of veggies. It has eggplant, zucchini, sweet potato, onion, red bell pepper and mushroom slices. Green pesto is served around it. It is topped with sprouts and basil leaves.

    Grilled Vegetable Napoleon

    4 rice paper rolls on a black plate

    Rice Paper Samosa Rolls

    Dried Cranberry Jelly/Jam (No Gelatin!)

    Black board with plenty of bowls, fruits and vegetables like cucumber, olives, dried apricot, pomegranate seeds, dates, orange hummus, tabbouleh salad

    Mediterranean Grazing Board

    Golden brown sliced button and shiitake mushrooms in a frying pan topped with freshly chopped greens. A wooden spoon is next to it as well as some raw ingredients.

    Sauteed Mushrooms in Soy Sauce Glaze

    Chili Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms

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    Portrait of Emese and Nandi My Pure Plants

    Hi, we are Emese Maczkó and Nándor Barta, the founders and recipe creators behind My Pure Plants. We are sharing our knowledge and expertise in vegan recipes and encourage you to try home-cooked meals using locally-sourced, organic, whole foods.

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    • A large white bowl with white rice and sticky brown battered strips on top sprinkled with sesame seeds, orange peels and chopped spring onion
      Crispy Vegan Orange Chicken (Copycat Panda Express)
    • Lots of spring rolls cut in half and arranged in a semi-circular dish facing upwards around a brown dipping sauce.
      Crispy Rice Paper Spring Rolls
    • A burger with layers of green ruffled lettuce, yellow sauce, thin cheese slices, dark brown burger patty twice, sliced pickles and white chopped onion.
      Meaty Vegan TVP Burger (Big Mac Style)
    • Copycat IKEA Veggie Balls

    Hearty stews

    • Vegetable stew in a red white enameled Dutch oven with lots of chopped vegetables like potatoes, carrots, mushroom, celery and red kidney beans. Topped with freshly chopped green herbs.
      The Best Hearty Vegetable Stew
    • 2 white bowls with thick brown stew, lentils, chopped veggies and a couple of dumplings. The remaining stew is in a red-white Dutch oven.
      Vegan Stew with Dumplings
    • Red Dutch oven from above with a stew where you can see chopped potatoes, spinach leaves, carrot slices, tomatoes, and mushroom slices. Slices of bread is next to it. A hand is holding a spoon taking some from the middle
      Jackfruit Stew (Vegan Beef Stew)
    • Cast iron skillet with veggie stew topped with puff pastry in a lattice pattern.
      Vegan Pot Pie
    Portrait of Emese and Nandi My Pure Plants

    Hi, we are Emese Maczkó and Nándor Barta, the founders and recipe creators behind My Pure Plants. We are sharing our knowledge and expertise in vegan recipes and encourage you to try home-cooked meals using locally-sourced, organic, whole foods.

    More about us →

    Reader Favorites

    • A large white bowl with white rice and sticky brown battered strips on top sprinkled with sesame seeds, orange peels and chopped spring onion
      Crispy Vegan Orange Chicken (Copycat Panda Express)
    • Lots of spring rolls cut in half and arranged in a semi-circular dish facing upwards around a brown dipping sauce.
      Crispy Rice Paper Spring Rolls
    • A burger with layers of green ruffled lettuce, yellow sauce, thin cheese slices, dark brown burger patty twice, sliced pickles and white chopped onion.
      Meaty Vegan TVP Burger (Big Mac Style)
    • Copycat IKEA Veggie Balls

    Hearty stews

    • Vegetable stew in a red white enameled Dutch oven with lots of chopped vegetables like potatoes, carrots, mushroom, celery and red kidney beans. Topped with freshly chopped green herbs.
      The Best Hearty Vegetable Stew
    • 2 white bowls with thick brown stew, lentils, chopped veggies and a couple of dumplings. The remaining stew is in a red-white Dutch oven.
      Vegan Stew with Dumplings
    • Red Dutch oven from above with a stew where you can see chopped potatoes, spinach leaves, carrot slices, tomatoes, and mushroom slices. Slices of bread is next to it. A hand is holding a spoon taking some from the middle
      Jackfruit Stew (Vegan Beef Stew)
    • Cast iron skillet with veggie stew topped with puff pastry in a lattice pattern.
      Vegan Pot Pie

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