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We’ve had a fun year filled with delicious recipes. From breakfast banana splits to roasted leeks, here are the top 22 new recipes from 2022! If you haven’t tried these already, I recommend starting with truffle pizza.

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The most popular recipes of 2022 spanned the whole culinary spectrum. I made a bunch of vegetarian classics that you all loved, like tofu marinades and nuggets galore.

But with almost 1,000 vegetarian recipes on Live Eat Learn, I also branched out into some fun flavor projects and was so excited when you jumped on board with me! Some of the standouts were:

Truffles Week, where I bought exactly 3 truffles on Etsy and created 7 billion truffle recipes from them, because when would I ever buy myself truffles again?

Herb Month, because a week wasn’t going to cut it. I created ingredient guides and a recipe to pair with 10 different herbs in March, totaling 21 new posts in March. It was a delicious doozy!

Passion Fruit Week, where I accidentally purchased far, far too many passion fruits on Etsy (my new source for all exotic ingredients).

Dog Week, where I shared a few recipes that both you AND your dog can enjoy (a few of these recipes hit our Top 22 list! See #16, #14, and #12). This was all to launch the biggest project of the year, our dog food blog called Bone Appรฉtreat!

Top Recipes of 2022

Now…to the recipes! These were the Top 22 new recipes of 2022. (P.S. For a time machine ride, see top recipes ofย 2021,ย 2020, andย 2019).

A slice of watermelon pizza with fruit on top

22. Watermelon Pizza

Featured on Good Morning America, this Watermelon Pizza was the 22nd most popular new recipe on Live Eat Learn this year!
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Panzanella toscana on a white platter

21. Panzanella Toscana

With grocery prices rising this year, I created a bunch of recipes to help reduce food waste. This panzanella, which uses stale bread to create the most delicious salad, fit the bill perfectly!
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A basket lined with parchment paper filled with breaded and baked tofu nuggets, with a dish of ketchup in the background.

20. Tofu Nuggets

I had to throw in a few classics, like these crunchy tofu nuggets.
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Parsley salad with tomatoes and cucumber on a white platter

19. Parsley Salad

Inspired by the giant bunch of Italian parsley about to go bad in my fridge, I create a salad where the leafy greens is the parsley. Garnish no more!
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A grilled chicken sandwich with lettuce, tomato, and crispy bacon on a sesame seed bunโ€”our savory twist on classic halloumi burgersโ€”secured with a toothpick and served on a white board.

18. Halloumi Burgers

I'd been wanting to do a halloumi feature for years, and finally got my hands on a few blocks of this squeaky cheese! The halloumi burger was an instant reader-favorite.
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Avocado fries are arranged on a baking tray with dipping sauce in small cups, surrounded by avocado halves and a bowl of sauce on a light green surface.

17. Baked Avocado Fries with Chipotle Ranch Dipping Sauce

Creamy on the inside, crunchy on the outside. What more could you want?
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A cottage cheese omelette with fresh spinach is served alongside cherry tomatoes and a glass of water on a yellow background. A fork and a carton of eggs complete this vibrant, wholesome breakfast scene.

16. Cottage Cheese Omelette

Not only is this omelette ridiculously high in protein, your dog can eat it too! This was the first in our dog series, where I shared delicious dishes that can be enjoyed by the WHOLE family, human and fur baby.
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A brown dog with a hat on eating birthday cake

15. Dog Birthday Cake

With Rhubarb turning one this year, I obviously had to make her a cake. With fluffy mashed potato frosting, she was obsessed.
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A delightful breakfast awaits in a pink bowlโ€”a banana split topped with fresh strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, granola, and creamy yogurt. A spoon rests nearby. On the pink surface, ripe bananas and juicy strawberries complete the morning scene.

14. Breakfast Banana Split

Who says you can't have a banana split for breakfast?
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Slices of bread with green sauce, a hint of how to make basil oil, rest on a white plate. Nearby is a salad featuring tomatoes, mozzarella, and fresh basil. Accompanying the meal are glasses of water and a refreshing green drink.

13. How to Make Basil Oil

A product of our wild and delicious herb month! This basil oil is *perfect* on a caprese salad.
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A close-up view of several egg muffin cups baked with vegetables such as broccoli, spinach, and tomatoes.

12. Best Ever Egg Muffin Cups

With people finally going back into the office, I created a few recipes that could be enjoyed on the go. This choose-your-adventure egg muffin cup situation was a favorite!
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Three bowls of khao soi noodle soup with vegetables, herbs, lime wedges, and chopsticks on a turquoise surface, next to glasses of water.

11. Khao Soi

Another recipe that had been on my list for ages to make. Once I tasted it, I wondered what had taken me so long!
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Several plastic bags filled with different varieties of cubed tempeh, each displaying distinct colors and seasonings, laid out side by side.

10. How To Marinate Tempeh (Ultimate Flavor Guide!)

I've been all about the *ultimate guides* lately. The one stop shops. So naturally I couldn't just give you one tempeh marinade, I gave you eight!
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A sliced of truffle pizza on parchment paper.

9. Truffle Pizza

Because what better way to amp up pizza night than with SHAVED TRUFFLES!
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Roasted leeks topped with grated cheese rest invitingly on a baking tray, accompanied by drinks and an extra serving of these delightful roasted leeks on a plate.

8. Roasted Leeks

In the spring I did a whole leek week! We made quiche and a tart and risotto, but this simple roasted leeks recipe was the crowd favorite.
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Close-up of a bowl filled with garlic confit, the cloves beautifully submerged in oil. A spoon lifts some aromatic cloves above the bowl. The background is a softly blurred blue surface.

7. How To Make Garlic Confit

Garlic week was a delicious time in 2022. And this garlic confit? A game changer.
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Two bottles of truffle oil sit elegantly on a white surface, surrounded by scattered truffle pieces against a light blue background, offering a glimpse into the art of how to make truffle oil at home.

6. How to Make Truffle Oil

Isnpired by the 3 truffles I bought on Etsy, I set out to learn how to make truffle oil and created this guide from my research!
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Plate of three vegan bao buns with spicy pulled mushrooms, cucumber, pickled onions, carrots, and sesame seeds. Lime wedges are on the side. Red background and additional dishes partially visible.

5. Pulled Mushroom Bao Buns

I'm a sucker for bao buns, and 2022 was the year I finally learned how to make them.
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Several glass bowls filled with roasted chickpeas in various seasonings, arranged on a tray.

4. How To Make Crispy Roasted Chickpeas

Another ultimate guide, this time with my favorite ingredient of all, chickpeas!
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A glass jar of passion fruit juice sits on a tray beside a halved passion fruit, with whole passion fruits and a bowl of rich passion fruit puree in the background.

3. 10 Minute DIY Passion Fruit Puree

In case you too find yourself with more passion fruits than you can count…make this puree!
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Various pieces of toast topped with avocado, fried eggs, radishes, pico de gallo, herbs, feta cheese, and crispy avocado fries, arranged on a light blue background.

2. How To Make Healthy Avocado Toast

I'm not sure how I went 8 year of blogging without an avocado toast recipe, but I changed that in 2022 (and it quickly shot up to become the #2 new recipe of the year!)
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Eight resealable bags filled with cubed tofu marinating in different colored sauces, arranged in a grid on a light surface.

1. How To Marinate Tofu (Ultimate Flavor Guide!)

And the MOST POPULAR new recipe of 2022 is, as no surprise on a vegetarian food blog, marinated tofu! This was such a fun recipe to test and create, and I'm so happy you all loved eating it as much as I loved creating it!
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