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Recipes Without Oil

If you’re looking for Whole Foods, Plant Based recipes that add NO OIL, this is it!  These delicious recipes use whole foods like tahini, nut butter and avocado in recipes without oil that are creamy and satisfying.

No oil salad dressings like creamy tahini caesar and avocado lime dressing can be found as well as delicious white bean blondies,  plant based sloppy joes and vegan chocolate pudding that’s rich and creamy….all without added oil.

  • White bowl filed with thick and chunky vegetable chowder. Yellow base with colorful veggies.
    Vegan Corn Chowder That Actually Tastes Creamy
  • White rimmed plate filled with spaghetti squash and covered with red lentil vegan bolognese sauce.
    Vegan Mushroom Lentil Bolognese with Spaghetti Squash (GF)
  • Cauliflower rice with olives, pine nuts and parsley in a white bowl.
    One Pan Mediterranean Cauliflower Rice (ready in 20 minutes)
  • Chickpea Chocolate Chip Cookies on a plate.
    No Refined Sugar Chickpea Chocolate Chip cookies (Vegan, GF)
  • Sloppy joe in a burger bun with purple cabbage.
    Vegan Sloppy Joes Recipe with Lentils
  • Spatula transferring cookies onto a wire cooling rack.
    Vegan Banana Bread Oatmeal Cookies
  • Blueberry muffin with a couple blueberries on the plate.
    Almond Flour Blueberry Blender Muffins
  • Shredded rainbow salad on a round rimmed white plate: a layer of arugula covered with shredded radish, green cabbage, beet leaves, roasted delicata squash, shredded carrots, purple cabbage and red beets.
    Healthy Rainbow Salad
  • White bowl with pumpkin energy balls stacked up. They are coated with different nuts and seeds. In the foreground are dates, oats, cinnamon sticks and whole pecans.
    Pumpkin Spice Balls
  • Chocolate chunk skillet cookie drizzled with date syrup, surrounded by more chocolate and fresh raspberries.
    Chocolate Chunk Skillet Cookie (vegan & gluten-free)
  • Blueberry Bars, cut into squares on a piece of parchment paper. One is turned on its side so you can see the jammy center.
    Blueberry Crumble Bars
  • Close up of baked apples, stuffed with oatmeal in a glass pie plate.
    Healthy Dairy-free Baked Apples
  • Apple bundt cake with chocolate drizzle on a red cake stand, surrounded by whole apple, cinnamon sticks and honey.
    Apple Cinnamon Bundt Cake with Applesauce
  • Baked beans in a cast iron skillet with wooden spoon.
    Easy Vegan Skillet BBQ Baked Beans
  • Spoon of deep red colored bbq sauce pulling out of a jar.
    Easy Homemade BBQ Sauce (no-cook)
  • Brightly colors of chopped veggies.
    Chopped Salad Recipe
  • Jar with label "vegan parmesan cheese" and a scoop pulling out a tablespoonful of yellowish crumbly mixture.
    Dairy-free Parmesan Cheese without Cashews
  • Creamy broccoli soup with chunks of crispy broccoli on top.
    Creamy Vegan Broccoli Soup
  • Bowl filled with creamy tomato soup with chickpea croutons and basil garnish.
    Dairy-free Tomato Soup Recipe
  • Bowl full of chopped cabbage with onions and edamame in a yellow curry, garnished with sliced scallions.
    15-Minute Stovetop Curried Cabbage with Edamame
  • Rimmed white plate with 2 zucchini boats, stuffed with mushrooms and other chopped veggies, topped with tomato sauce and fresh herbs.
    Meaty Vegan Stuffed Zucchini Boats
  • Crispy black beans loaded into a fun bowl.
    Crispy Roasted Black Beans with Taco Seasoning
  • Fresh spring rolls cut in half with colorful julienned veggies shown and a small dish of peanut sauce. veggies
    Veggie Spring Rolls with Homemade Peanut Sauce
  • Casserole Dish with enchiladas, garnished with avocado slices, jalapenos and radishes.
    Vegan Enchilada Casserole
  • Meatloaf, with tomato sauce glaze, sprinkled with fresh herbs, cut into thick slices.
    Hearty Vegan Meatloaf with Chickpeas
  • Chunky soup with tomatoes, escarole and beans in a yellow broth with a wedge of sourdough dipping into the bowl.
    Vegan White Bean and Escarole Soup Recipe
  • Vegan ground beef in a cast iron skillet with wooden spoon, showing textrure.
    Vegan Ground Beef Recipe with Mushrooms & Lentils
  • Pouring ranch dressing onto a simple, colorful, bowl of salad.
    Vegan Ranch Dressing with Hemp Seeds (No Mayo!)
  • A stack of crunchy granola bars, with parchment paper in between layers.
    Baked Oat Granola Bars with Peanut Butter
  • Crunchy chickpeas piled into a purple bowl with a spoon of them in the foreground.
    Crispy Oven Roasted Chickpeas without Oil
  • A slice of blueberry tart being served from a red cake plate.
    Creamy Vegan Blueberry Tart Recipe
  • Vegetarian chopped liver in a bowl surrounded by matzo crackers and raw vegetables.
    Vegetarian Chopped Liver Recipe with Mushrooms
  • Close up of no bake strawberry pie filling inside nut crust in a ceramic pie plate.
    No Bake No Sugar Raw Strawberry Pie Recipe
  • Side view of an oatmeal bar topped with chocolate and trail mix.
    Chocolate Oatmeal Trail Mix Bars
  • wooden salad bowl filled with colorful chopped salad: tuscan kale, purple carrots, red peppers, purple cabbage, cucumbers and marcona almonds
    Tuscan Kale Chopped Salad Recipe
  • Green smoothie in glass jar, surrounded by kale, ginger, lemon and apples.
    Kale Avocado Green Smoothie No Banana
  • 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
  • Rich tomato broth with mushrooms, barley, carrots and sprinkled with fresh herbs.
    Vegan Miso Mushroom Barley Soup Recipe
  • Plate of matzo crack balls dipped in chocolate and then drizzled with more chocolate.
    Matzo Crack Balls dipped in Chocolate
  • Bowl of chocolate frosting.
    5-minute Vegan Chocolate Frosting Recipe

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Hi, I’m Debra, 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.

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    Apple Cinnamon Bundt Cake with Applesauce
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