10 Plant-Based Recipes Featuring Wasabi

If you’re looking for a unique and flavorful way to spice up your meals, then you need to try these plant-based recipes featuring wasabi! Wasabi has a strong, pungent flavor that can add a kick to any dish. From hummus to cookies, these recipes will show you how to use wasabi to its fullest potential.

1. Asian Seitan Fajitas with Wasabi Avocado Cream

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These Seitan Fajitas by Kim Sujovolsky have a delicious Asian twist, with a wasabi avocado cream to go with them. You heard that! Wasabi! Which interestingly enough, helps anything with avocado brown less quickly! Who knew!

2. Wasabi Garlic Twice-Baked Potatoes

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Wasabi is famous for its pungent sinus-clearing effects. Besides being fun to eat, it also has potent antibiotic and anti-inflammatory properties. With fiber powerhouse potatoes and immunity-boosting garlic, these comforting Wasabi Garlic Twice-Baked Potatoes by Mark Reinfeld are a flavorful way to get some important nutrients.

3. Edamame Wasabi Noodle Salad

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This Edamame Wasabi Noodle Salad by Helyn Dunn is filling, easy to make, and super low-fat so you can feel great about eating it. The bean noodles are tossed with some fresh peppers and edamame and then finished off with a creamy tofu sauce that is to die for. This is perfect for a post-workout snack or a healthy lunch.

4. Homemade Nori Crackers With Wasabi Edamame Hummus

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Apply the flavors of Japanese cuisine to your cooking in a whole new way with these Homemade Nori Crackers With Wasabi Edamame Hummus. In this recipe by Hannah Teson, pumpkin puree, roasted nori, and soy sauce come together to make the crackers, which are then served next to an aquafaba hummus made of edamame, wasabi, miso, and chickpeas. A delicious and unique snack or appetizer.

5. Wasabi Swirl Chocolate Cookies

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Looking for a unique blend of flavors? You must try these Wasabi Swirl Chocolate Cookies by Eunice Newton! As bizarre as the combination sounds, these cookies are rich and chocolatey with a nice, spicy kick at the end! It’s not overly spicy, but we do recommend keeping a glass of water nearby. Just in case.

6. Chilled Udon Noodles With Wasabi Avocado Dressing

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These light and fresh Chilled Udon Noodles With Wasabi Avocado Dressing combines cooling cucumber, beets, and carrots. It’s then topped with a creamy and spicy avocado and wasabi dressing. Bring this noodle salad recipe by Medha Swaminathan to work, or enjoy it at home with a side of miso soup.

7. Asian Portobello Sandwich With Wasabi Mayo 

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The Asian Portobello Sandwich With Wasabi Mayo is loaded with tons of vegetables and marinated portobello mushrooms. It’s garnished with the perfect condiments, like Sriracha, and served with cool cilantro and homemade wasabi mayonnaise. This sandwich by Gabrielle St. Claire is so filling, one could easily feed two – but we won’t blame you if you don’t want to share.

8. Edamame Wasabi Bean Dip

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This crazy-yummy Edamame Wasabi Bean Dip by Jennifer Harmon is Asian inspired and packed with protein. It has a little heat due to the wasabi powder but freshens up thanks to a little ginger. The white beans keep the dip nice and creamy and renders it a comfort food feel.

9. Shiitake Asparagus Stir Fry With Wasabi Avocado Cream

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This Shiitake Asparagus Stir Fry With Wasabi Avocado Cream by Ida Hemmingsson-Holl combines so many of my favorite flavors. And it can be varied in endless ways, with different kinds of vegetables. Just use what you have at home and what’s in season. For me this time around, that was green asparagus and shiitake mushrooms.

10. Edamame Burger With Cilantro Wasabi Aioli 

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Fresh edamame and Asian vegetables are used to create a delicious green burger served with a zesty Cilantro-Wasabi Aioli. These unique and popular Edamame Burgers With Cilantro Wasabi Aioli by Kim Campbell are wholesome and easy to prepare, and they always get rave reviews.

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