15 Light and Creamy Dairy-Free Italian Summer Dishes You’ll Love! – One Green Planet

Italian is true comfort food, either you’re a pizza or a pasta lover – it can never go wrong! Thin crust, with the most delicious tomato sauce and favorite toppings, or an al dente pasta with either a creamy fresh sauce or maybe a light Italian salad with a lot of good greens and the right spices. Getting hungry? Good, because now we give you 15 Italian recipes from the Food Monster App to make this summer – or right now if you prefer!

1. Italian Udon Bowl

This Italian Udon Bowl is creamy, crunchy, citrusy, healthy, filled with vitamins from the vegetables, hearty from the udon noodles, and healthy fat from the creamy avocado. Perfect for sharing with someone you love because it is a big bowl of delicious food!

2. Homemade Spicy Italian Sausage

You should throw this Homemade Spicy Italian Sausage on the grill this summer! Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with spicy, Italian flavors. You can choose to add all the flavors you want to these sausages, to make them exactly how you like them!

3. Pasta Al Tonno: Italian Jackfruit ‘Tuna’ Pasta 

In this recipe, jackfruit is added instead of tuna, which is regularly used in the pasta dish. This Pasta Al Tonno: Italian Jackfruit ‘Tuna’ Pasta is great and flavorful, with Italian herbs, olives, and a perfect tomato sauce.

4. Italian Meatballs 

Make these meatballs for your pasta dish, or grill them this summer with a side of veggies and fries. These Italian Meatballs are completely gluten-free and super quick and easy to make. A true classic!

5. Sesame Italian Bread

Every summer grill party has to be served with a side of perfectly crunchy bread! This Sesame Italian Bread is crunchy on the outside and fluffy and soft on the inside, just how it’s supposed to be. You wouldn’t believe it, but it’s actually pretty simple to make, too.

6. Italian Spinach and Tomato Quiche

This vegan quiche is packed with protein because of the tofu and is infused with all the great Italian spices. Spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, and asparagus are added in to make this Italian Spinach and Tomato Quiche burst with exciting flavors!

7. Italian White Bean Quinoa Veggie Burgers 

Only a few ingredients are needed to make these Italian White Bean Quinoa Veggie Burgers. They are loaded with protein from quinoa and lentils and have a lot of good nutrition, and of course – all the Italian flavors to make the summer burger oh-so-unique!

8. Crespelle: Italian Crêpes With Asparagus and Peas

These Crespelle: Italian Crêpes With Asparagus and Peas are about as fancy as you can get. The crepes are thin, and stuffed with peas, asparagus, and a vegetable cream sauce and then baked in the oven until crisp around the edges and warmed through.

9. Italian Broccoli Salad

This delicious salad has an Italian twist! Salty sun-dried tomatoes, rich kalamata olives, zingy red onion, and crunchy red bell pepper, all drizzled in a sweet and tangy balsamic dressing to make this Italian Broccoli Salad a burst of flavors!

10. Brown Rice Salad With Italian Tahini 

This Brown Rice Salad With Italian Tahini has plenty of greens, a generous helping of healthy grains, and in the case of this salad, onions, chickpeas, and almonds! The Italian tahini dressing ties the dish together, making it one you’ll want to just eat it all summer!

11. Stuffed Italian Portobello Mushrooms 

All of the savory flavors of these meaty stuffed mushrooms work in perfect harmony together! Good Italian herbs and spices, combined with black olives and tomatoes, and some black truffle oil make these Stuffed Italian Portobello Mushrooms so special!

12. Chickpea Crust Rainbow Alfredo Pizza 

This Chickpea Crust Rainbow Alfredo Pizza is almost too pretty to eat, but you sure would enjoy every piece of it! A beautiful thin crust topped with all the colorful veggies, and a creamy cauliflower Alfredo sauce. Could you possibly want anything else from a pizza?

13. Italian Yellow Flat Beans With Olive Oil, Garlic, and Tomatoes 

In this Italian Yellow Flat Beans With Olive Oil, Garlic, and Tomatoes recipe, olive oil, garlic, and fresh heirloom tomatoes are the simplest of flavors but still gives a beautiful addition of flavors to the tenderly cooked beans in a way that tastes like magic. Serve this as a side to roasted cauliflower or a meaty grain-based loaf, whatever you’d prefer!

14. Italian Portobello Mushroom Bowl 

Portobello is the star in this Italian Portobello Mushroom Bowl recipe! The mushroom caps are sautéed with sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, and plenty of herbs. This dish is actually pretty simple to make, and is truly good to add to your sandwich, as a side dish at the barbecue, or to eat alone!

15. Italian Veggie Burgers

These veggie burgers are oven-baked and turn out just how burgers should: with crispy edges and chewy texture. It has a lot of nutritious ingredients that are good for you, and these Italian Veggie Burgers are of course, filled with all the good Italian spices and herbs to give them a lot of tasty flavors!

Really into Italian food? Check out these 15 Vegan Recipes For the Perfect Italian Dinner Party from the Food Monster App!

 

Learn How to Cook Plant-Based Meals at Home

Reducing your meat intake and incorporating more plant-based foods into your diet is known to Support various health benefits, including reducing chronic inflammation, improving heart health, enhancing mental well-being, achieving fitness goals, meeting nutritional needs, managing allergies, and promoting gut health, among others. Dairy consumption has also been linked to many health problems, including acne, hormonal imbalance, cancer,  prostate cancer, and has many side effects.

For those of you interested in eating more plant-based, we highly recommend grabbing our favorite plant-based cookbooks and downloading the Food Monster App — with over 20,000 delicious recipes, it is the largest plant-based recipe resource to help reduce your environmental footprint, save animals, and get healthy! And, while you are at it, we encourage you to also learn about the environmental and health benefits of a plant-based diet.

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