Happy National Avocado Day!
It's July 31st! Not only is it the last day of July, and Harry Potter's Birthday, it's also National Avocado Day! What a day!
In celebration we've collected 12 of our favourite I Love Vegan recipes that use avocado. 'Cause who could love avocado more than vegans do?
Let's get started!
Guacamole
Gotta start with a classic, guacamole! A great dip for tortilla chips or crudité, makes a delicious dressing for Taco Salads, and a great addition to vegetable wraps, sandwiches, burritos & burrito bowls, and tacos.
Marinated Tofu Naan Wraps with Avocado Lime Slaw
Flavourful marinated tofu, crispy crunchy slaw in a creamy, garlicky avocado dressing complete with a zesty kick of lime, all wrapped up in warm naan bread.
Crispy Potatoes with Garlic Lemon Avocado Aioli
Spicy, crispy roasted Creamer potatoes drizzled with the most luxurious and addictive Lemon Garlic Avocado Aioli. Mmm!
Vegan Goddess Bowl
This Vegan Goddess Bowl is full of flavour and textures! This bowl includes brown rice, spinach, chickpeas, cucumber, carrots, avocado, toasted pecans, and dried cranberries with a creamy and tangy Tahini Goddess Dressing. It’s highly nutritious and satisfying with 14 grams of plant-based protein, 13 grams of fibre, and big dose of vitamins and minerals. The Vegan Goddess Bowl is ready to eat in less than 20 minutes. This is a great lunch or dinner for meal prepping or taking on the go!
Easy Vegan Potato Tostadas
These easy vegan potato tostadas are simple and straightforward to prepare. The flavourful spiced potato filling is made with a simple blend of pantry staples: onion, garlic, red chili flakes, paprika, and chili powder. Messy, crunchy, and loaded with fresh toppings, these vegan tostadas are perfect for casual summer meals! 40 minutes total, completely customizable, and perfect for prep-ahead meals.
Vegan Potato Tacos (Tacos de Papa)
Crispy fried tacos filled with smoky cumin-spiced potatoes, pico de gallo, avocado, tomato, and cilantro. Super easy and insanely delicious!
Spicy Sriracha Nourish Bowl
A spicy whole food lunch bowl loaded with avocado, veggies, beans, and rice.
Mango Chili Tofu Burgers with Cashew Crema
A super easy grill-friendly recipe that's bursting with summer flavours! Mango chili tofu, crisp veggies, sweet mango, and a creamy combination fresh avocado and lemon-y cashew crema make for a seriously flavour-packed vegan burger.
Grilled Veggie Taco Bowl
A crispy-crunchy, amazingly flavourful, veggie-loaded taco bowl with avocado and all the fixins'.
Tomato Basil Salad with Seasoned Tofu
A deliciously simple spinach salad with seasoned tofu, tomatoes, basil, avocado, and pumpkin seeds.
Roasted Veggie Quinoa Bowl
This 30 minute roasted vegan lunch bowl is made up of 5 delicious components: Chili-lime kale, quinoa, garlic roasted broccoli, roasted sriracha chickpeas, and curry roasted sweet potatoes.
Warm Sweet Potato & Quinoa Salad with Spicy Peanut Sauce
This salad is hearty, nutritious and satisfying! The combo of creamy avocado and sweet potato, spicy peanut sauce, quinoa, and crunchy romaine and pumpkin seeds makes for a wonderful mix of flavours and textures. The mix of warm and cold makes this the perfect salad for the cold winter months.
Alysia Duran
Avocado is my all time favorite vegetable. Loved your recipes Brittany. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Brittany
Mine too! Thank you so much Alysia!
Siena Abbott
Wow, call me inspired! There's a reason avocados are a vegan's best friend. I need to try some of these, specifically anything potato...
Brittany
Haha thanks so much Siena!
Ray L.
Avacados are one of my favorite, thanks for sharing your creative recipes with us Brittany! I'm going to give some of these a try this weekend.
Brittany
Thanks so much Ray! Have a great weekend!
Andrea Lewis
Just loved each & every recipes you’ve shared here. I am verymuch fond of Avocado. Gonna try few of these in my next holiday. Thanks Brittany for sharing these awesome recipes with some nice photos.
Brittany
Thank you so much Andrea!
Cheryl
Hurray for avocados, and for all these delicious recipe ideas. Avocados are an amazing food and are so easy and fun to use in so many different ways.
Brittany
Yes, love avocados! Thanks Cheryl! ♥