Nine vegetarian recipes to celebrate National Vegetarian Month

We’ve compiled some of our favorite Vegetarian Recipes to celebrate National Vegetarian Month. Did you know that October is National Vegetarian Month? Eating a plant-based diet is so good for your health. Making simple changes to reduce animal products and increase the number of greens you eat can improve cholesterol, leading to a healthier heart. There are other benefits to skin, hair, and nails also. If you aren’t a full-time vegetarian, why not try a plant-based diet once a year?

Honey Recipes for National Vegetarian Month

Plant protein can be just as adequate as protein from animals. Let’s start with meat alternatives that are also rich in protein. Seitan Skewers with Chimichurri Citrus-Herb Sauce are a perfect meat alternative; you won’t be able to tell the difference.

Seitan Recipe with Chimichurri Sauce

Making scratch Seiten is not an easy task. It takes a lot of time (at least a half-day) You knead a dough ball of wheat gluten for at least an hour in ice-cold water to turn it into wheat protein. To make this recipe easier, I buy seitan from my local organic market and strongly suggest you do the same.

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These Black Bean Burgers lead to satiety without guilt on any level.

three black bean burgers with honey in pan

Black Bean Burger Recipe made with Honey

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Celebrate National Vegetarian Month in style with this Sweet Spicy Honey Chili with Beer, and not just any beer, Stout Beer. This recipe offers a rich, bold, and hearty chili you’ll want to serve repeatedly. You won’t even miss that there’s no meat in it.

Sweet and Spicy Chili

Chili is such a perfect dish for any weeknight evening. It doesn’t require a lot of time to fix and it’s a filling, healthy, and delicious meal to prepare. We think this Sweet Spicy Chili is borderline comfort food.

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Carrot Ginger Soup is surprisingly satisfying and perfect for October to celebrate National Vegetarian Month. Thick soups are my comfort food, and this soup hit the spot.

Prefect any time of the year! This easy homemade Carrot Ginger Soup so delicious it’s hard to believe how simple it is to make.

Easy Carrot Ginger Soup

Our Carrot Ginger soup is so delicious it's hard to believe how simple it is to make. I find the most nourishing foods also are the foods that require only a few ingredients and come together in less than an hour including prep time.

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Try this flavorful lentil soup. The soup that eats like a meal. Perfect for a crisp autumn day and only about 20 minutes of total preparation time. You won’t be disappointed.

Lentil Soup

Lentil Soup is a hearty and satisfying meal that is low in calories. Lentils are rich in iron, folate and an excellent source of protein. Lentils also pack polyphenols that may reduce heart disease risk factors.

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This Honey-Glazed Squash Salad tastes so good that you may not realize how good it is for you. When you combine this veggie with cinnamon and honey, you’ll be amazed you’re eating squash!

This Honey Glazed Acorn Squash tastes so good that you may not realize how good it is for you. When you combine this veggie with the flavors of cinnamon and honey, you’ll be amazed that such flavor could come from a squash!

Roasted Squash Salad

When you combine this veggie with the flavors of cinnamon and honey, you'll be amazed that such flavor could come from a squash! In this Roasted Squash Salad recipe, we are using our rich Buckwheat Honey.

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This spinach fruit salad is an easy salad to make and features our honey vinaigrette.

Fruit and Spinach Salad for Traditional Easter Dinner

Spinach and Fruit Salad

Spinach and fruit go together like peas and carrots. Try this salad as an appetizer or a main course.

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Try these easy pickled onions on top of this salad or any salad. They add depth to any meal and taste special! You can make a batch of these and store them in a glass jar in the fridge for weeks.

Pouring pickling juice over sliced onion in ball jar

Easy Pickled Onions

This recipe will turn any salad, burger or piece of fish into a work of art in no time!

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While you are busy pickling, which is much easier than I ever knew, try these pickled beets. They will not disappoint and will keep in an airtight glass container in the fridge for at least a week.

honey pickled beets in a mason jar with garlic cloves on wood table

Easy Pickled Beets Recipe

These beets will brighten the most boring salad or vegetable dish and are easy to make, as in it takes minutes to make them. They can be prepared and kept in the refrigerator for a week in an air-tight container.

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How could I forget dessert?! These Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies are so delicious; nobody needs to know how deliciously good they are!

Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies

Made with flax egg, vegan chocolate chips, Seedy Nutty, and vegan ingredients, you'll be surprised by these deicious treats for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

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Summer Grilling Vegetables on a wood platter with a napkin and olive oil, in time for National Vegetarian Month — *Wooden platter of grilled vegetables*

For unique and wondrous vegan recipes, visit our friend Marly at Namely Marly.

If you decide to try these vegetarian recipes, take a photo and share them with us using #waxingkararecipes on Instagram. We love seeing your photos!