From stuffing and sides to entrées and dessert, build a vegan feast with these recipes.
Do you have vegan guests coming to dinner this year? Step one: Don't panic. Step two: Choose from our collection of mouthwatering vegan Thanksgiving recipes, from appetizers to sides to mains and desserts. While so much of the culinary focus of Thanksgiving dinner involves a giant bird, vegans would like to remind the eating world that the true edible stars of late fall are fruits and vegetables, and there is no better place to celebrate them than with these recipes that will delight every last person at your gathering.
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Whether you serve it as an appetizer or a side at your vegan Thanksgiving feast, this crispy, crunchy on the outside but soft within potato and Brussels sprout pancake is a winner.
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Extra-virgin olive oil makes these potatoes smooth and rich. Using a ricer yields mashed potatoes with an especially light, fluffy texture. Alternatively, potatoes can be mashed with a potato masher or fork.
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Kale is the iron-rich cool weather star in this satisfying and simple soup where crisp garlic adds a powerful crunch.
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A simple sourdough stuffing that everyone at the table will want to try. It has all of the traditional stuffing flavors -- without the traditional poultry broth, dairy, or eggs.
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Ruby pomegranate, roasted peppers, and creamy walnuts are whizzed up with chile for this zesty and arrestingly bright dip. It's a perfect welcome for arriving guests.
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Chicories are a cold-weather green that's hardier than summer lettuce. It pairs nicely with dense sweet persimmon and toasted chopped walnuts.
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An assertively spiced soup of creamed lentils combines the sweetness of coconut milk with pungency of garlic, ginger, and curry powder, with fresh cilantro and dried cherries adding layers of rewarding complexity towards the end.
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This is a delightful yet unusual combination of textures and flavors -- roasted beets alongside juicy persimmon, bitter endive, and sweet citrus fruits that run the gamut from sour grapefruit to sugary Cara Cara oranges.
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A spectacular vegan entrée, give this dish the center of the table it deserves. Roasting turns the cauliflower brown, nutty, and very tender. It's served with an easy stir-it-together green herb sauce.
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A creamy (but dairy free) sauce made with garlic, onion, coconut milk, and red curry paste envelopes hunks of sweet potato, cauliflower, baby spinach, edamame, and zucchini in this colorful vegan main.
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Acorn squash slices are made extra special with the addition of crunchy sesame and cumin seeds and additional ground spices. Roast till soft and caramelized.
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A hearty dish with a color palette so right for the Thanksgiving table. The secret weapon in this warm salad is shiro miso, the fermented soy paste that seems made for honeyed quality of roast carrots.
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A show-stopper of a side dish that can also be a main, this French-style tian features thin alternating slices of beet, onion, tomato, and potato.
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Broccoli rabe's mineral depth adds complexity to a warming lentil soup spiced with fragrant cumin, toasted coriander, and a last-minute dash of red wine vinegar.
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A light and zingy side, these green beans are blanched and tossed quickly in a pan with olive oil, garlic, and lemon.
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Most cranberry sauce recipes are vegan. This mouth-watering chutney can be made in a large batch and packed into jars for gifts. Enjoy it with roasted squash, stuffed onions, sweet potatoes, carrots, or parsnips.
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Everyone loves a hearty salad. This one leans heavily on the oven for roasting squash, apples, and onions, then serving on top of a bed of watercress with toasted walnuts.
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Cranberry-apple juice infused with fresh mint and churned into homemade sorbet is just the right way to end a hearty Thanksgiving meal.
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The delectable crust for this pie uses safflower oil rather than butter.
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Pears have a firm flesh that holds up well to poaching. They take on a wonderful flavor when simmered in cinnamon- and allspice-scented apple cider. Serve with vegan ice cream or sorbet or whipped coconut cream.