15+ Easy Vegan Summer Recipes

Keep cool during hot summer days with these 15+ Easy Vegan Summer Recipes! Everything you need for breakfast, snacks, no-heat meals, desserts, and drinks! Cooling you from the inside makes the heat much more manageable! 

With the summer finally here (hooray!) my body literally screams for lighter and healthier meals. I try to keep snacking throughout the day or make meals that don’t require the oven or stovetop at all or only for a short time. Our apartment gets super hot on its own, it doesn’t need me to add even more heat to that.

In this post, I’ve compiled my 15 favorite easy vegan summer recipes that keep me cool. I’ve grouped the recipes into the following categories:

Summer-approved Breakfast

Tomato Bruschetta

Vegan Tomato Bruschetta – a healthy and light lunch, appetizer, dinner or breakfast idea! It’s fresh, summery and healthy.

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Vegan Blueberry Overnight Oats

Recipe for vegan and gluten-free Blueberry Overnight Oats. Prepare the oats the day ahead and top with warm blueberry sauce the next morning. So good!

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Raspberry Chia Pudding

Recipe for a vegan and gluten-free Raspberry Chia Pudding. Chia Puddings are awesome because you can make them the night before and therefore enjoy them in the morning without any hassle.

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Snacks and Sides

Easy Pineapple Salsa (Vegan, Gluten-Free, 5 Ingredients)

The perfect party food for a summer party! Easy Pineapple Salsa with only 5 ingredients. It’s vegan, gluten-free and absolutely delicious!

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Vegan Chickpea Tuna Salad

Chickpeas make a great tuna-inspired sandwich filling. The dill, nori, capers, lemon juice, mustard, and tahini add to that typical flavor. The „tuna“ salad is also delicious in wraps!

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Basic Edamame – Healthy Vegan Snack

Recipe for basic Edamame (boiled soybeans in the pod). 3 ingredients only! It’s the easiest snack or appetizer ever.

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Main Meals made with little or no heat

Creamy Vegan Pasta Salad

Recipe for a creamy vegan Pasta Salad, that is perfect to bring to BBQs or Potlucks! It’s ideal for hot summer days and ready in 30 minutes!

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Veggie Summer Rolls with Peanut Wasabi Sauce

These Veggie Summer Rolls with a creamy Peanut Wasabi Sauce are perfect for hot days. They are vegan and gluten-free, made with simple ingredients and you won’t need a stove to make them!

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Raw & Vegan Zucchini Pasta with Avocado Sauce

This raw & vegan Zucchini Pasta with Avocado Sauce and topped with Cashew Parmesan is the perfect healthy dish! It’s also gluten-free!

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Easy Tomato Olive Pasta (Vegan)

This easy Tomato Olive Pasta Recipe is the perfect quick and fuss-free lunch or dinner! Ready in just 15 minutes and made with basic ingredients.

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Orzo Pasta with Roasted Vegetables

This vegan Orzo Pasta recipe with Roasted Vegetables is the perfect meal for the summer. It is loaded with fresh veggies, parsley, and is giving me all the Mediterranean vibes.

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Vegan Taco Salad Bowl with Walnut Meat

This Vegan Taco Salad Bowl with Walnut Meat is the perfect alternative if you’re craving tacos but you don’t have taco shells at home! The leafy greens, purple cabbage, corn, and tomatoes are the color- and flavorful base, the Walnut Meat Crumble adds a lovely crunch, and everything is topped with vegan mayo and cilantro! It’s such a quick and easy lunch to throw together.

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Tofu & Rice Noodle Bowl with Peanut Sauce

This Tofu & Rice Noodle Bowl with Peanut Sauce is the perfect meal for hot summer days. It’s easy and quick to make and highly customizable.

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BBQ Tempeh Wraps

These BBQ Tempeh Wraps are super quick and easy to throw together. Plus, they are highly versatile: add shredded carrots, raw bell pepper, or roasted eggplant cubes for variations.

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Vegan Crab Cakes

These vegan Crab Cakes are quick and easy to make. I've added all the typical ingredients for a fishy flavor: nori, dill, lemon juice, and capers to a hearty base of artichokes and chickpeas. Delicious!

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Peanut Noodles with Tofu

These Peanut Noodles with tofu are the perfect creamy comfort food! You only need a couple of ingredients and it is so quick and easy to make! You will love it!

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Cool Desserts

Vegan Blueberry Ombre Popsicles

You’ll only need 2 ingredients for these Vegan Blueberry Ombre Popsicles! They are the perfect summer treat and look so pretty! 

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Vegan Bounty Bars

Make your own vegan & healthier version of Bounty (or Mounds) at home! These soft, delicious coconut bars coated with dark chocolate are the perfect dessert.

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Vegan Blueberry Ice Cream

You'll only need 2 ingredients for this vegan Blueberry Ice Cream. No churning and no ice cream machine needed. Say hello to your favorite new summer treat!

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Refreshing Drinks

Coffee Nice Cream Shake

This vegan Coffee Nice Cream Shake is a refreshing and energizing treat for hot summer days. Only 3 ingredients!

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Pineapple Coconut Cocktail

The perfect cocktail for summer: Pineapple & Coconut, mixed with Myers’s Dark Rum.

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Strawberry Nice Cream Shake (vegan, gluten-free, refined sugar-free)

Recipe for a vegan, gluten-free and refined sugar-free Strawberry Nice Cream Shake. Done in 5 minutes and only needs 3 ingredients!

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Watermelon Amaretto Bowl

This Watermelon Amaretto Bowl is the perfect drink for any summer party! It looks amazing and tastes delicious! And it’s actually not hard to make at all…

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Double Mint Iced Tea

Recipe for a simple homemade Double Mint Iced Tea – vegan, gluten-free and the perfect refreshing drink for the summer. Sweetened with rice syrup!

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