Butternut Squash Lasagna

Butternut Squash Lasagna -- a healthy "lasagna" made from layers of butternut squash! This dish was inspired by a recipe my sister-in-law sent me from her local newspaper. I made it nutritarian and vegan by leaving out the oil, salt, and cheese.

Yumm! Bowl

Brown rice, black beans, zucchini, spinach, tomatoes, salsa, cilantro, and a little scoop of Original Yumm! Sauce, from my favorite Cafe Yumm!

Vegan Hors D'Oeuvres

Nikki writes, "The photo I am submitting is one of my latest and greatest recipes, and it is a tasty little hors d'oeuvre with avocados, tomatoes, fresh mint, spices, vegan 'Monterrey Jack cheese', all on freshly baked whole wheat baguette. SO delicious. I took them into work for all my meat-loving coworkers who loved them and wanted to steal my recipe!"

Simple Med Salad

A colorful salad made with tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumber, green olives, and a mix of seeds.

Check out the recipe at Le Petits Chef Vegan.

Raw Not-sagna

"Raw Not-sagna, a lovely treat my girls whipped up for me!"

Submitted by Julie, from Gluten-Free Vegan Family.

A Simple Pasta Dish

Rotini pasta with extra virgin olive oil, zuchini, asparagus, sun-dried tomatoes (rehydrated with vegetable broth), Italian-seasoned canned tomatoes, fresh basil, and a little SoySations parmesan-style shreds.

(Submitted by Robin)

Super Chunky Vegetable Sauce

Laura wrote in a while back, "We’re moving in two weeks, and we’re on a mission to use up what we have, without buying more, so that we won’t have to move food. This makes it a challenge sometimes to come up with a healthy meal, because you end up with a lot of odds and ends that don’t really go together. Today I put together the rest of our vegetables into a chunky healthy sauce, full of onions, garlic, zucchini, artichoke hearts, and tomatoes. It was colorful, flavorful, healthy, and oh so good served over a bit of Israeli couscous."

Find the recipe at Vegan Foods and Other Stuff From a Former Fat Girl.

Sprout Salad

Laura writes, "I keep a never-ending jar of mixed sprouts (quinoa, red lentils, brown lentils, mung beans, chick peas) going pretty much all the time. It makes it so easy to make a healthy and filling lunch. This particular salad had a bit of red cabbage, a few spoons of left over Israeli couscous, and half of a chopped tomato. I topped it with a spritz of olive oil and a few shakes of balsamic vinegar. Yum!"

Visit Food From a Former Fat Girl for the recipe!

Oven Roasted Vegetables with Cashew Cream Sauce

Selene writes, "Oven roasted vegetables are one of my favourite dishes to make, because it's such an easy and tasty way to get tons of veggies. Here I've paired it with a creamy garlic-y cashew sauce."

Recipe at Veganlicious!

Breakfast Food

"Here is a pic of my delicious breakfast! Whole wheat bread, sauteed tomatoes, potatoes, and kale in a hint of garlic olive oil with salt, pepper, and oregano, topped with fresh basil - can be eaten like shown or made into an awesome sandwich!"

Submitted by Ishita

Pesto Pasta

Vegan Pesto Pasta with Summer Squash and Salad with Black Prince and Currant tomatoes.
"All home made :) All home grown (except the pasta) Yummy! A dish we share with nonvegan friends and they always think it must have cheese!"

(submitted by Katrina Kennedy)

Vegan Tomato Mozzarella Caprese

Katherine sent in this submission of "a vegan spin on a classic summer dish: tomato mozzarella caprese. In the picture is fresh-picked basil from my herb garden and tomatoes from the farmer’s market, along with "Buffalo Mostarella" from Jo Stepaniak’s The Ultimate Uncheese Cookbook.

"Everything is dusted with salt and pepper and drizzled with a little balsamic vinegar. It was delicious! I love the "cheez" swaps in Jo’s book!"

A Delicious Sandwich

From Heather in Virginia: "Ezekiel sprout bread, hummus, feta cheese, avocado and tomato. Better than any sandwich with meat on it!"

My favorite vegan substitute for feta cheese is salty kalamata olives.

Chilled Heirloom Tomato Soup

Another version of cool, summery gazpacho, but with a twist: Chilled Heirloom Tomato Soup with Cucumber Salsa and Toasted Peanuts.

More photos and the recipe at Onions & Garlic.

Gazpacho

Janna at Viva Sustainable sent in pictures of her healthy, cool summertime meal: delicious gazpacho made from ingredients she found at Trader Joe's in Manhattan.

• Heirloom tomatoes (red, green and yellow)
• On the vine tomatoes
• "Garden Patch" veg juice (Trader Joe's brand)
• Annie's vegan Worcestershire sauce
• Red wine vinegar
• Cucumber (seeds removed)
• Yellow and orange bell peppers
• Frank's Red Hot
• Fresh chopped garlic
• Red onion
• Chopped parsley
• Lemon juice
• Cumin
• Cayenne Pepper

Janna says, "I made a ton of it and it's lasted me for a week and it tastes better and better every day! Perfect summer meal with some lightly salted pita chips. Gazpacho is great because you can make it your own, mix and match how you want and do it however you like it to taste! So easy."

Something Quick and Easy

Short on time? Here's a great dinner suggestion from Suzi: "Here is my healthy dinner from last night -- we needed something that was quick and easy! It's baby portabella mushrooms, garlic, fresh tomatoes, sundried tomatoes, cannellini beans, toasted pine nuts, spinach and oregano all sauteed in broth and served on a bed of brown rice spiral pasta. I topped mine with a little nutritional yeast."

Heirloom Tomato Salad

From Victoria, a colorful heirloom tomato salad. "The green tomato is fully ripe -- that variety of tomato is green and striped and I think it looks so pretty, especially with the purple onion."

So elegant!