Tomato recipes for vegans & vegetarians

Need to get a healthy dinner on the table in less than 15 minutes? This simple vegan bolognese is the answer to your prayers. And it’s sure to become a family favourite.

This hearty green salad with avocado and mushroom satisfies both your tastebuds and your tum. And there’s no rice, no quinoa, no couscous, no pasta. Just heaps of delicious fresh veggies. Just what your body ordered.

Not only is this vegan lasagna delicious and satisfying, it even tempts non-vegans, so it’s perfect for sharing with friends and family. Or any one you can for that matter.

This easy vegan cream of tomato soup is the perfect way to use up an abundance of summer tomatoes. It’s quick, super easy and so unbelievably delicious that I ate it for three months straight without getting sick of it.

I’ve finally discovered the perfect use for overgrown zucchinis – make them into a raw zucchini sandwich. Just chop them into slices of “bread” and add your favourite fillings. Too easy.

This high raw rice salad is based around cooked rice and packed full of raw veggies, so it’s satisfying, healthy and bursting with flavour and nutrition. You’d be proud to take this salad to your next potluck or function because healthy or not, it tastes absolutely fantastic.

I realised that I could take any salad I make, and wrap it in rice paper for a perfectly portable, self-contained lunch. These ones were filled with chili chickpea spread and topped with rocket (arugula), avocado, cherry tomatoes and marinated mushrooms.

This raw taco salad is so delicious. I can’t believe how much salad greens I’m eating. And I always feel full and satisfied afterwards, like I’ve eaten the heartiest winter meal.

I love the simplicity of this basil mustard salad. The tang of the mustard, the wonderful aromatics in the basil, the creaminess of the avocado and the chunks of tomato just do it for me. And it’s the kind of thing you can make up on the spot for lunch in less than 10 minutes.

There’s nothing quite like a good tomato sauce. This simple and delicious raw tomato sauce (or ketchup), is a tangy, sweet, super tomato-y experience. And there are so many different ways to enjoy it.

This Mexican salad with coriander and macadamias is anything but boring. With a colourful rainbow of ingredients, it looks and tastes pretty darn amazing. And it’s so filling that there’s no going hungry when you’ve got Mexican salad on the menu.

I’m so excited. My first tomato of the season is just starting to ripen. I can’t wait to taste it. It’s the first year I’ve had a vegie garden since my 3yo daughter was born, and I’m like a proud parent.