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    Zen and Zaatar » Recipes

    Vegan Salad Recipes

    These refreshing, crisp vegan salad recipes are packed with Mediterranean flavors and simple, wholesome ingredients. Start with my classic Palestinian salad, a chopped cucumber and tomato salad that goes with just about everything. Or, try this refreshing Middle Eastern tomato salad for a burst of brightness.

    If you're prepping ahead, pearl couscous salad and Mediterranean potato salad are perfect for picnics, potlucks, and meal prep. Every recipe here is easy to make, satisfying, and full of flavor.

    • tempeh kale taco salad mexican vegan vegetarian gluten free avocado food blog zenanzaatar
      Tempeh Kale Taco Salad (Vegan, Gluten-Free)
    • ful medames, a syrian fava bean and chickpea breakfast salad
      Ful Medames, Syrian Style (Arabic Bean Salad) [Vegan, GF]
    • Lemon tahini sauce being drizzled with a spoon to show consistency.
      Creamy Lemon Tahini Sauce (Vegan, Mediterranean Dressing)
    • This is the featured Palestinian salad photo, showing all the components of the salad.
      Palestinian salad (Mediterranean tomato cucumber salad)
    • Finished image of the kale salad topped with tahini dressing, chickpeas, and slices of avocado.
      Hearty Kale Salad with Tahini Dressing and Chickpeas (Savory)
    • Featured, square-cropped image of a hand grabbing one of the vegan Caesar wraps.
      Vegan Caesar Wraps with Crispy Chickpeas
    • Mediterranean pearl couscous salad featuring moghrabieh couscous, lemon, cucumber, and olives, in a lemon herb olive oil dressing.
      Irresistible Pearl Couscous Salad (Vegan)
    • Square cropped, featured image of lemony Mediterranean potato salad without mayo.
      Lemony Mediterranean Potato Salad with Mint
    • mediterranean chickpea salad sandwich vegan
      Mediterranean Chickpea Salad Sandwich (Vegan)
    • A square-cropped image of the tahini caesar dressing being poured over a caesar salad with romaine lettuce and crispy chickpeas.
      Easy Tahini Caesar Dressing (No Mayo, Vegan)
    • a photo showing the mediterranean tomato salad with zaatar, lemon, and olive oil
      Middle Eastern tomato and red onion salad with za’atar
    Headshot image of the author of Zen and Zaatar, Zena Hassoun, MS.

    Welcome!

    Hi, I’m Zena, a passionate home cook with a Master’s in Medical Health Sciences. I’ve been vegan for nearly a decade and love creating approachable, Mediterranean-inspired recipes that nourish your body and soul.

    More about me

    55+ Vegan Recipes for Real Life

    The cover image of my e-cookbook, with text overlay "Vegan is Delicious: 55+ nourishing, innovative, plant-based recipes to satisfy vegans and omnivores alike! by Zena Hassoun, M.S., creator of Zen and Zaatar."

    Tired of the same meals or relying on takeout? Vegan is Delicious is full of flavorful, plant-based recipes (with photos!) plus a 7-day meal plan to make home cooking feel effortless.

    Learn more →

    Trending Recipes 🔥

    • How to make a super flavorful tofu scramble with spinach and cherry tomatoes. Forget about “bland” tofu, this tofu scramble is bursting with umami flavor, seasoned with nutritional yeast and tahini. A great plant-based alternative to scrambled eggs, this flavorful tofu scramble recipe is sure to be a vegan breakfast favorite!
      Super Flavorful Tofu Scramble with Spinach and Tomatoes
    • This healthy vegan nutella is date sweetened
      Healthy Vegan Nutella (Date-Sweetened)
    • vegan kunafa or knafeh, a shredded phyllo and sweet cheese dessert
      Vegan Kunafa (Knafeh) | Shredded Phyllo and Sweet Cheese Dessert
    • ful medames, a syrian fava bean and chickpea breakfast salad
      Ful Medames, Syrian Style (Arabic Bean Salad) [Vegan, GF]
    • This horaa osbao (horak esbao) is a syrian pasta dish with lentils and tangy pomegranate sauce.
      Syrian Pasta with Lentils & Caramelized Onion (Horaa Osbao) | حراق اصبعه - Vegan
    • The sweet potato and chickpea quinoa bowl with brussels sprouts, pepitas, and topped with maple tahini drizzle.
      High-Protein Sweet Potato and Chickpea Quinoa Bowls
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    Winter

    • Flatlay image of finished vermicelli rice topped with toasted almonds and parsley, cropped square.
      Vermicelli Rice (Mediterranean Rice Pilaf)
    • A bowl of Arabic lentil soup topped with pita chips, crispy onions, and parsley, and served with lemon.
      Authentic Arabic Lentil Soup (Shorbat Adas)
    • Drizzling the maple tahini dressing with a spoon to show the texture, with the image cropped square.
      Easy Maple Tahini Dressing
    • The freekeh recipe shown with the cooked freekeh, topped with roasted cauliflower and chickpeas and drizzled with tahini.
      Simple Middle Eastern Freekeh with Cauliflower and Chickpeas
    • These vegan portobello pizzas are a healthy, dairy free way to enjoy the flavors of pizza. Also gluten-free, you can customize each portobello pizza in this recipe to your liking with vegan cheese and veggie toppings.
      Vegan Portobello Pizzas (GF)
    • This Mediterranean white bean soup is flavored with Harissa and tahini. Filled with kale, parsley, and thyme, this vegan white bean soup is hearty, flavorful, and creamy.
      Mediterranean White Bean Soup with Harissa & Tahini (Vegan)
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