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Avocado Salad

This avocado salad recipe is a delicious, healthy side dish! A zesty dressing coats creamy avocado, juicy tomatoes, crisp veggies, and fresh herbs.

...go-to side dishes this summer because it’s super tasty, super quick, and pairs well with just about anything. We’ve enjoyed it with tacos, black bean burgers, crispy corn fritters, and...

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Grilled Mushrooms

These grilled mushrooms are an easy, delicious summer side dish! Seasoned with tamari and balsamic vinegar, they're meaty, juicy, and SO flavorful.

...More Favorite Grilling Recipes If you love this grilled mushrooms recipe, try one of these veggie grilling recipes next: Best Veggie Burger Black Bean Burger Grilled Tofu Easy Grilled Asparagus...

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Tomato Salad

This tomato salad recipe is the ULTIMATE summer side dish! Full of juicy, ripe tomatoes and fresh herbs, it's simple, flavorful, and refreshing.

...burgers or black bean burgers?). It also pairs nicely with a summery pasta like pesto pasta or spaghetti aglio e olio. Crusty bread for sopping up the salad’s juices isn’t...

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Italian Pasta Salad

This Italian pasta salad recipe is fresh and delicious! A zesty Italian dressing, veggies, olives, pepperoncini, and cheese fill it with bold flavor.

...Italian Pasta Salad This Italian pasta salad recipe is one of my favorite side dishes to make for cookouts. It pairs perfectly with classic BBQ fare like veggie burgers, black...

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Healthy Dinner Ideas

These are our favorite healthy dinner recipes! Creamy White Bean Shells, Butternut Enchiladas, Sweet Potato Noodles, Lentil Bolognese & more!

...have a spiralizer, this recipe would be great with spaghetti squash in place of the sweet potato noodles. Butternut Squash & Black Bean Enchiladas One of my favorite vegetarian dinner...

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Chipotle Honey Vinaigrette

This chipotle vinaigrette is smoky, spicy, and a little sweet. Use it as a salad dressing, or drizzle it over burrito bowls, tacos, grilled veggies, and more!

...burgers, chili, black bean soup, or enchiladas! Fresh lime juice – It makes the dressing zesty and bright. Honey – Its sweetness balances the heat of the chipotle pepper. Garlic...

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Cucumber Tomato Salad

This cucumber tomato salad recipe is bursting with summer flavor, but it's easy to make. The fresh veggies and zingy dressing do the work for you!

...me full till dinnertime. However, it’s also a wonderful summer side dish. Serve it with stuffed zucchini or stuffed peppers, classic cookout fare like veggie burgers or black bean burgers,...

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Carrot Salad

This simple carrot salad recipe comes together in just 15 minutes! Tossed in a lightly sweet, cumin-spiced dressing, it's bright, aromatic, and refreshing.

...veggie burgers or black bean burgers, crispy falafel, or a protein of your choice. If you’re serving it for brunch, try pairing it with any of these savory recipes: Vegetable...

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Cabbage Salad

Move over, coleslaw! There's a new cabbage salad recipe in town. Crunchy, colorful, and tossed in a tangy dressing, it's an easy, delicious side dish.

...fantastic side dish for a picnic or cookout. Pair it with veggie burgers, black bean burgers, vegan hot dogs, BBQ tofu…whatever you happen to be grilling! Round out the meal...

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Watermelon Feta Salad with Kale & Avocado

Nothing beats this cooling watermelon feta salad in the summertime. With a bright dressing & lots of crisp veggies, it's a yummy, refreshing lunch.

...excellent with veggie burgers, black bean burgers, or jackfruit sandwiches. If you love this watermelon feta salad… Make this spicy watermelon salad, this kale salad, or this couscous salad next!...

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Summer Panzanella with Squash

Though pattypan squash is my top choice, you can use any summer squash you have on hand to make this bright, bold late summer panzanella.

...classic picnic fare – veggie burgers, black bean burgers, BBQ sandwiches, or grilled portobellos are some of my go-tos. Alternatively, embrace the Italian flavors in this pattypan squash recipe and...

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Photograph of Jeanine Donofrio and Jack Mathews in their kitchen

Hello, we're Jeanine and Jack.

We love to eat, travel, cook, and eat some more! We create & photograph vegetarian recipes from our home in Chicago, while our shiba pups eat the kale stems that fall on the kitchen floor.