30+ Vegan Grilling Recipes
by Marly McMillen
It’s summer and you’re ready to take the party outside. That’s why these Vegan Grilling Recipes come in handy. If you’re vegan or hosting someone with a vegan or plant-based diet, these vegan summer BBQ recipes will be your new favorites!
If you’re vegan and you love to grill, you’re in luck! That’s because there are plenty of delicious plant-based recipes that are perfect for grilling. Whether you’re looking for a tasty appetizer or a main course, these vegan grilling recipes will satisfy your cravings and make your taste buds dance.
Vegetarian Things to Grill
You may feel a little lost when it comes to cooking vegetarian or vegan outside, but there are plenty of options to enjoy. Here are some tasty ideas to fill up your vegan grill menu.
Snacks and Appetizers
Every great gathering begins with delicious snacks and appetizers. Outdoor picnics are no exception.
When you’re looking at vegan grilling recipes, it’s ok to begin with snacks and appetizers! These recipes are easy to make and sure to please.
For example, serving some guacamole with Air Fryer Tortilla Chips is easy to pull off and keeps your guests busy while you’re putting the finishing touches on dinner.
Bacon-Flavored Almonds
These bacon-flavored almonds are a tasty snack or a simple salad topper. Crunchy almonds are coated in a smoky sweet sauce and baked.
Black Bean Dip
Make this Black Bean Dip recipe with fresh ingredients and serve it warm or cold with tortilla chips. It’s a flavorful dip to serve any time!
Vegan Spinach Dip
This vegan spinach dip is a creamy, garlic dip that makes snack time a treat. Serve this dip with chips, crackers, or veggies and enjoy.
Vegan Guacamole
This chunky, flavorful Best Vegan Guacamole, is easily prepared and served with a salad, over bean burritos, with tortilla chips, nachos, you name it!
Vegan Cheesecake-Stuffed Strawberries
Stuffed Strawberries are a creamy, healthy party dessert. Dairy-free, vegan stuffed strawberries are also a great low-carb keto option, too.
Vegan Picnic Salad Recipes
Hey, it’s salad season! Personally, this is my favorite time of year because I’m quite a salad fan. I can eat them almost every day of the week. These vegan picnic salad recipes are colorful, flavorful, and easy to make as well!
Serve your salads with some Italian Vinaigrette or Vegan Ranch Dressing on the side for those who like a little more sauce.
Vegan Steak Salad
Enjoy a simple and refreshing vegan steak salad with hearty Beyond Steak, avocado, and herbed vinaigrette. Perfect for a satisfying plant-based meal!
Vegan Coleslaw
You’ll love this vegan coleslaw made with the best coleslaw dressing! You’ll need only a few ingredients to make this perfectly creamy dish.
Tahini Kale Salad With Avocado
This easy kale salad recipe is a nutritious dish to serve at your next plant-based party. It’s so tasty, no one will know it’s healthy, too!
Easy Cauliflower Salad
This easy Cauliflower Salad recipe is a low-carb favorite that includes a lemon vinaigrette drizzled over the top. It’s a healthy side dish!
Vegan Potato Salad
Make this summer Vegan Potato Salad that’s so creamy and yummy. It’s a picnic-worthy dish made with potatoes and a sweet mustard sauce.
Vegan Broccoli Salad
Easy, healthy Vegan Broccoli Salad complete with veggie bacon is a creamy, tasty recipe. This is a vegan keto summer salad recipe with healthy ingredients.
Vegan Pasta Salad
This Italian vegan pasta salad is flavorful and full of healthy ingredients like broccoli, cauliflower, black olives, and Italian dressing.
Sauces for Grilling
You may make the best veggie burgers around, but you can make them even better with some delicious vegan sauces and condiments. Here are some favorites you can use to marinate tofu for kebabs or to drizzle over your favorite plant-based dishes.
Vegan Mayo
Make this easy creamy vegan mayo at home! It’s so easy to make and tastes amazing. Spread it on over your favorite plant-based sandwiches.
Vegan Thousand Island Dressing
Serve this creamy vegan Thousand Island Dressing over salads, or as a tangy sweet condiment on veggie burgers and crispy potato wedges.
Vegan BBQ Sauce
This vegan BBQ sauce recipe makes a smoky sweet sauce that’s ready in minutes! It’s perfect for veggie burgers, sandwiches, and french fries.
Chimichurri Sauce
This chimichurri sauce combines fresh herbs like parsley and cilantro with garlic in oil, and creates the perfect sauce for adding flavor to your favorite dishes!
Onion Confit
This onion confit is a French-inspired lightly sweet, but savory onion jam. Serve it on toasted bread or as a condiment for veggie burgers.
Vegan Walnut Pesto
This easy Walnut Pesto is made with fresh basil and sauteed garlic. Add an Italian flavor boost to pasta, steamed veggies, salads, and more.
Grilling Side Dishes
Sometimes I like to just camp out by the side dishes. That’s usually where all the vegetables are! The trick is having side dishes that are vegan. I live in the Midwest, so interestingly enough, people find ways to put meat and dairy in just about everything, including vegetables.
These vegan grilling recipes are all meat and dairy-free, including side dishes like vegan baked beans and delicious corn salsa.
Spanish Quinoa
Indulge in our mouthwatering Spanish Quinoa recipe, crafted with fewer than 10 ingredients. Pair it with your favorite Mexican dishes.
Sweet Corn Salsa
This flavorful Sweet Corn Salsa is best served on burritos, tacos, and salads. Made with only 6 easy ingredients, it’s fresh and easy!
Vegan Baked Beans
Make the most delicious vegan baked beans at home with this easy recipe and helpful tips. Elevate your dish with our vegan twist on a classic!
Vegan Roasted Vegetables
Make some vegan roasted vegetables a part of your regular meal, adding the perfect roasted veggie flavor and nutrition.
Balsamic Green Beans
Balsamic Green Beans is an easy side dish with only a few ingredients. It features tender green beans smothered in a balsamic glaze.
Vegan BBQ Main Dish
Looking for some vegan BBQ ideas? You’ll want these vegan BBQ main dish recipes. What will you cook when it’s time to fire up the grill? You’ll be inspired by some of these favorite skewers, veggie burgers, veggie hot dogs, and more.
Sweet Potato Black Bean Burger
These hearty sweet potato black bean burgers are easy to make, vegan, and packed with protein, fiber, & flavor! The perfect plant-based meal.
Vegan Kebabs
These Vegan Kebabs are seasoned and grilled to perfection. Marinated tofu is combined with veggies on skewers to create a tasty outdoor dish.
Vegan Black Bean Burger
This vegan black bean burger recipe is full of flavor. Serve them with vegan mayo, sliced onions, vegan cheese, and greens on a bun.
Vegan Lentil Burgers
These vegan Lentil Burgers are the ultimate in tasty veggie burgers that you can make at home. They’re high in fiber, protein, and flavor!
Jackfruit Pulled Pork
Enjoy this easy to make vegan BBQ Jackfruit Pulled Pork on a bun with coleslaw on the side. The texture is amazing and the KC style BBQ sauce is perfection!
Vegan Hot Dogs
Make these easy vegan hot dogs with four different toppings — the Cheesy Totcho, TexMex, Mac and Cheese, and even the French Onion Dog.
Veggie Chorizo Burger
Looking for a grill-worthy homemade veggie burger? These Chorizo Vegan Burgers are spicy burgers, perfect on a bun with all the toppings.
Summer Vegan Desserts
Let’s be honest, dessert is the part we all look forward to. Make sure to save the best for last with these pretty amazing vegan summer desserts. We’ve got more than a few to finish off your party in style.
Patriotic Cupcakes
These yummy vegan patriotic cupcakes feature vanilla cupcakes with red, white, and blue sprinkles to celebrate the Fourth of July in style!
Vegan Sheet Cake
This Vegan Texas Sheet Cake is everything you want in a chocolate cake. Imagine tender, moist cake topped with pecan-infused chocolate icing.
Banana Blondies
Moist and fudgy, these Vegan Banana Blondies come with a Creamy Peanut Butter Frosting to tempt your tastebuds. It’s a fabulous dessert!
Vegan Key Lime Pie
Get ready to enjoy the deliciousness of this easy Vegan Key Lime Pie, made dairy-free and egg-free with easy to follow, no-bake instructions!
These Vegan No-Bake Cookies are loaded with chocolate, peanut butter, and oats in every cookie bite. No oven required for these cookies!
Vegan Banana Cream Pie
This vegan banana cream pie has layers of deliciousness, including a cookie crust, vanilla filling, bananas, and coconut whipped topping.
Vegan Blueberry Crumble
Having some good fresh fruit dessert recipes is high on my list and this Blueberry Crumble Recipe is both beautiful and delicious. I love a berry crumble because they’re much easier to make than a pie, and yet still so tasty!
Vegan S’Mores Pops
This Easy Vegan S’Mores Pops recipe is an easy, fun, and delicious way to spend a fun, summer evening with friends and family.
Vegan Picnic Beverages
Of course, your family BBQ is not the same without some fun beverages. Here are some of our favorite summertime beverages, from hibiscus tea to alcoholic drinks, to keep it fun and festive.
Pineapple Matcha
Make this iced pineapple matcha as a refreshing drink. Pineapple, matcha powder, ginger, and coconut milk are blended deliciously together.
Watermelon Slushie
Having a watermelon slushie is a perfect way to get your fruits and veggies in a refreshing summertime drink. It’s perfect for picnics!
How to Make Hibiscus Tea
This hibiscus tea is more than a colorful drink. It’s also loaded with health benefits, flavor, and more. Serve it plain or with fizzy water.
Iced Chai Tea Latte
Add some summer to your chai with this iced chai tea latte made with a creamy non-dairy milk. Use green or black tea with chai seasonings!
Basil Lemonade
This Italian Basil Lemonade is served up with the best of fresh and fizziness, with lemons, basil, lemon sorbet, and sparkling water.
Picnic Cocktails
You can add some cocktails to your meal for light and refreshing fun!
Peach Sangria
Serve this tasty Peach Sangria recipe at your next outdoor soirée. Made with only a few ingredients, it’s so easy to make and so refreshing!
Cherry Vegan Jello Shots
Add a little fun to your weekend with these Cherry Vegan Jello Shots, made with a vegetarian version of gelatin and only 6 ingredients!
Raspberry Mojito Cocktail
This Raspberry Mojito is the most refreshing cocktail ever! You’ll love the flavors of raspberries, mint, and lime combined with white rum.
Hibiscus Margaritas
Enjoy the refreshing taste of this hibiscus margarita recipe made with simple, low-sugar ingredients. You can make it with a splash of lime, orange, and of course, tequila. This is a low-carb way to enjoy a classic cocktail.
Frequently-Asked Questions
You can dazzle your guests with your outdoor vegan menu by cooking up some vegan kebabs, vegan potato salad, and coleslaw, and of course, don’t forget to serve some vegan baked beans on the side. For dessert, everyone will want seconds of Vegan Key Lime Pie.
How do you host the perfect vegan barbecue?
For just about any party, it’s a good idea to follow these rules: 1) Prep as much food ahead of time as possible, 2) Make sure your grill is good to go with plenty of propane and/or charcoal, 3) Reduce the workload by asking guests to bring some sides, 4) Hang some decorate lights and/or candles around the party area, and 5) Start the party early with some tasty (and easy) appetizers like chips and dip.
What drinks are best for an outdoor party?
It’s a good idea to have a mix of beverages, including tea, lemonade, and maybe even some cocktails, such as sangria or mojitos. This will ensure your guests can choose from the drinks they want!
Vegan Grilling Recipes in Conclusion
These vegan grilling recipes are perfect for your next summer barbecue or outdoor dinner party. They’re healthy, delicious, indulgent, and easy to make. So fire up the grill and get cooking!
About the Author
Hi! I’m Marly McMillen. I’m the founding editor, author, recipe developer, vegan home chef, and food stylist behind Namely Marly. I’m so grateful to you and every member of my audience for your support and dedication. More about Namely Marly ›
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