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This collection brings together CuisineSavvy recipes explicitly tagged Plantbased. It is a focused way to explore the catalogue without scrolling through every plant-based recipe on the site. Tags describe the recipe as published; they are not inferred from a title or from a search phrase. That makes the recipes here a more dependable match for the topic, while still leaving room for different cuisines, courses, cooking methods and levels of complexity.

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Heart Healthy: Eggs on a Bagel

A fully plant-based twist on a classic heart-healthy breakfast from the Pritikin 14-Day Meal Plan. A fluffy mung-bean-based vegan omelette — made from the CuisineSavvy JustEgg Copycat mixture — is folded over a colourful trio of yellow onion, cremini mushrooms, and red pepper, all sautéed dry with no additional oil or salt. It is served alongside half a gluten-free wholegrain bagel spread with a no-added-sugar 100% fruit spread. Low in saturated fat and cholesterol-free, this breakfast supports cardiovascular health without sacrificing satisfaction.

HealthScore 87

Vegan Mushroom and Nutritional Yeast Potato Waffles

Golden and shatteringly crisp on the outside, fluffy and earthy within, these waffles press whole waxy potatoes against a nutritional-yeast crust while shiitake and oyster mushrooms bring deep, savoury punch to every bite. They are substantial enough for a weekend brunch yet elegant enough for a light supper — pour a cold glass of dry cider or a pale ale alongside and they need nothing else.

HealthScore 87

JustEgg Copycat

Silky, golden and satisfying, this homemade liquid vegan egg scrambles and folds into omelettes with uncanny resemblance to the real thing — savoury, lightly eggy from a whisper of black salt, and rounded out with a barely-there sweetness that makes the flavour feel complete. It is built on whole soaked mung beans rather than any commercial protein isolate, so every portion comes with the quiet bonus of genuine plant protein and fibre. Pour a glass of something bright and citrusy alongside and you have a breakfast worth waking up for.

HealthScore 81

Nopales a la Mexicana

A vibrant, wholly plant-based take on a beloved Mexican classic. Tender cactus paddles are sautéed with roasted Anaheim pepper, ripe tomato, white onion, and garlic, then seasoned simply with oregano, salt, and pepper. Ready in under 30 minutes, this colourful side dish is as nourishing as it is flavourful — earthy, slightly tangy nopales soaking up every drop of the fragrant, smoke-kissed tomato base. Perfect alongside black beans, warm tortillas, or your favourite Mexican mains.

HealthScore 90

Nopales in the Mexican Style

HealthScore 89

Vegan Tourtière (Gluten-Free)

A hearty, fully plant-based take on the classic French-Canadian tourtière. A richly spiced filling of vegan mince (or black beans), aubergine, leek, carrots and mushrooms is nestled inside a golden, gluten-free pastry crust. Warm, comforting and deeply satisfying — perfect for a festive centrepiece or a cold-weather family dinner.

HealthScore 78

Vegan Texas Cowboy Caviar

A vibrant, plant-based take on the classic Texas starter. This high-protein salsa features black beans, black-eyed peas, and crisp vegetables tossed in a zesty chipotle-lime dressing. Perfect as a dip with tortilla chips, a topping for grains, or a light main course salad.

HealthScore 90

Vegan Mole Sauce with Mexican Hot Chocolate

A rich, complex vegan mole sauce inspired by Mexican hot chocolate traditions, featuring dried chillies, dark chocolate, warm spices, and natural peanut butter. This whole foods version uses minimal oil and high-cacao chocolate for maximum flavour and nutritional benefits. Perfect for enchiladas, tacos, or drizzled over roasted vegetables.

HealthScore 86

Texas-Style Pulled Jackfruit with South Carolina Mustard BBQ Sauce

A vibrant vegan BBQ featuring tender pulled jackfruit and creamy white beans, smothered in South Carolina's signature tangy mustard-based sauce. This Texas BBQ-inspired plant-based feast delivers exceptional protein whilst celebrating the bold, golden flavours of Carolina's beloved condiment tradition.

HealthScore 82

Black Bean Chilli Cheese Dip

A crowd-pleasing Mexican party dip featuring a silky cashew-based cheese sauce loaded with hearty black beans and zesty salsa. This plant-based version delivers all the comfort of traditional chilli cheese dip with a protein-packed twist, perfect for dipping tortilla chips or fresh vegetables.

HealthScore 89

Jackfruit Tinga Tostadas

Crispy corn tostadas topped with smoky chipotle-braised jackfruit, fresh cabbage, creamy avocado, and plant-based cheese. A vibrant Mexican party dish that is completely plant-based and bursting with bold flavours.

HealthScore 77

Sweet Potato Empanadas with Cinnamon Syrup

Delightful Mexican-inspired dessert empanadas with a luscious sweet potato and cinnamon syrup filling encased in tender, flaky gluten-free pastry. These plant-based treats feature warm spices like Ceylon cinnamon and anise, creating a comforting sweet ending to any meal.

HealthScore 69

Vegan Mushroom Cheese Empanadas (Gluten-Free)

Delicious Latin American-inspired empanadas with a savoury mushroom and melty plant-based cheese filling, wrapped in gluten-free pastry. These golden parcels are perfect as a starter or light meal, featuring earthy mushrooms, sweet shallots, and optional raisins for a touch of sweetness, finished with a spicy coriander sauce.

HealthScore 78

Mexican-Style Mushroom Empanadas

Crispy golden empanadas filled with savoury mixed mushrooms, aromatic garlic, and melted vegan cheese. These gluten-free Mexican parcels are made with traditional masa harina and deliver authentic flavour in every bite.

HealthScore 66

Green "Eggs" & "Ham" Breakfast Sandwiches

A fully plant-based twist on the classic Green Eggs & Ham breakfast sandwich. Fluffy, golden English muffins are piled high with velvety mashed potato "eggs", a vibrant blended kale and cashew green sauce, a smear of herby rocket pesto, and savoury slices of smoky vegan ham — finished with fresh chives and a generous handful of peppery rocket. Wholesome, hearty, and completely animal-free, this brunch showstopper is as fun to make as it is to eat.

HealthScore 74

Tacos de Coliflor Rostizada con Chipotle y Ensalada de Col Morada

Smoky chipotle-roasted cauliflower florets piled into warm corn tortillas and topped with a vibrant purple-cabbage and carrot slaw dressed in creamy vegan lime-chipotle mayo. This fully plant-based take on a Mexican street-food classic brings bold BBQ flavour, satisfying crunch, and a stunning colour contrast to the table — all in under 35 minutes.

HealthScore 85

Southern-Style Baked Mac and Greens

A golden, bubbling bake with a sauce the colour of autumn — creamy, smoky and faintly sweet from butternut squash, with a deep savoury edge from nutritional yeast and miso that does everything sharp cheddar used to. Curly kale runs through every forkful, making this a proper meal rather than a side. Serve it straight from the dish at a weekend table, with a cold lager or a glass of dry cider alongside.

HealthScore 91

Grilled Aubergine Parmigiana

Smoky, charred aubergine layered with fierce tomato sauce, a savoury cannellini cream and torn basil — this is a parmigiana that earns its name without any dairy, and tastes deeply of fire and the garden. The white bean layer melts into the sauce as it bakes, setting into something rich and almost molten beneath a crisped wholemeal crumb. Serve it straight from a cast-iron dish at the table, with a glass of Sicilian red or something cold and fizzy alongside.

HealthScore 90

Andalusian Gazpacho (Traditional & Smoked)

Scarlet, ice-cold and electric with ripe tomato and sherry vinegar, this is one of the great soups of the world — silky from the emulsion, faintly grassy from the green pepper, and deeply refreshing in a way that nothing cooked can quite replicate. It is already entirely plant-based, already raw, and entirely as it should be. Serve in small bowls with diced garnishes alongside, or drink it from a glass as they do in Seville in August.

HealthScore 80

Mediterranean Spinach and Artichoke Ring

A golden, wreath-shaped showpiece of wholemeal dough wrapped around a savoury Mediterranean filling of spinach, artichoke and a rich butter-bean cream — fragrant with dill, oregano and lemon. Each pull-apart wedge delivers flaky crust, a generous herb-flecked centre and the briny depth of olives and roasted pepper. Bring it to the table whole, serve it with a crisp white or a chilled rosé, and watch it disappear.

HealthScore 85

Low FODMAP Chimichurri Tempeh Steaks

A plant-based, low FODMAP adaptation of IBS Game Changer's Chimichurri Flank Steak. Thick tempeh planks are marinated overnight in a tangy, herb-forward bath of vegan red wine, garlic-infused olive oil, tamari and lime, then griddled until deeply charred and sliced on the diagonal. A vibrant, less-oily chimichurri — just half a cup of oil for six servings rather than the conventional cup-plus — is spooned generously over the top. Three key swaps make this version both fully plant-based and low FODMAP: tempeh replaces flank steak because it slices into sturdy planks, holds a marinade beautifully and sits within the Monash University low FODMAP threshold at 83 g per serve; vegan Worcestershire sauce (free of onion and garlic) replaces conventional Worcestershire sauce, which is neither vegan (it contains anchovies) nor low FODMAP (most versions contain onion and garlic); and the red wine is specifically a vegan wine, since conventional wines are often fined with animal-derived agents such as isinglass or casein. Garlic flavour comes entirely from garlic-infused olive oil — safe on a low FODMAP diet because fructans do not dissolve in oil — and the gentle onion note comes from the green tops of spring onion only, never the high-FODMAP white bulb.

HealthScore 84

Spicy Vegan Refried Pinto Beans

Smoky, spicy refried pinto beans made entirely plant-based with finely cooked onion, garlic, jalapeño, chipotle chile powder, and cumin. Finished with fresh lime juice and cilantro for a flavorful side dish or taco filling with the perfect partly mashed, spoonable texture.

HealthScore 90

Lower Sodium Nutritional Yeast Guacamole

A fresh, chunky guacamole enhanced with nutritional yeast for umami depth and made with a 50/50 potassium chloride and sodium chloride salt blend to reduce sodium content. This plant-based dip features ripe avocados, zesty lime, fresh cilantro, red onion, tomato, and jalapeño for authentic Mexican flavor with a health-conscious twist.

HealthScore 89

Grilled Avocado with Hearts of Palm Ceviche

A vibrant vegan appetizer featuring smoky grilled avocados filled with a refreshing hearts-of-palm ceviche made with lime, cherry tomatoes, red onion, serrano chile, cilantro, and a hint of coconut milk for creamy richness.

HealthScore 87

Creamy Vegan Picnic Coleslaw

A vibrant, tangy, and creamy plant-based coleslaw perfect for picnics and gatherings. This colorful side dish combines crisp green and red cabbage, shredded carrots, and red onion with a creamy vegan dressing made from vegan mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar, Dijon mustard, and celery seed. It's refreshing, crunchy, and completely dairy-free.

HealthScore 79

Baked Vegan Chile Rellenos with Black Beans

These delicious baked vegan chile rellenos feature roasted poblano peppers stuffed with a savory filling of black beans and tofu ricotta seasoned with nutritional yeast, cumin, chili powder, and cilantro. Topped with a homemade ranchero-style tomato sauce, this plant-based version skips the traditional egg batter and dairy cheese for a healthier, lighter take on the Mexican classic.

HealthScore 93

Vegan Esquites with Lime, Chile and Tofu Cotija

A vibrant plant-based take on Mexican street corn salad featuring skillet-charred corn kernels tossed with garlic, jalapeño, creamy vegan mayo, fresh lime juice, cilantro, and chili powder, topped with a savory tofu-cotija crumble made from seasoned firm tofu and nutritional yeast for that authentic tangy, salty finish.

HealthScore 84

Vegan Mushroom Al Pastor Tacos with Garlic Lime Crema

These vibrant plant-based tacos feature meaty cremini and shiitake mushrooms marinated in a sweet-smoky al pastor sauce with fresh pineapple and chipotle peppers. Served in warm corn tortillas and topped with a tangy garlic lime crema made from unsweetened plant yogurt, creamy avocado, and fresh cilantro.

HealthScore 87

Grilled Sea-Brined Tofu with Tomato-Caper Salsa

A bold, plant-based adaptation of Mediterranean grilled whole branzino. Extra-firm tofu is pressed, soaked in a kelp-and-sea-salt brine for genuine marine depth, then wrapped in nori — which crisps and chars on the grill exactly as fish skin does — and grilled over high heat until golden. The vibrant tomato-caper salsa, bright with Kalamata olives, balsamic, and fresh parsley, is kept exactly as in the original. Aromatic lemon slices, rosemary, and flat-leaf parsley frame the slabs on the grate. Fully vegan; no flavour compromises.

HealthScore 81

Tempeh Asada Tacos

A fully plant-based take on Over The Fire Cooking's grilled carne asada, swapping flank steak for tempeh. Steamed first to open up the bean cake and cut through bitterness, then soaked for just one to two hours in the classic carne asada marinade — amber beer, citrus, white vinegar, coriander, cumin, garlic and jalapeño — and finished over a screaming-hot grill for real char and grill bars. Sliced into strips and served in warm corn tortillas with lime, chopped onion and fresh coriander, it delivers everything the original promises.

HealthScore 88

Wild Mushroom BBQ Ribs with Chipotle Sauce

A fully plant-based, gluten-free riff on Gran Luchito's chipotle BBQ pork ribs. King oyster mushrooms, halved lengthways, stand in for the rib shape and hold up beautifully to the grill, while torn oyster, shiitake and chestnut mushrooms add texture and earthy depth. The original two-stage method is preserved — braise first so the mushrooms absorb all that smoky, spiced liquid, then finish over high heat with the chipotle sauce brushed on — because that is precisely what makes the dish. Three common gluten traps in the original (dark beer, Worcestershire sauce and taco seasoning) have each been addressed with named substitutes, with the reasoning called out in the method so a coeliac cook never has to guess.

HealthScore 78

Simple Black Bean Tamales

A fully plant-based take on Joshua Weissman's classic tamales. Smoky ancho and guajillo chillies are rehydrated in warm vegetable broth, then blended with garlic and cumin into a vibrant red sauce that flavours both the black bean filling and the table. The masa is built the right way — vegetable shortening whipped until light and airy before the masa harina and broth are folded in — so every tamale steams up tender and fluffy, never dense. Wrapped in softened corn husks and steamed until firm, these are weeknight-friendly in effort but serious in flavour.

HealthScore 75

Spicy Mexican Grilled Cauliflower "Chicken" with Carrots and Broccoli

A bold, smoky, and fiery plant-based take on grilled Mexican-spiced "chicken." Whole cauliflower steaks and florets stand in for chicken pieces, marinated in a punchy chipotle-ancho chili paste with cumin, smoked paprika, and lime, then charred over an open BBQ flame alongside caramelized carrots and broccoli. Fresh jalapeños and cilantro finish the dish with brightness and heat. 100% vegan, totally satisfying, and packed with flavor from every angle.

HealthScore 88

Gluten-Free Vegan Crepes with Chocolate & Strawberries

Light, lacy, and completely plant-based, these gluten-free crepes are made with rice flour and flax "eggs" for a delicate, tender texture. Filled with melty vegan chocolate chips and fresh strawberries, they make a stunning breakfast, brunch, or dessert that no one will believe is 100% dairy-free and egg-free.

HealthScore 24