These 39 vegan fourth of July recipes are more then enough to keep you full, happy and in the festive spirit this season. Whether you are plant based, vegan or vegetarian, there are plenty of fabulous grilling options, red white and blue desserts, and simply delicious dishes.
If we missed your favorite July fourth recipe or you got to try one of these, leave us a comment!
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Mains
These 4th of July main dishes are the perfect items to build your meal around!
Vegan Seitan Burger Recipe
These vegan seitan burgers are a delicious blend of earthy beetroot, kidney beans and tasty spices and flavors. Perfect for a vegan BBQ - they are a must try.
Vegan Portobello Burger with Pesto and Sun Dried Tomato Spread
This vegan portobello burger makes an amazing meal, whether you are throwing it on a grill, or pan cooking it to perfection for a healthy dinner. Paired with vegan pesto and a creamy sun dried tomato spread, this is a definite crowd pleaser.
Colorful Seitan Kebabs - Vegan Kebabs
These vegan kebabs are colorful, delicious and a perfect vegan grilling option. Make the seitan kebabs with our homemade seitan recipe, or use store bought seitan.
Bring them to your next vegan bbq or cookout, or just have them for nice vegan summer dinner!
Vegan Buffalo Chicken Sandwich
This vegan buffalo chicken sandwich is crispy and delicious. It is made possible with the humble cauliflower. Packed with the right amount of spice, flavor and crunch, this buffalo cauliflower sandwich is one for the favorites.
Berry Patriotic Vegan Yogurt Cups
These berry packed vegan parfait cups are beautifully red, white, and blue making them perfect for any American holiday. Have them for breakfast to start out your fourth of July on the right foot or swap out the vegan yogurt with whipped coconut cream for a delicious dessert.
Vegan Eggplant Pulled Pork Burger (GF)
This Vegan Eggplant Pulled Pork Burger is easy to make, just as tasty as the real thing, and packed full of plant-based goodness.
Vegan Yakitori
This vegan yakitori is a fantastic vegan bbq option. It's completely flavorful, covered in tare sauce, also known as teriyaki.
We make our yakitori vegan by making mushroom and tofu yakitori but you can get creative with it and use whichever chicken replacement is your favorite to make these awesome vegan bbq skewers!
Easy Meat Free Vegan sausages
Prep the grill and get the vegan sausages out. They sizzle beautifully and work well with an array of sides.
Grilled Portobello Mushrooms
Grilled portobello mushrooms make a wonderful simple side dish to accompany any summer meal. Using a grill pan, you can have these grilled portobello mushrooms ready in just 10 minutes, super quick!
Vegan Crab Salad
Get ready to have your mind blown with this delicious vegan crab salad, light, full of flavour & a perfect as a canapé, salad or sandwich filler. Ideal make ahead lunch or fancy starter. Here at Yum HQ we love that this salad can be perfect for any occasion or simple lunch.
Sides
These side dishes are great to accompany some of the delicious mains on the list, or just so you have an easy dish to bring along to a less vegan friendly July fourth bash!
Roast Potato Salad
This vegan roast potato salad recipe is rich, flavoursome, comforting and totally delicious. Vegan potato salad has never tasted so good with the beautifully roasted potatoes, coated in a delicious creamy dressing, with fresh herbs and crunch vegan bacon in the mix.
BBQ Vegan Corn On The Cob Drizzled in Vegan Aioli
This BBQ vegan corn on the cob recipe is the perfect addition to a meal or as a stand alone snack. It's Balinese street food with a western twist is simply delicious and easy to make with limited ingredients.
Addictive Vegan Broccoli Salad
This easy vegan broccoli salad recipe, comes together in minutes and is so delicious and addictive. Covered in a vegan honey mustard dressing, it's tangy and sweet and amazing with the crunch of fresh broccoli.
Vegan Potato Salad - Oil-free and delicious!
This Vegan Potato Salad recipe allows you to enjoy classic potato salad taste with a fraction of the calories of traditional potato salad. Only 7 ingredients, and it’s dairy free, egg free, gluten free, and oil free!
Vegan Taco Salad Recipe
This delicious vegan taco salad recipe is easy to create and pretty addictive. It's packed with a punch of protein and iron from the lentil meat, lots of great nutrition from a bowl of fresh veg and comfort from the creamy, amazing dressing. Meatless taco salad has never been so good!
Quick and Easy Vegan Dill Sauce
This easy vegan dill sauce comes together in minutes. Creamy and delicious, it will be a crowdpleaser.
Vegan Pesto Pasta Salad Recipe
Vegan pesto pasta salad is the perfect salad for picnics, cookouts and get togethers, especially in summer! It is packed with flavor and incredibly easy to throw together.
You can easily make a big batch of this cold vegan pasta salad ahead of time and store in the fridge for a great vegan meal prep option and packed lunches.
Boston Baked Beans Recipe | Instant Pot Baked Beans
This Boston Baked Beans Recipe has got to be the easiest way to make baked beans! These beans are delectably sweet and make the perfect side dish!
Crowd Pleasing Vegan Caesar salad Recipe
Try this crowd pleasing vegan caesar salad that is packed full of flavour and tastes very similar to the classic recipe.
Baked BBQ Cauliflower Wings
Need a simple appetizer for a party? These BBQ cauliflower wings are the perfect crowd pleasing recipe that are easy to make, naturally vegan and full of flavor.
BBQ Moroccan Eggplant Salad
This Moroccan eggplant salad is the perfect summer BBQ salad recipe. With delicate Moroccan spices, a smokey BBQ flavor, roasted chickpeas, fresh rocket leaf salad and a zesty dressing - this is a must try. BBQ eggplant is creamy and flavorful. This roasted eggplant salad recipe is sure to impress!
Grilled Potato Salad Recipe
The quintessential 4th of July Side Dish. Grilled Potato Salad: A healthy recipe that is quick and easy with just 5 ingredients.
Israeli Salad (Jerusalem Salad)
This easy Israeli salad (also known as Jerusalem salad) uses simple, fresh ingredients to create an amazing side salad. With just a few minutes spent chopping you'll have a delicious salad, that is packed with health and nutrition and falls within almost every diet.
Avocado Pasta Salad
This Avocado Pasta Salad is one that’ll be different than all the others on the cookout table. It’s creamy, bright, packed full of (hidden) spinach, and it just happens to be vegan!
Vegan Burger Sauce Recipe
This vegan burger sauce recipe is super easy to make and packed with flavor. The perfect creamy, zingy sauce to add to your favorite vegan burger. It is also a great addition to your hotdogs, loaded fries, potato wedges, tacos and sandwiches alike.
Grilled Tomatoes with Oil Free Chimichurri Sauce
Grilled tomatoes are topped in a tangy, delicious oil free chimichurri that you will not be able to stop eating. It’s healthy, vibrant and wonderfully flavourful.
Desserts and Drinks
No BBQ is complete without some cooling and delicious after treats!
Drunken Fruit Salad
This drunken fruit salad is the ultimate grownup summer salad. Get your buzz on while simultaneously enjoying a refreshing fruit salad!
Vegan Biscoff Brownies
Try these deliciously goooey vegan biscoff brownies. The chocolate and biscoff compliment each other creating the perfect brownie! Share these devine brownies with friends and family, they will be blown away!
Grandma’s Rustic Vegan Apple Pie Recipe
Does it get more American than apple pie? What about grandmas vegan apple pie that was accidentally vegan and passed down for generations? Even better!
Patriotic Fruit Kabobs (Healthy, Paleo, Vegan)
Make these fun and patriotic Fruit Kabobs for the 4th of July! They’re so fun AND healthy!
Vegan Raspberry Muffins with Cream Cheese Frosting
These delicious vegan raspberry muffins, optionally drizzled with a vegan cream cheese frosting, are light and fluffy and bursting with delicious raspberry lemon flavors.
No-Bake Vegan Lemon Berry Cheesecake Cups
These mini no-bake vegan lemon berry cheesecake cups are the perfect little treat for cheesecake lovers who are looking for a healthier lower sugar and dairy-free option. Whip up a batch of these cups to store in the freezer as a snack or treat for those summer (think Fourth of July) celebrations!
Tofu Chocolate Mousse Recipe
Try these delicious vegan tofu chocolate mousse puds. They are silky smooth and indulgent without excessive calories. They take only 5 minutes to make and 3 ingredients.
Vegan Strawberry Trifle (Gluten-Free)
This Vegan Strawberry Trifle is so easy to make and just as delicious as the traditional version: layers of fruity strawberry jelly, creamy custard and fluffy coconut whipped cream topped with fresh strawberries! Also gluten-free and refined sugar free.
Watermelon Blueberry Sparklers
All you need is for these fun, festive fruit sparklers is watermelon, blueberries, a few wooden skewers, a star-shaped cookie cutter, and a knife. They are an adorable, healthy 4th of July recipe!
Frozen Chocolate Banana Bites with Peanut Butter
Summer is the perfect time to enjoy these Frozen Chocolate Banana Bites. Make them in advance and store in freezer. Take out right before serving or serve on a bed of ice!
Gluten-Free Vegan Ice Cream Cookie Cups | Sarah, Baking Gluten Free
These gluten free vegan ice cream cookie cups are a great addition to any summer celebration. Add your favorite dairy-free ice cream and enjoy!
Raspberry lemon kombucha popsicles
These refreshing raspberry and lemon kombucha popsicles are bursting with summer berries and probiotics and are vegan to boot.
Healthy Summer Fruit Popsicles (coconut water)
Healthy Summer fruit popsicles are made with coconut water, strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries. These fruit popsicles are refreshing on a hot summer day!Hey, these popsicles are so “guilt-free”, you can have more than one… maybe 2, or 3?
Strawberry Margarita
A strawberry margarita is everyone’s favorite summer cocktail. It’s fruity, festive, and with just 5 ingredients and a blender you’ll have a frosty cocktail in minutes.
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