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In honor of the best season of the year, we’re sharing a few of our favorite vegetarian summer recipes! From veggie spring rolls and fresh salads to zucchini noodles with pesto, these recipes involve less cooking (because it’s too hot for that!) and use up that delicious seasonal produce.

Collage of vegetarian summer recipes

Summer isnโ€™t just about beach days and barbecuesโ€”itโ€™s the perfect time to get your fresh, in-season produce fix in! From juicy berries, melons, and stone fruit to leafy greens, corn, and summer squash, this is the season where food just tastes better.

Top Summer Veggie Picks

Before we get into the recipes, here are a few in-season summer fruits and veggies to inspire your cooking during the warmer months! (Grab our full guide to summer vegetables here!)

  • Avocado: Avocados are usually available year-round, though they’re in peak season from April to June.
  • Corn: The epitome of summer is corn on the cob! These hit their peak from June to September.
  • Cucumber: Another common veggie typically found year-round (though their season is from May to August).
  • Eggplant: Look for these at your farmer’s market from July to October.
  • Mushrooms: The sheer variety of mushrooms means many are seasonally at their peak in the winter, but a few grow in the summer! Look for porcinis and chanterelles during the summer months.
  • Pepper: Peppers of all kinds grow like wildfire in the summer, especially from July to September.
  • Tomatoes: Anyone with a garden tomato plant knows that tomatoes love summer! They’re in season from May to September.
  • Zucchini: As with tomatoes, proud zucchini plant owners can expect plenty of summer squash between June and August.

Easy Vegetarian Summer Recipes

From crisp salads to grilled mushroom burgers, these easy vegetarian summer recipes showcase the season’s freshest produce. They’re perfect for light lunches, dinners, or summer get-togethers when you don’t want the oven on!

Portobello Mushroom Burgers with an orange background - With melted sharp cheddar, the perfectly meaty texture, and best-ever Fancy Sauce, these Portobello Mushroom Burgers are the vegetarian recipe that'll have you craving mushrooms for dinner.

1. Portobello Mushroom Burgers

With melted sharp cheddar, the perfectly meaty texture, and best-ever Fancy Sauce, these panfried Portobello Mushroom Burgers are the vegetarian recipe thatโ€™ll have you craving mushrooms for dinner.
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Watermelon salad on a white platter

2. Grilled Watermelon Salad

This savory Grilled Watermelon Salad is packed with feta cheese, mint, basil, and onion, and is bound to be the summer salad of your dreams.
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Veggie spring rolls cut in half on a plate

3. Vegetable Vietnamese Spring Rolls

This veggie-packed Vietnamese Spring Rolls recipe is a fresh and delicious Asian-inspired dinner that is served with the best almond coconut dipping sauce!
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Salad with avocado and mangoes in a white bowl on a blue table

4. Avocado Mango Salad

This healthy avocado mango salad is packed with delicious summer produce and drizzled with creamy yogurt dressing.
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Broccoli salad in a bowl on a yellow background

5. Grilled Broccoli Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing

This Grilled Broccoli Salad is drizzled with a creamy honey mustard dressing and tossed together with feta cheese, cranberries, and slivered almonds. The perfect veggie side dish to compliment your BBQing this summer!
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A bowl of rice topped with sliced avocado, marinated red fish, edamame, cucumber, seaweed, green onions, and sauce, with chopsticks and side dishes on a green surface.

6. Tomato “Tuna” Sushi Bowl

This Vegan Tuna Sushi Bowl has plant-based tuna made with tomatoes, and all the fixings of your favorite poke bowls (including the spicy mayo)!
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A bowl of tomato soup topped with cream, croutons, and fresh basil leaves, with a spoon resting inside the bowl.

7. Fresh Tomato Soup with Basil

This Fresh Tomato Soup recipe uses garden-ripe tomatoes and fresh ingredients (no cans or pastes here)! Itโ€™s such an easy homemade tomato soup thatโ€™s perfect for using up those those juicy summer tomatoes.
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Grilled romaine lettuce halves topped with grated cheese make a fresh addition to vegetarian summer recipes, served on a baking tray and garnished with lemon wedges, salt, garlic, and a wedge of cheese nearby.

8. Grilled Romaine Salad

Grilling your greens makes for tender on the inside while charred on the outside salad that changes the pace of your usual grilling routine.
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This spiralized zucchini pasta is tossed in creamy basil and avocado pesto to make a deliciously low carb and gluten-free dinner!

9. Zucchini Pasta with Creamy Avocado Pesto

This spiralized zucchini pasta is tossed in creamy basil and avocado pesto to make a deliciously low carb and gluten-free dinner!
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Asparagus noodles in a bowl with pesto.

10. Asparagus Noodles with Pesto

Zucchini noodles are cool and all, but have you tried asparagus noodles? Like bright green fettuccine, this asparagus pasta makes a delicious low carb dinner!
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Bean salad in a bowl on an orange background

11. Mamaโ€™s Famous Bean Salad

This easy Bean Salad recipe is famous in our house, and for good reason! Quick to make, packed with flavor, and perfect for bringing to potlucks!
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A bowl of refreshing Cucumber Tzatziki Salad with dill and red onions sits on a blue surface, surrounded by cut cucumber, lemon, a bowl of onions, and two glasses of water adorned with lemon slices.

12. Tzatziki Cucumber Salad

If youโ€™ve ever tried the refreshing yogurt and cucumber sauce known as tzatziki, you understand how lowkey epic it is. Well this Greek Cucumber Salad is proof that seemingly simple ingredients can be combined into refreshingly creamy and tangy deliciousness.
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Summer veggie salad on a platter.

13. Summer Veggie Salad

This Summer Vegetable Salad is a quick mix of tomato, cucumber, pepper, and feta (among a few other way summery, healthy flavors).
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Bulgur salad on a serving spoon.

14. Bulgur Salad with Feta and Pomegranate

This vibrant bulgur salad is packed with whole grains, herbs, and juicy pomegranate seeds! Toss it together for a quick and refreshing side dish.
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These vegetarian Southwest Spring Rolls are packed with fresh vegetables and dipped in a smoky chipotle sauce. Youโ€™ll forget how healthy they are as you devour the whole pile!

15. Southwest Spring Rolls

These vegetarian Southwest Spring Rolls are packed with fresh vegetables and dipped in a smoky chipotle sauce. Youโ€™ll forget how healthy they are as you devour the whole pile!
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Chickpea corn salad in a bowl with a serving spoon.

16. Chickpea Corn Salad with Yogurt Dressing

In need of a quick summer side dish recipe thatโ€™s filling and delicious? (I mean, how can you say no to that?) Today weโ€™re whipping up a Chickpea Corn Salad thatโ€™s bursting with veggies and herbs, and tied together with a spiced Greek yogurt dressing.
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Layered salad in a mason jar with a white marble background - This 7-Layer Summer Berry Salad Jar is a filling and flavorful meal to-go that will get you excited for lunchtime!

17. Summer Berry Salad Jar

This 7-Layer Summer Berry Salad Jar is a filling and flavorful meal to-go that will get you excited for lunchtime!
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2 Comments

  1. Phyllis says:

    Which recipe should I try first?????????

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    1. Sarah says:

      My vote is number 16, Chickpea Corn Salad with Yogurt Dressing! ๐Ÿ˜€