10 Vegan Recipes That Went Viral Last Week: Creamy Scalloped Potatoes to French Lentil and Beet Salad!

When everyone’s got their eyes on a recipe, you know it must have something special that you will want to try! That’s the case for these 10 vegan viral recipes that went viral last week. They’re some of the best, and trust us when we say that you don’t want to miss out on these incredible viral recipe creations from our bloggers!

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1. Creamy Scalloped Potatoes With Thyme

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These Creamy Scalloped Potatoes With Thyme by Lisa Lotts are simple, but they deliver. The combination of thinly sliced potatoes and onions, non-dairy béchamel is so comforting and homey. It’s seasoned with mustard, salt, and thyme for a simple, yet delicious flavor. The result is a warm, flavorful, and tender dish that is the perfect side for any main dish. You will absolutely love these vegan scalloped potatoes!

2. The Whole Enchilada Casserole

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All the warm, comforting flavors of enchiladas, layered up with jalapeño queso, topped with vegan cheese and baked until golden and bubbling. We’re talking tangy, spicy, smoky, cheesy, not super authentic but ultra delicious! This The Whole Enchilada Casserole by Melanie McDonald takes a little time and involves a few steps—but it’s all super easy—such as turning on the oven, pressing a button on the blender and assembling your tasty, lasagna-esque layers like a boss. You can even make the queso, the enchilada sauce and the filling up to three days in advance. Then put it all together at a later date or assemble the whole thing, cover tightly and pop it in the fridge or freezer for another day.

3. French Lentil and Beet Salad with Garlicky Walnuts

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Boiled green lentils tossed with crunchy carrots and a biting Dijon dressing is an iconic French side dish to eat alongside a piece of poached salmon or chicken. But it often looks like a stodgy brown mess. This French Lentil and Beet Salad with Garlicky Walnuts by Phoebe Lapine dresses up those drab legumes with all the colors of the spring rainbow: pink radishes, green sugar snaps, and garnet (or golden) roasted beets. The latter can be roasted a few days in advance to save time, and you can do the rest of the chopping and whisking while the lentils cook. The salad is finished with a little Italian flair—balsamic vinaigrette and torn basil. Garlicky walnuts add crunch, and if you’re angling for another carb companion, add shaved parmesan or ricotta salata.

4. Whole Wheat Blueberry Cardamom Chia Muffins

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These Whole Wheat Blueberry Cardamom Chia Muffins by Erin Bruns are delicious and loaded with healthy nutritious ingredients. First up we have blueberries! Berries are the champions of boosting your body’s natural killer cell activity. These cells are a type of white blood cell that help your body fight virus-infected and cancerous cells. They are called natural killers because they don’t require prior exposure to the disease to be activated. Berries counteract, reduce, and repair oxidative stress and inflammation damage.

5. Spicy Jamaican Curry

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This Spicy Jamaican Curry by Andri Neocleous has a perfect balance of creaminess and spiciness, thanks to the addition of the fragrant spices and cooling coconut milk. This vegan curry is a perfect option for an alternative comforting mid-week dinner that even non-vegans will enjoy!

6. Lentil Quinoa Hemp Seed Meatballs

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This is the meatless meatball you have been fantasizing about. They have just right spices, texture, moisture, and, as a bonus, surprising little flecks of flavor from sun-dried tomatoes. These Lentil Quinoa Hemp Seed Meatballs by Larice Feuerstein go great with pasta, in a sub, or can be eaten on their own – they’re that good.

7. Scrambled Chickpeas

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Legumes are fantastic for many reasons, and versatility is undoubtedly one of them. Chickpeas in particular, both for their texture and their more neutral flavor, are great for savory dishes and even sweets. These Scrambled Chickpeas by Sara Oliveira are perfect for any time of day!

8. Watercolor Fruity Popsicles

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These sweet Watercolor Fruity Popsicles by Annie McGee are reminiscent of a watercolor painting. They are super easy to make, refreshing, and healthy. The popsicles contain frozen puréed peaches, blueberries, and cherries that give the pops their beautiful colors. The rest of the popsicle is made of freshly brewed lemonade.

9. Green Curry Ramen with Eggplant and Green Beans

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During COVID lockdown, when we’d be at the end of our grocery haul and out of fresh produce, we’d reach for this weeknight dish. All you need for the base of this Green Curry Ramen with Eggplant and Green Beans by Phoebe Lapine is pantry items— brown rice ramen noodles, coconut milk, curry paste, and frozen vegetables. It became such a comfort staple that we still have it in our rotation. To keep with the current times, this recipe has been altered to use fresh vegetables typically found in a Thai green curry: eggplant, green beans, and bell peppers. To save on dishes, the noodles cook directly in the liquid, helping thicken the sauce to the consistency of a creamy curry—less brothy than a noodle soup, but still something that can be eaten with both chopsticks and a spoon. The most important element of this recipe is to use a pasta that cooks fairly quickly (under 5 minutes).

10. Indian Dosa with Spiced Sweet Potato

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Authentic dosa pancakes are made by soaking, blending and fermenting black gram lentils (urad dal) and rice. So, these Indian Dosa with Spiced Sweet Potato by Jo Pratt is a take on dosa pancakes, which are wrapped around an aromatic spiced sweet potato and chickpea filling. You can serve these with some mango chutney and coconut yogurt mixed with chopped coriander and lime juice, or raita.

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