Summer is here, and that means we are heading outdoors, calling in our friends and getting our BBQs and Grills on! People have said to us in the past "I'd really miss BBQs if I was vegan". Well, you haven't met the community of vegan bloggers and tried their incredible vegan BBQ and vegan grill recipes.
From grilled burgers, skewers and hot dogs to vegan grilled chicken and amazing whole BBQ vegetables, here you'll find everything you need for the best vegan BBQ recipes. If you're looking for other vegan meaty options for any time of the year, you'll also love our 25 Delicious Meaty Meat-Free recipes.
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🍔Burgers
It's not a BBQ without a proper burger! Vegan burgers have been a staple in our life for a long time as they're so simple, high protein, meaty and hold together so well on the grill. It's your quintessential vegan BBQ main so we've rounded up the best recipes below. You can serve these with high quality, vegan BBQ Sauce like Dr Wills (affiliate link). Seitan (or vital wheat gluten) (affiliate link) is a common ingredient in some of these burgers and also many other vegan BBQ recipes - very useful to be stocked up!
Recipe by V Nutrition and Wellness
Recipe by Happy Kitchen
Recipe by My Pure Plants
Recipe by The Veg Space
🍢Kebabs
They look amazing, they taste amazing, and your guests will love these vegan skewers that basically taste like meat! Don't forget to order your skewers - either some long-lasting stainless steel ones (affiliate link) or bamboo skewers (affiliate link). What we love about kebabs and skewers are the spices you can use to make them taste AMAZING. We adore Steenbergs Organic spices because they are high quality, created by a small family business but most importantly taste incredible. They have a set of their best BBQ spices (affiliate link) that we highly recommend. Go ahead and drool over these vegan BBQ and grill kebab recipes.
Recipe by Rescue Dog Kitchen
Bring them to your next vegan bbq or cookout, or just have them for nice vegan summer dinner!
Recipe by Yum Vegan Lunch Ideas
Recipe by Tinned Tomatoes
Recipe by Veggie Desserts
🥩Steaks
Now did you think you'd find steak on a vegan grill recipes round up?! Giving you true variety for your vegan BBQ, these are made from a range of vegetables, tofu and tempeh. This is where ingredients like your soy sauce (or tamari if you're gluten free) (affiliate link) really come in handy for that umami or savoury taste, as well as liquid smoke (affiliate link) for an extra smokey marinade.
Recipe by Vegan Huggs
Recipe by V Nutrition and Wellness
Recipe by Watch Learn Eat
🍗Chicken
Doing chicken the vegan way will blow your mind. It's all about how you use flavour in these vegan BBQ recipes that will make them stand out and keep everyone coming back for more! Most of these options are made from seitan, which you can either make yourself from vital wheat gluten (affiliate link) or buy seitan already made (affiliate link).
Recipe by Eat With Clarity
Recipe by Make It Dairy Free
If you want a quick and ready made jerk seasoning for your seitan, this Dunn's River Jamaican Seasoning (affiliate link) is what I used to buy before I learnt to make my own - it's delicious!
Recipe by Yum Vegan Lunch Ideas
🌭Hot Dogs
Probably the easiest thing to traditionally chuck on the grill. There are of course lots of commercial vegan sausage options, but also many you can make yourself that are healthier and taste fantastic. Who would have thought carrots could be the main feature of a vegan BBQ recipe?
Recipe by Vegan Huggs
Recipe by Very Vegan Val
Recipe by Clean Green Simple
🥦Vegetables / Beans
Ok, we're plant based so of course we're having a pure vegetable section! But pimped to the max! Think grilled whole cauliflowers, beans salads and grilled courgette / zucchini. This is also where spice mixes like dukkah (affiliate link) come in - they are perfect to add to your vegan BBQ recipes to enhanced the flavour, and also sprinkle on hummus, breads and salad.
Recipe by Make It Dairy Free
Recipe by Vegan With Curves
Recipe by Yum Vegan Lunch Ideas
Recipe by Vegan Yack Attack
🍔Commercial Meats
While there are many delicious vegan BBQ recipes, you may need something quick you can grab from the supermarket to chuck on the grill. There are so many more than we can even write about, but here are some top picks that we think you'll love.
These No Bull Burgers from Iceland are meaty, juicy and delicious! They also look like the real deal. Pick them up from Iceland and chuck them on the grill.
Yes, there is vegan chorizo!!! Another option that's full of flavour when you don't want to cook, and which will blow your guests' minds. They're from M&S Plant Kitchen range, and can be used in lots of other dishes like our Vegan Red Pepper and Chorizo Mafalda Pasta.
Go more up-market and try these amazing vegan steaks from Sgaia. They are all about quality, taste and flavour. A small company that handcrafts an incredible range of vegan deli meats!
THIS is a brand we just love! Their chick'n tastes so realistic. These Tikka Pieces are perfect for quick and tasty vegan BBQ skewers. They also do an insanely good bacon that we top our Pumpkin Pancakes with - honestly, you'll be blown away by the taste.
So there are our best vegan BBQ and grill recipes for main dishes this summer. Please share this post if you like it, and we hope you're as excited as we are for the summer and getting your grilling on!
