45 Best Plant-Based Grill Recipes – Sharon Palmer, The Plant Powered Dietitian

Fire up the grill with 45 incredible plant-based BBQ recipes! Vegan, vegetarian, and healthy grilled dishes from top bloggers, including some of my own favorites, for mains, sides, and more.

45 Best Plant-Based Grill Recipes (Vegan & Vegetarian BBQ Ideas You’ll Love)

Grilling season isn’t just for meat lovers—these 45 best plant-based grill recipes prove that vegan and vegetarian BBQ dishes can be just as bold, flavorful, and satisfying. I’ve rounded up the most creative and healthy grilled recipes from top food bloggers (including some of my own favorites!), such as smoky veggie skewers, marinated tofu steaks, grilled corn, portobello burgers, and even plant-based desserts. Whether you’re fully plant-based or just looking to add more veggies to your grill game, this list has something for everyone. Perfect for summer cookouts, backyard BBQs, or Meatless Mondays on the grill!

After all, who says meat has to be the star of your grill? You can turn to a world of plant-based foods and ingredients to grill up healthy, light, vegan, delicious dishes to light up your menu this season. Looking for a golden, crisp grilled veggie platter? Here you go! Want to grill some greens and potatoes? Step right up! You can also grill up awesome salads, skewers, kabobs, burgers, mushrooms, side-dishes, and even fruit! This fabulous collection of recipes is 100% vegan and vegetarian, and 100% addictively delicious. I asked some of my favorite bloggers to contribute their best smoky, outdoor cooking recipes, and they delivered! Check all of them out. I know I can’t wait to cook them up too. Let us know which recipes are your favorites.

Eat and Live Goodness,

Sharon

TOP 45 Plant-Based Grilling Recipes

Grilled Veggies Recipes

Balsamic-Ginger Grilled Portobello Mushrooms, Julia Mueller, The Roasted Root
Easy Grilled Eggplant, Amy Flanigan, Belly Full
Grilled Baby Potatoes, Melanie McDonald, A Virtual Vegan

Grilled Bok Choy, Alicia Wolf, The Dizzy Cook (shown above)
Grilled Cauliflower, Caitlin Conner, Be Plant Well 

Grilled Italian Zucchini, Amanda Scarlati, Saporito Kitchen (shown above)

Grilled Potatoes, Amy Katz, Veggies Save the Day (shown above)
Grilled Shishito Peppers with Lemon and Cilantro, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian

Grilled Vegetable Avocado Quesadillas with Chipotle Cashew Cream, Julia Mueller, The Roasted Root (shown above)

Grilled Vegetables with Avocado Chimichurri Sauce, Bronwyn Fraser, Crumbs & Caramel (shown above)

Lemon Herb Grilled Artichokes, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian (shown above)
Marinated Zucchini and Summer Squash, Caroline Williams, Caroline’s Cooking

Mexican Street Corn, Alisa Marie Fleming, Go Dairy Free (shown above)

Smoky Grilled Eggplant Steaks, Katherine Hackworthy, Veggie Desserts (shown above)

Marinated Grilled Portobello Mushrooms, Valentina Wein, Cooking on the Weekends (shown above)

Portobello Mushroom Steaks, Melissa Huggins, Vegan Huggs (shown above)

Teriyaki Oyster Mushroom Steak, Emese Maczko, My Pure Plants (shown above)

Grilled Skewers and Kebab Recipes

Easy Grilled Veggie Skewers, Jessica Randhawa, The Forked Spoon (shown above)
Grilled Potato Salad Skewers with Zucchini, Melissa Macher, Grateful Meal Nutrition
Grilled Vegetable Skewers, Toby Amidor, Toby Amidor Nutrition

Grilled Veggie Kabobs, Sophia DeSantis, Veggies Don’t Bite (shown above)

Persian Grilled Vegetable Tofu Skewers, Katherine Hackworthy, Veggie Desserts (shown above)

Seitan Kebabs, Monica Davis, The Hidden Veggies (shown above)

Teriyaki Tofu Skewers, Amy Katz, Veggies Save the Day (shown above)

Tropical Tofu Skewer with Avocado and Mango Recipe, Rachael Hartley, Rachael Hartley Nutrition (shown above)

Grilled Veggie Burger Recipes

Beet Burger, Clara Jane Bjorkman, Baking Ginger (shown above)

Chipotle Black Bean Burger, Emese Maczko, My Pure Plants (shown above)

Mushroom-Barley Burgers, Lori Rasmussen, My Quiet Kitchen (shown above)

Seitan Burger, Monica Davis, The Hidden Veggies (shown above)

Spicy Black Bean Burgers with Oats, Elysia Cartlidge, Haute & Healthy Living (shown above)

Grilled Tofu, Tempeh, Seitan, and Bean Recipes

Grilled BBQ Baked Beans, Jeni Hernandez, Thyme & Love (shown above)

Grilled BBQ Tofu, Holly Gray, This Wife Cooks (shown above)
Orange Tahini Grilled Tofu, Melissa Traub, Melissa Traub Plant-Based Nutrition

Sesame Ginger Grilled Tofu, Melissa Huggins, Vegan Huggs (shown above)
Seitan-Jackfruit Vegan Ribs, Lori Rasmussen, My Quiet Kitchen 

Grilled Salad Recipes

Grilled Corn and Potato Salad with Crispy Sage, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian (shown above)
Grilled Eggplant with Garlic and Herbs, Capri Lilly, Good Food Baddie

Grilled Pineapple Cucumber Salad with Peanut Dressing, Amy Chung, The Devil Wears Salad (shown above)

Orzo Salad with Grilled Vegetables, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian (shown above)

Grilled Fruit Recipes

Grilled Nectarines, Melanie McDonald, A Virtual Vegan
Grilled Peaches, Rebecca Pytell, Strength & Sunshine
Grilled Piña Colada Pineapple, Adriana Copaceanu, Recipe Idea Shop

Grilled Pineapples, Sophia Tsoukas DeSantis, Veggies Don’t Bite (shown above)

Grilled Pineapple with Lime Mint Sauce, Emily Wilson, This Healthy Table (shown above)

Spiced Grilled Peaches, Andrea Mathis, Beautiful Eats & Things (shown above)

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