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Easy Plant Based Recipes

Hi, I’m Debra Klein, Holistic Health Coach and Culinary Instructor, inspiring healthy choices with seasonal plant-based recipes. I’m also passionate about Transforming Traditional Jewish Foods into dishes that are nutritious, delicious, beautiful and satisfying. Let’s get into the kitchen and have some fun.

Fun Finger Food Recipes

I love a good Holiday Gathering where Mingling is the highlight and finger foods dominate. I’m talking vegan dips, mini veggie burgers and heartier plant-based appetizers that are fork-optional….you with me?

  • Crispy potato latkes on a platter with a small dish of sour cream in the center.
    Grandma’s Potato Latkes Recipe
  • Savory Spiced Nuts Recipe
  • Vegan Sweet and Sour Meatballs in a small dish with colorful toothpics.
    Vegan Sweet and Sour Meatballs
  • White rectangular serving plate with stuffed mushrooms
    Gluten-Free Stuffed Mushrooms

More Healthy Appetizer Recipes –>

Vegan Holiday Side Dish Recipes

Traditional Holiday Side Dishes that have been transformed into healthier versions. Enjoy these super delicious vegan and gluten-free side dishes !

  • Bowl of mashed potatoes with skins on and sprinkled with fresh parsley.
    Dairy-free Garlic Mashed Potatoes
  • Cast iron pan filled with green beans almondine. There are almond slices, cloves of garlic and crushed red pepper scattered around the pan and a grey napkin tied around the cast iron handle.
    Easy Recipe for Green Beans with Almonds
  • White plate filled with mashed potatoes, smothered in golden vegan gravy with fresh herbs sprinkled on top.
    Easy Vegan Gravy Recipe
  • Crispy brussels sprouts with sundried tomatoes and chopped almonds.
    Crispy Stovetop Brussels Sprouts without Bacon

More Side Dish Recipes –>

Healthy Holiday Cookie Recipes

Vegan and Gluten-free Cookie Recipes that are easy to make, freezer friendly and incredibly delicious! Perfect for cookie exchanges, and swaps, holiday parties and every day snacking with a cup of tea!

  • Unbleached parchment paper with thumbprint cookies filled with bright red chia jam.
    Almond Thumbprint Cookies with Chia Jam
  • Stack of cookies with some chocolate melted into the dough.
    Soft & Chewy Vegan Ginger Cookies
  • Three homemade twix bars lined up on a plate with one turned sideways across the top so you can see the three layers.
    Healthier Homemade Twix Bars
  • Walnut thumbprint cookies filled with chocolate, in a stack.
    Gluten Free Thumbprint Cookies with Walnuts and Chocolate (Vegan)

Seasonal Recipes

These delicious recipes are just what you’re craving right now! Seasonal ingredients turned into vibrant, tasty, nourishing dishes…quick and easy plant based recipes just for you.

  • Spoonful of homemade applesauce on a jar of chunky applsauce.
    No Sugar Applesauce Recipe
  • Bowl of creamy yellow soup with sauteed mushrooms, scallions and red pepper floating on top.
    Leek Soup without Potatoes
  • Close up of baked apples, stuffed with oatmeal in a glass pie plate.
    Healthy Dairy-free Baked Apples
  • White bowl of mashed acorn squash, garnished with thinly sliced scallions. There is a festive blue dish towel and a few cinnamon sticks in the frame as well.
    Mashed Acorn Squash Recipe

Easy Healthy Vegan Dinner Ideas

What’s for dinner? I’m here to help you do better than take-out with these quick and easy dinner recipes that are also healthy…to leave you satisfied and nourished. The goal is to eat more plants…and I’m here to support you, in all the delicious ways.

  • Plate of rice covered with vegetables and teriyaki sauce, sprinkled with sesame seeds.
    Teriyaki Stir Fry Vegetables Recipe
  • Bright colorful tacos filled with lentils, pickled onions, cabbage, tomatoes and drizzled with hot sauce.
    Lentil Taco Recipe
  • Fajitas with almond flour tortillas
    Sheet Pan Veggie Fajitas
  • Rice, bbq tofu, red peppers, broccoli and red onions.
    Sheet Pan BBQ Tofu and Veggies

More Dinner Recipes–>

New Recipes

  • Creamy green dressing in a bottle with fresh parsley and pistachios in the foreground.
    Creamy Tangy Vegan Pistachio Dressing
  • Kale, cucumber, pistachio and edamame salad with creamy light green dressing.
    Cucumber Edamame Salad with Creamy Vegan Pistachio Dressing
  • Baked Sufganiyot (Jelly Donuts) with Raspberry Chia Jam
  • Small jars, filled with raspberry chia jam and a few fresh raspberries on the counter.
    15-minute No Sugar Raspberry Chia Jam

Reader Favorites

The most popular recipes on this site that are trending.  These healthy plant-based recipes are easy to make, delicious and satisfying.

  • Chopped cauliflower, cabbage, dates and nuts on a round plate with limes and fresh herbs.
    Raw Cauliflower Salad with Lime
  • Small glass pitcher filled with bright yellow salad dressing with specks of red and green. In the background is a bowl of salad and some squeezed limes.
    Mango Salad Dressing
  • No Salt Taco Seasoning Recipe
  • Roasted eggplant with fresh herbs and a tahini sauce.
    Mediterranean Roasted Eggplant with Tahini

Recently Updated Recipes

  • wooden bowl filled with penne pasta and lots of colorful veggies. There is a large spoon scooping up a bunch to plate.
    Vegan Vegetable Pasta Primavera with Creamy Tahini Sauce
  • Wooden spoon showing how thick bechamel sauce is over a saucepan of the white sauce.
    Vegan Bechamel Sauce Recipe with Miso
  • Strips of roasted red cabbage in a beautiful purple hue, sprinkled with pistachios.
    Easy Oven Roasted Red Cabbage Recipe
  • Large portobello mushroom cap stuffed with veggies and herbs.
    Vegan Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms

Popular Vegan Recipes

Eating more plants can be delicious and fun with these easy vegan recipes that everyone will adore.

  • Bowl of cubed and sauteed eggplant with garlic, red peppers and fresh parsley.
    Sauteed Eggplant Salad Recipe
  • Vegan ground beef in a cast iron skillet with wooden spoon, showing textrure.
    Vegan Ground Beef Recipe with Mushrooms & Lentils
  • ¼ bowl shot: white bowl filled with mexican pinto beans in tomato sauce, toped with sliced jalapenos and sprinkled with chopped fresh cilantro.
    Instant Pot Mexican Pinto Beans
  • Large white bowl filled with thick and creamy red lentil soup that also has chunks of cauliflower and carrots.
    Vegan Cauliflower Soup with Red Lentils
  • Wedges of whole roasted golden beets and red beets with balsamic, sea salt and chopped fresh parsley.
    Whole Roasted Beet Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette
  • Fresh spring rolls cut in half with colorful julienned veggies shown and a small dish of peanut sauce. veggies
    Veggie Spring Rolls with Peanut Sauce
  • Round baking dish filled with baked stuffed tomatoes.
    Vegan Stuffed Tomatoes
  • Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread cooling on a wire rack on a white countertop.
    Healthy Vegan Zucchini Bread with Applesauce

More Vegan Recipes–>

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If you have allergies or dietary preferences you can search recipes with these categories.

  • Gluten Free
  • Grain Free
  • Kosher for Passover
  • No Oil
  • Vegan

Eat more plant based

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About Debra

Hi, I’m Debra, Holistic Healthy Coach and Culinary Instructor inspiring healthy choices with seasonal plant-based recipes. I’m passionate about transforming Traditional Jewish Foods into dishes that are nutritious, delicious, beautiful and satisfying. Let’s get into the kitchen and have some fun.

Learn more about me →

Main Dishes

Hearty and satisfying plant based main dishes that are perfect for a healthy dinner or lunch. 

  • Tofu egg salad on sourdough, stacked with green lettuce in between and chips on the side.
    Vegan Tofu “Egg” Salad No Mayo
  • Skillet with zucchini, mushrooms, corn and edamame.
    20-minute Vegan Zucchini Skillet dinner.
  • Pasta, white beans, olives and capers with tomatoes and fresh parsley.
    White Bean Vegan Pasta Puttanesca
  • Tofu with lemon caper sauce and a side of carrots and asparagus.
    Sheet Pan Tofu Steaks with Lemon Caper Sauce

See more main dishes →

Side Dishes

Veggies don’t have to be boring!  Vegetables can be fun and I’m here to show you how to make healthy plant-based side dish recipes that everyone will enjoy.

  • Sweet potato casserole with maple pecan topping, scooped onto a plate.
    Maple Pecan Sweet Potato Casserole (Vegan + Gluten-free)
  • Side view of a piece of vegan potato kugel coming out of the pan.
    Vegan Potato Kugel
  • Round, braided challah, some strands with sesame and poppy seeds.
    Sweet Round Challah Bread Recipe
  • Ribbons of carrots, sprinkled with sliced jalapenos, chopped parsley and pistachios.
    Sweet and Spicy Carrot Ribbons Salad

See more side dishes →

Salads

These healthy salad recipes are creative, tasty and meal prep friendly.  Delicious salad recipes plus homemade salad dressings are easy to make with simple ingredients.

  • wooden salad bowl filled with colorful chopped salad: tuscan kale, purple carrots, red peppers, purple cabbage, cucumbers and marcona almonds
    Tuscan Kale Chopped Salad
  • Dressing poured over a crisp green salad with radish, cucumber and capers.
    Easy Green Salad Recipe with Capers
  • Large rimmed white plate with lemony arugula salad. Thinly sliced radish, quartered artichoke hearts, thinly sliced avocado plus pomegranate seeds and lemon slices decorate the simple salad.
    Arugula Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette
  • Black and White checkered napkin with a glass pitcher of avocado dressing plus cilantro and lime.
    Dairy-free Avocado Lime Dressing Recipe

See more salads →

Healthy Desserts

Life’s too short to skip dessert!  These dessert recipes taste incredible and totally satisfying and are also always dairy-free and without refined sugar.

  • Side view of a perfect slice of pumpkin pie.
    Vegan Pumpkin Pie with Easy Homemade Dairy-free Crust
  • Stack of three apple pie bars with tiny pieces of apples in a thick jammy sauce, nestled between layers of flakey vegan crust.
    Vegan Apple Pie Bars
  • Slices of apple in a custard on top of a walnut tart crust.
    Apple Walnut Tart with Vegan Cashew Custard
  • Almond cookies decorated with an almond slice and some chocolate drizzle.
    Vegan Almond Macaroons dipped in Chocolate

See more desserts →

Jewish Holiday Recipes

Traditional Jewish Holiday Recipes with a modern, healthy twist.

  • Small spatula placing a slice of cauliflower kugel onto a white rimmed plate with other pieces of kuel already on it. The kugel has a thin slice of cauliflower on the top of the piece along with a fresh oregano leaf.
    Cauliflower Kugel Recipe
  • Platter of stuffed cabbage rolls with tomato sauce and one up close.
    Meatless Vegan Stuffed Cabbage Rolls with Sweet & Sour Sauce
  • Vegetarian chopped liver in a bowl surrounded by matzo crackers and raw vegetables.
    Vegetarian Chopped Liver Recipe with Mushrooms
  • Spoonful of homemade applesauce on a jar of chunky applsauce.
    No Sugar Applesauce Recipe

See more Healthy Rosh Hashanah recipes

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