Vegan

Spicy, creamy silken tofu with all of the crunchy toppings your heart desires.

In this dish from southeastern Turkey, chewy, nutty bulgur meets sour-sweet pomegranate molasses meets spicy Aleppo-style pepper meets crunchy-cool lettuce cups.

Leave the hassle of deep-frying cauliflower to the restaurants! You’ll still get beautifully crispy florets by popping them into the oven.

Bright and tangy vegan ranch slathered over vibrant herbs and peppery watercress make this salad a summertime standout

Steamed bok choy is taken to another level with this veganized take on oyster sauce that packs a big umami punch.

This simple six-ingredient dessert is vegan and bursting with texture (crispy wild rice crust) and flavor (rehydrated cherries with fresh strawberries for the filling).

This mouthwatering vegan mushroom sloppy is so good you’ll think twice before ever picking up a pack of ground beef again.

This refreshing, saucy cucumber salad will cool you down all summer and is fun to make with kids in the kitchen.

This hearty vegetarian Ethopian dish from chef Fanta Prada gets its gingery, garlicky kick from awaze, a versatile hot pepper seasoning with a myriad of variations.

This scallion chutney from chef Preeti Mistry comes together in minutes and will make anything taste better.

Crispy, fried bhajia are a popular snack across India, and chef Preeti Mistry’s version makes the most of spring produce.

An equally simple and stellar dish, callaloo has variations across the Caribbean and its diaspora. This version from Brigid Washington subs collards and spinach for harder to find taro leaves.

So easy you'll never buy hummus again.

Crispy, bronzed potato patties and a fiery green sauce to dip them in.

This eggless pudding gets extra chocolateness by using cocoa powder and melted bittersweet chocolate.

This is one of those times when just a few ingredients pay out big, resulting in a rice dish that bursts with garlic flavor.

Pouring hot vinegar over raw vegetables makes a brightly flavored condiment  that chef Susan Kim likes to tuck into a Korean doshirak or add to breakfast sandwiches and tacos.

Hetty McKinnon’s creamy, crunchy, salty-sweet peanut noodles with cucumbers are busting up our what’s-for-lunch blues.

A riff on Chinese American sesame chicken, this recipe is super sesame-y from the sauce up: Tahini (an untraditional but logical addition) adds richness, and sesame oil and toasted sesame seeds hit the flavor home.

This deeply comforting Haitian meal consists of sos pwa nwa, black bean sauce enriched with coconut milk, served alongside mayi moulen, a creamy cornmeal porridge flavored with garlic and herbs.