Have you totally caught summer fever (is that a thing?)? Me too. I just want to wear dresses and wedge sandals and drink smoothies and eat salads and soak up as much sun as I can while doing so.
If you've caught summer fever too and you're looking for some vegan summer recipes to help you do this season right, then you've come to the right place. Today I'm sharing some of our current favorites! I'm also giving away 5 of my vegan cookbooks (I don't have room for them all!) so scroll all the way down to enter.
VEGAN SUMMER RECIPES
Smoothies
Because eating something fresh and cool and fruity first thing in the morning (or basically any other time of the day) is pretty much the best way to fuel yourself before a day of lounging poolside or heading to the beach.
Energizing Peach Green Tea Smoothie
Super Mango Pineapple Acai Bowl
Mango Lemonade Smoothie Parfait
Summer Brunch
Whether you've got friends or family visiting from out of town and you need to make a big brunch or you just need a break from all of the smoothies, these recipes will fit the bill.
Vanilla Almond Fig Granola Parfaits
Lemon Blueberry Oatmeal Pancakes
Nacho Cheese Tofu Scramble Enchiladas
Strawberry Lemon Scones with Lemon Glaze
Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake Waffles
Light & Filling Salads
Sometimes nothing but a big-ass salad will due when the temperatures near (or even excede) triple digits.
Rainbow Kelp Noodle Salad with Lemon Ginger Almond Dressing
Mediterranean Zucchini Pasta Salad
Heart of Palm, Jicama, & Asparagus Cabbage Salad with Tangeringes and Maple-Sriracha Pecans
Strawberry Spinach Salad with Lemon Poppyseed Dressing
Roasted Corn & Basil Farro Salad
Warm Lemony Olive Potato Salad
Low-Cook Meals
When you don't feel like spending a lot of time in the kitchen (probably because you're too exhausted from the day of hammock napping), recipes that call for little or no cooking are ideal.
20-Minute Bean & Cheese Tacos with 2-Ingredient Cheese
Harissa-Spiced Chickpea & Avocado Salad Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Avocado, Mango, & Kimchi Sushi Rolls
Sweet Potato-Black Bean Pasta Summer Rolls with Cilantro-Lime Tahini Sauce
Jackfruit "Tuna" Melt Sandwiches
Cilantro Avocado Chickpea Salad Tacos
Mediterranean Nachos with Roasted Red Bell Pepper Hummus & Tofu Feta
Portobello Mushroom Bruschetta with Truffled White Bean Hummus
Party Fare
It's the time of year to get together with friends whether it's just to have a couple beers and a few laughs or if it's a full-fledged BBQ extravaganza, you need some recipes that will wow the crowds.
Lemongrass Tofu Banh Mi Burgers with Sriracha Aioli
Sloppy Chicks (Chickpea Sloppy Joes)
Mini Roasted Corn & White Bean Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with Ancho Chili Cashew Cheese
Falafel Tacos with Sriracha-Tahini Sauce
Sesame-Sriracha Soy Curl Sandwich with Spicy Pickled Cucumber Salad
Black-Eyed Pea Mole Cakes with Blackberry Mint Salsa
Smoky Sweet Corn Pizza with Roasted Okra & Potato
Caramelized Shallot & Fig Polenta Pizzas with Thyme & Pine Nuts
Chillin' Desserts
Does this even need explaining? It's hot and you need to satisfy your sweet tooth. Period.
Super Fudgy Marble Fudge Ice Cream
No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Tart
Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream
Double-Dipped Chocolate-Covered Frozen Bananas
And now for the GIVEAWAY...
Chris and I have been doing some spring cleaning and after going through my cookbook collection, I have to get rid of some to make room for ones I use more regularly. These books were either gifted to me or given to me to review and though I'd like to keep them, I just don't have the space for them. My loss is your gain. All of these books are all perfectly new or very gently used. The giveaway is open to US residents only and will run until 11:59 pm PST on June 16th, 2014. Please use the box below to enter.
What is your favorite vegan cookbook?
dishing up the dirt
Girl, you have me drooling over here. Lovely roundup!
Sarah
Isa Does It! is my favorite vegan cookbook. The Keepin' It Kind cookbook is highly anticipated in my household....
Betsy
Love, love, LOVE Isa, too, and Bryant Terry. Excited to see his new cookbook.
Marilyn
My first whole foods cooking book was Brendan Brazier's Thrive cookbook. It remains my favorite as it was my first introduction and I discovered so many new foods through it. Hoping to add the YU cookbook to my stack though!
Ana Little-Sana
The whole Isa Chandra Moskowitz collection.More specifically "Appetite for Reduction" the baked onion rings are my go to for a party.
Dalores
I live How we all Vegan & Everyday Happy Herbivore. Thanks for the giveaway!
Kelly G.
Favorite vegan cookbook? That's a toughie! Since I'm Italian, I'll say Vegan Italiano by Donna Klein.
Jenny
This tends to change as I discover -- and fall in love with -- new vegan cookbooks, but right now I would have to say Oh She Glows!
Michelle
Isa Does it
Morgan
I think right now my favorite vegan cookbook is the Veganomicon. When I first went veg, I didn't have access to fancy things like vital wheat gluten or tempeh, and didn't get use half the recipes in the book. Now that I've been vegan for a while I've been able to get a hold of these fun ingredients!
Kate
My favorite vegan cookbook? Happy Herbivore Light & Lean. I love all her books, so it's hard to choose just one!
Marina
While I don't have a favorite vegan cookbook yet, I am quite fond of 365 Vegan Smoothies and the Oh She Glows Cookbook!
Aaron
Veganomicon, Vegan With a Vengeance, Vegan on the Cheap
Abby
What a great recipe roundup! I don't even own a vegan cookbook, despite being vegan, but get most of my inspiration from blogs. However, I have Oh She Glows and Choosing Raw on my wish list for cookbooks this summer!
Sonja Raaijmakers
Oh she glows!
Beth
That's a tough question, but right now my favorites are Oh She Glows' new cookbook and Thrive Energy. But I use Peas and Thank You a lot!
Terri Cole
I think Isa Does It would be at the top of my list. Thanks for such a fun giveaway!
Renee Robillard
Just beginning my collection, but I love Oh She Glows.
Marlene @ Jade and Fern
Oh man, what a fantastic collection of recipes! As far as favorite cookbooks go, it's impossible to narrow it down to only one. I'd have to say Veganomicon, Ultimate Uncheese Cookbook, and Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World are the ones I use the most!
Jess
Thanks for the chance to win. Isa Does It is probably my favorite vegan cookbook.
Shannon
I am obsessed with the Oh She Glows cookbook!! 🙂
Samantha
Isa Does It!
Allison
I have to choose just one cookbook?! It might be Real Food Daily, though I recently acquired Oh She Glows, Happy Herbivore Abroad and The Blender Girl. Too many awesome ones out there!
Susan
Right now I'm using Happy Herbivore a lot. I love all my vegan cookbooks though!
Shelley
My favorite vegan cookbook is Appetite for Reduction! It was my first real vegan book and it's a classic!
Lauren
I love the happy herbivore cookbooks but ive used isa's recipes from her website and would love her cookbook too. Plus all of your recipes are wonderful.
Jeanna Julo
Forest Feast!!!
Bethany
Isa Does It, is my favorite Vegan cook book!
saniel
I recently got Fusion food in the vegan kitchen
Amy Poland
My favorite cookbook is The New Chicago Diner Cookbook! It was a Christmas gift and the recipes are amazing! But I also love Thrive Fitness and all the Happy Herbivore too! Just too many to list them all!
Shannon
Veganomicon of course! Loving the new Oh She Glows cookbook as well.
Sascha Gibson
Thebonly vegan cookbook I have is, part time vegan. Love it though!
Lauren
Veganomicon!
upstatelisa
yummy!
Sophia
I actually don't own any vegan cookbooks at this point! I do have my eyes on several, but I just went vegan about six weeks ago and I've been relying on the fabulous blogs I've found for recipes.
ninabean
My favorite vegan cookbook? That is so hard! Right now I'm loving The China Study All-Star Collection by Leanne Campbell.
Christine
It's a tie for favorite cookbook - Isa does it or Oh She Glows
Danielle Thomas
My favorite vegan cookbook is Vegan with a Vengeance. I like the simple, cheap recipes; and it makes things easy for a vegetarian turning vegan!
Ana
Angela from Oh She Glow's is my go-to cookbook. It was the first vegan cookbook I bought and I've never looked back!
Maria
Isa Does It and Oh She Glows - I use recipes from those the most and love them every time!
Tara
Everyday Happy Herbivore
Amber
I am loving the new Oh She Glows cookbook. :]
The Vegan Cookie Fairy
My favourite vegan cookbook has to be 'Vegan Cookies Take Over Your Cookie Jar' by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero. I was privileged to meet Isa at Ms Cupcake in London, too. She's my hero. She taught me that being vegan didn't have to be all salads and smoothies (though I do love those too!)
Jennifer
Right now it would have to be Oh She Glows new cookbook.
Beth R.
"The Veggie Lover's Sriracha Cookbook."
Courtney Howard
The only one I have is The Kind Diet. 🙁
Bianca @ Sweet Dreaming
oh she glows!
Laura S.
My favorite is 30 Minute Vegan. Every recipe is truly 30 minutes and it all turns out SO good! Thank you for the giveaway Kristy!
Shani
dont have any specific vegan cookbooks!
Noemi
I love Isa Does it! Never fails.
Ali @ Farmers Market Vegan
Right now, I'm loving the Vedge restaurant cookbook!
Lori
I love my China Study cookbook. It has great recipes and beautiful pictures.
Kristina
Isa Does It has been getting the most use for the past couple of months in mine and my boyfriend's kitchens. After that would probably be Vegan Fire and Spice.
Tiffany Gutridge
Veganomicon is my favorite vegan cookbook! 🙂
Sarah H
Veganomicon is my current favorite. So MANY RECIPES!
Heather
Oh She Glows
Kim
This changes for me over the years. I always come back to Robin Robertson's books (I started off with her Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker, many years back). I love the Happy Herbivore series for quick, easy, healthy stuff that mostly sticks to ingredients I always have in my pantry. But, right now? Isa Does It is my number one cookbook. I've been making stuff from it every week, sometimes multiple recipes. I make most of them oil-free, and they still taste amazing. I've made the dragon noodle salad three times already, and the falafel burgers twice. Oh She Glows is my second favorite. Those portobello steak fajitas? Omg...
Martha
I tend to use Happy Herbivore the most, probably because they're all quick. 🙂
Shelli O'Steen
Crazy Sexy Cancer Cookbook
Melissa
The Non-Dairy Formulary is my present favorite.
JoAnn Lakes
I love his books. I'm can't wait until his new seitan cookbook comes out. I love his taste profiles.
Camille
My favorite cookbook is called Big Vegan. It has tons of recipes, and all the ones I've tried so far have been delicious!
dana
oh she glows!
Aimee B.
I have many vegan cookbooks that I consider favorites. One is, The Joy of Vegan Baking.
Michelle
I have so many, but I like Isa's cookbook a lot and Happy Herbivore.
Becca F
Let Them Eat Vegan!
Corrine
I have just started my vegan cookbook collection and so far I don't have a favorite.
Lydia Claire
So far I don't have a favorite from my collection because I haven't had a lot of time to cook from all of them. But I am really hoping that changes!
Shannon
As of this moment, Isa Does It is my favorite cookbook, probably because I have made the most recipes from it than any other book. My family and I go crazy over the recipes and they have all turned out spectacular!
amanda
vegan with a vengeance and Isa Does It are my favorite cookbooks
M Fermier
So many favorites! But my current go-to is Happy Herbivore Light & Lean.
diana @ veggienextdoor
Anything by Dreena Burton!!!
Lorri Kee
I am new at being vegan, so I still don't have many cookbooks...I like Veganomicon
Amber
My favorite cookbook would have to be Isa Does It! by Isa Chandra! I really love all her cookbooks, but this one has really stolen my heart (and my tummy)!
Greg
I still turn to the Veganomicon pretty often for recipes.
Nan Ziemczonek
I love Oh She Glows, but I've also been a long time follower of Dreena Burton's cookbooks and blogs!
Bethany
The Oh She Glows Cookbook is great!
Carla
Current have is Vegan Sandwiches Save The Day but really want Artisan Vegan Cheese. ; p
Carla
Should be current fave.
Molly
I have many favorites, but if I have to pick one, I'd go with Isa Does It! 🙂
Sara
Veganomicon, baby!
Maggie
My favorite vegan cookbook would have to be Kimberly Snyder's Beauty Detox Foods! Her way of eating makes me feel so good, inside and out!
Janel M.
I'm still liking Veganomicon. I haven't made even half the recipes yet.
Jessica
Isa Does It was my first vegan cookbook, and it truly opened my eyes to the endless possibilities of vegan cooking!
Tracy Cornelius
I am super in love with the new 'Oh She Glows Cookbook'. It is so lovely!
Meredith @ Unexpectedly Magnificent
Isa Does It is amazing! I can't wait for your cookbook to come out, Kristy! 🙂
Sharon Gjertsen
My favorite vegan cookbook right now is The Vegan Table. Love all the recipes I have tried so far.
Purnima Barve
Everyday Happy Herbivore.
mary
Vegan Eats World
Rebecca
My current favorite is "Isa Does It," but I've been meaning to make more things from "Vegan Soul Kitchen," because the couple I've tried have been so good.
Nadja
My favoutite vagan cookbook is called "Vegan for youth".
Denise @ Pink-Vegan
Forks Over Knives
Lisa
I really enjoy Dreena Burton's cook books.
Hailey
Vegan cupcakes take over the world! Thanks for the giveaway 🙂
Samantha Plotkin
The Kind Diet!
Kirsten
Isa Does It
Christie
I don't actually own a vegan cookbook, but I enjoy following Keepin' It Kind and My Whole Food Life on Facebook and Pinterest for awesome recipes!
Abby
Post Punk Cupcakes, all the way!
charj
Julie Hasson's Vegan Diner is my favorite
Allison
Isa Does It
jacquie
i have never used a vegan cookbook so i don't have favorite
Megan M.
This one is pretty old school, but I love Nava Atlas's Vegetarian Family Cookbook. I always follow the vegan versions in the book, but it's one I return to frequently.
Colleen
Oh she glows....
Bitter and Murky
Happy Herbivore
Pixie @ Cheerfully Vegan
My favorite cookbook is the 3-ring binder that holds my own creations, as well as the printed successful web page recipes from all the great bloggers!
millie l Add A Little
Love the look of all these recipes - I pinned so many!! 🙂
http://youtube.com/addalittlefood
Sarah
Lately, Bake and Destroy has been my go-to. There are really too many to list, though.
Natalia M
I have yet to acquire a vegan cookbook, but Angela's from Oh She Glows will definitely be the first one I buy.
Julie
Vegan with a vengeance. Isa Chandra Moskowitz. 🙂
Bex @ VeganSparkles.com
You are incredible, gorgeous girl! Bookmarked and shared x 5 million! 🙂 xx
Julie
I have 2 equals-Isa Does It and Peas and Thank You.
Bobbie {the vegan crew}
I have a serious cookbook addiction, so picking a favorite is just too hard. Lately The Oh She Glows Cookbook has been getting the most action -- everything I've made is so good!
Anna Trombetta
I LOVE the new Oh She Glows cookbook!! I've only had it about three weeks and already I've made at least 10 of the recipes! 🙂
Melissa
One of my current favorite cookbooks is Appetite for Reduction by Isa Moskowitz.
Jacky
Oh She Glows! I've heard a lot of good things about Isa Does it and Veganomicon though, so definitely going to give those a try!
Steph
I love the taste of home cookbooks, the recipes can be fun to try and veganize!
Kristy
My favorite vegan cookbook is Native Foods Cookbook!
Michelle
Oh, however do I choose??? Maybe "Viva Vegan!" Or anything by Dreena Burton.
Jenny K
I have a soft spot for an oldie but goodie, Vegan with a Vengeance
Meg @ Niesbeetle
The Thrive Energy Cookbook is one I've been returning to often lately!
cynthia
I love Oh She Glows
Erica C
Isa Does It, Chloe's Kitchen, the Great Vegan Bean Book. I have a ton and love them all.
joan colleen
my favorite vegan cookbook is sivananda yoga cookbook
Karissa @ Vegan À La Mode
The Oh She Glows Cookbook is definitely one of my faves! Can't get enough of the Glo Bars and Gluten-Free Browines 🙂
Nancy
Superfood smoothies
Michael
I just wanted you to know how much I adore your blog and your wonderful recipes. Keepin It Kind is the best thing to happen to our kitchen in a while. Thank you. thank you. thank you.
keepinitkind
Thank you so much, Michael! 🙂
Mandy
Looks like an amazing book 🙂
JoAnn Lakes
I'm loving Everyday Vegan Eats by Zsu Dever and The Great Vegan Protien Book by Celine Steen and Tamasin Noyes at the moment but I have over a hundred vegan cookbooks and have enjoyed them all at one time or another. I love reading cookbooks more than relying on them for their recipes that's why they made the internet. Most of my favorite vegan cookbook authors are huge bloggers and I can grab the recipes online but I still support them by buying their cookbooks! Thanks for all your hard work! By the way, I like your cookbook 'But I Could Never Go Vegan'. Nice job!!!!
Clare
Can I just say your blog is one of the best I have come across!! I want to try EVERYTHING!!! YUM!