30 of the Best Vegan Fish and Vegan Seafood Recipes

The question we've all been asking, what are the best vegan fish and vegan seafood recipes that we can make at home? After so many of you watched the incredible documentary on Netflix, Seaspiracy, we wanted to share the most delicious recipes that emulate vegan fish and vegan seafood.

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We've rounded up these mouth-watering recipes from ourselves and our fellow bloggers. We're all whipping up everything from vegan tuna, vegan smoked salmon, fish salad, vegan crab cakes, fish pie, lobster and vegan scallops. Then of course the ultimate one - vegan fish and chips! If you don't feel like cooking, we go over some yummy vegan fish options you can buy.

🐟Vegan Tuna

Tuna has been a staple for many years, especially tuna-mayo sandwiches (and yes, vegan mayo is a thing - Louise's Garlicky Mayo is insanely good) or in salads. So making sure we have the best vegan tuna fish recipes is nothing less than essential! Often made using chickpeas (affiliate link), this is a great high protein alternative.

Chickpea 'Tuna' Sandwiches

Super simple and totally delicious! This easy sandwich filler will satisfy your tuna cravings whilst leaving our precious fish in the sea where they belong! 

Vegan Tuna Casserole

This vegan tuna casserole is a healthier version of the traditional tuna casserole our mum's used to make when we were little.

Recipe by Vegan Doll House

Vegan Tuna Poke Bowl

Did you know you could make vegan tuna out of watermelon? Try this simple and delicious poke bowl with watermelon tuna!

Recipe by Sarah's Vegan Guide

🌊Smoked Salmon

Vegan smoked salmon is irresistible, especially with a vegan cream cheese! Our cashew cream is super quick and easy to make, and goes perfectly with this vegan fish. One of the key flavourings to give that 'fishy' taste is seaweed. We love these nori flakes (affiliate link) and they'll come in handy for so much of this vegan seafood.

Vegan Smoked Salmon Carrot Lox

Yummy vegan version of smoked salmon, but made with carrots! Easy recipe!

The Best Vegan Bagel Sandwich With Vegan Lox & Cashew Cream Cheese

Try this ultimate vegan bagel sandwich recipe loaded with cashew cream cheese and delicious vegan lox. The lox perfectly imitate smoked salmon!
Recipe by Yum Vegan Lunch Ideas

🥧Fish Pie

The British love their pies and mashed potatoes, and so a fish pie is a comforting classic. Luckily, we can make incredible vegan fish pies. The fish alternatives in these range, but are often white beans, or banana blossom (affiliate link) which has a flaky texture and works perfectly as vegan fish.

Vegan Fish Pie with Creamy Mashed Potatoes

This vegan fish pie is truly delicious! With all of the classic flavourings like parsley, dill and capers and the all-important 'fish' alternative - mashed butter beans, we know you'll love this recipe!

Recipe by Vegan Punks

Vegan Fish Pie with Banana Blossom

A creamy pie using banana blossoms as the flaky fish, with a creamy mash on top.

Recipe by The Sasha Diaries

🍤 Vegan Shrimp

Vegan seafood is in high demand now, as we want to recreate some old favourites such my favourite . Often using ingredients like tofu, you can create the texture of prawns, and get in lots of healthy, lean protein.

Vegan Shrimp

This vegan shrimp recipe is super easy and only takes a few minutes to prepare. Perfect for finger food with a dipping sauce or could be served in a sandwich or on top of a salad.

Recipe by Yum Vegan Lunch Ideas

Vegan 'Prawn' (Shrimp) Sesame Tofu Toasts

Crunchy on the outside, squishy in the middle and all kinds of yummy. These 'Fakeaway' prawn toasts are an indulgent vegan treat!

🐠White Fish

White fish has been used in dishes throughout many of our lives, and is probably one of the most common types of fish used in cooking. So we want some fabulous vegan fish dishes to recreate all our favourites. If you're going for vegan Ackee and Salt'fish' we love using this ackee (affiliate link). Some other essentials vegan fish replacements for these dishes include banana blossom (affiliate link), hearts of palm (affiliate link) and jackfruit (affiliate link).

Ackee and tofuish with fried dumplings and plantain

This is a vegan take on Jamaica's national dish. Full of colour and bursting with flavour, the dish includes peppers and spring onions, with chickpeas and tofu which are full of protein, and of course the fruit ackee. Deliciously served up with plantain (a big savoury banana) and fried or boiled dumplings. 

Vegan Mushroom Kedgeree

Hearty, wholesome and utterly scrumptious, bursting with flavours from the spices! Kedgeree is traditionally made with smoked fish, and this vegan dish has all the smokey taste, fishy flavours and textures of fish, but using natural plant based alternatives.
Recipe by The Vegan Larder (us!)

Gluten-free, soy-free fishless fritters

A favourite in the Mexican home using hearts of palm to mimic a seafood flavour. They taste amazing with a sweet chili dipping sauce.

Recipe by Conflicted Vegan

Vegan Fish Curry

This Vegan Fish Curry made with banana blossoms is mind-blowing! The ‘fish’ is crispy on the outside and soft and flaky on the inside.

Recipe by Elephantastic Vegan

Vegan Fish Fillets

These vegan fillets are made with only ten ingredients, and are super versatile. Use them to recreate all your former favorite fish dishes!

Recipe by Vegan Val

🦑 Vegan Calamari

You may have been thinking how could I possibly do this vegan!? Often made using hearts of palm (affiliate link), you can re-create that all-time favourite vegan seafood dish that's reminiscent of holidays and seafood restaurant.

Air Fryer Vegan Calamari

Insanely crispy Vegan Calamari made in the air fryer! This healthy plant-based calamari is gluten-free, allergy-free, and oil-free! Made with Hearts of Palm and a light seasoned breading, this squid-free calamari recipe will blow your mind and become your go-to appetiser for impressing anyone!
Recipe thanks to Strength and Sunshine

🦀Vegan Crab

Vegan seafood like no other! There are some delicious variations on crabcakes and crab salad, but all made the vegan way. These vegan seafood dishes use ingredients such as artichokes (affiliate link), hearts of palm (affiliate link) and firm tofu for that crabby texture!

Vegan Crab Cakes

Deliciously flaky and 'fishy' cakes that are kind to crabs and that your taste buds will love too!

Vegan Crab Cakes w/ Caper Mayo with Air Fry Option

These crispy Vegan Crab Cakes mimic the taste of classic crab cakes, but are fish-free and much healthier! They’re filled with the flavors of hearts of palm, chickpeas, and Old Bay seasoning. Try them in the air fryer for extra crispiness!
Recipe by Veggie Chick

Vegan Crab Salad

This vegan crab salad is decadent and delicious, with smokey flavours, it is so easy to make and feels so fancy!

Recipe by Yum Vegan Food

🐡Battered Fish

Fish and chips is a long-standing tradition, and no need for vegans to miss out. What we truly love is the batter, the flakiness, the fried chips and those 'of-the-sea' tastes. An essential for making vegan fish are seaweed nori sheets (affiliate link) which are also full of iodine and other minerals!

Bonus if you can make a vegan tartare sauce to go with it! Check out our recipe here.

Artichoke Fish

The flaky texture of artichokes is perfect to make vegan fish. It’s super easy to make: The artichokes are battered, fried, and served with potatoes and vegan tartar sauce. It tastes so similar to real fish.

Recipe by Elephantastic Vegan

Chip Shop Battered Tofu

Not all chip shops sell it, so make your own. Bite through the crunchy spiced batter to creamy tofu. Mmmm!

Recipe by Tinned Tomatoes

Banana Blossom Vegan Fish

This is a fishy dream come true! You will have never had anything that tasted THAT MUCH like fish. The banana blossoms are the perfect base because they are soft and flaky.

Recipe by Elephantastic Vegan

🦞Vegan Lobster

Think holidays, restaurants, canapes, decadence... you can have it all with these creative vegan seafood recipes. It's all about the lobster rolls here, which are mouth-wateringly delicious and easy to make.

Vegan Tofu Lobster Rolls (Gluten-Free)

Vegan Tofu Lobster Rolls made with seasoned tandoori tofu. This is a gluten-free sandwich recipe that makes a satisfying meatless seafood meal in minutes!

Recipe by Veeg

Vegan Lobster Roll

This vegan lobster roll recipe is absolutely delicious and simple to make, with a creamy yet textured filling and soft rolls - you will not be disappointed, a must try!

Recipe by Yum Vegan Lunch Ideas

🦪Vegan Shellfish

The vegan seafood we've all been waiting for! I couldn't believe my luck the first time I had vegan scallops made from king mushrooms - the texture was uncanny! These mushrooms can work wonders for so much vegan seafood, and we all know mushrooms are very good for us.

Vegan King Oyster Mushrooms Scallops with Parsnip Three Ways

This vegan scallop and parsnip dish is the perfect dinner party appetizer. The king oyster mushrooms are transformed into plant based scallops and served with parsnip puree, roasted parsnip cubes and parsnip crisps.
Recipe by Supper In The Suburbs

Veggie Society

Best vegan clam chowder soup with oyster mushrooms, golden potatoes and cashew cream in a kombu seaweed broth.

Recipe by Veggie Society

🌮Fish Tacos

Got to love a good dinner party taco spread, with all the various fillings and flavours. The vegan options will have everyone drooling with all these incredible vegan fish taco options. You'll notice by now that seaweed nori sheets or nori flakes (affiliate link) are a total essential for many of these recipes!

Vegan Fish Tacos (wfpb, oil free)

Easy to make vegan fish tacos made with Heart of Palm patties. Bring your next Taco Recipe to the next level.

Recipe by Veeat Cook Bake

Vegan Fish Tacos with Cilantro Lime Slaw

Refreshing veggies, zesty lime flavour, addictive spicy heat, and a subtle ocean-like taste make these Vegan Fish Tacos perfect for your Taco Tuesday rotation.

Recipe by Vegan Huggs

Yummy Vegan Fish Tacos

If you're craving fish tacos, this veganized version won't disappoint. The nori and lime juice give the tofu a bright seafood flavor, while the sweetness of the salsa and creaminess of the slaw round out each bite.

Recipe by No Sweat Vegan

🍣Vegan Sushi

One of our classic favourites to eat out, especially for the pre-theatre treat! Thankfully, it's easy to make vegan with some simple vegan seafood substitutes. Don't forget your nori seaweed sheets again! (affiliate link)

For those sushi addicts, this divine selection uses a vegan salmon made from carrots and a classic vegan staple, tofu.

Recipe by Sarah's Vegan Guide

Vegan Sushi Sandwich

You’ll never miss the fish with these vegan-friendly sushi sandwiches. Nori sheets are loaded up with flavorful sushi rice, fresh veggies, and marinated tofu.

Recipe by Veg Kitchen

🛒 Commercial Fish

The plant based and vegan market is now full of lots of great products, and it has certainly come along way when it comes to fish and seafood replacements. They are in your supermarkets and online, so very accessible, and perfect for when you're short of time. These are some we find most useful (and tasty!):

Taking the supermarkets by storm, these filling VivEra plant fish fillets are ideal in a big sandwich or that lazy midweek meal.

Essential for those Thai dishes to add in that 'fishy' flavour, or to make vegan kimchi. This product is reasonably priced and available in many supermarkets or online (affiliate link).

Quorn is a long-standing vegetarian brand, and they've certainly kept up with our needs. These taste like the ones I had when I was kid. Perfect with chips and peas!

VBites, founded by passionate vegan Heather Mills, has a selection of vegan fish products. One you may love is their vegan smoked salmon. They also have fillets, fish cakes and scampi.

You can even buy vegan breaded shrimp from companies like Vegan Zeastar. They taste so close to the real thing, and are perfect for canapes.

So many options and recipes for replacing fish and seafood, I imagine now you feel spoilt for choice! We're excited to see more even more products come on the market, and keep an eye on our blog for more vegan fish and vegan seafood recipes.