Hearty vegetarian dishes that’ll satisfy everyone
- Korean cauliflower curry
- Stir-fried udon noodles with mustard greens, tofu and peanut sauce
- Mushroom and Fontina rigatoni
- Yardbird’s mushroom rice
- Carrot, fennel and feta fritters
- Ricotta gnocchi with cavolo nero and pine nuts
- Bitter greens, leek and Comté tart
- Warm mixed bean, chickpea and mozzarella salad
- Chilli and soy butter noodles with poached duck egg
- Beetroot salad with feta and lentils
- Berbere-spiced pumpkin with broccoli fatteh
- The ultimate salad sandwich
- Etta’s tamari-roasted pumpkin, sunflower and horseradish
- Burrata, preserved zucchini, green olives and lovage by Dave Verheul
- Red lentil soup with yoghurt and coriander
- Smashed cucumber salad
- Cauliflower steaks with grain salad and spiced dressing
- Grilled eggplant salad with lentils and sesame yoghurt
- Corn and potato quesadillas with green salsa
- Roasted carrot salad, pepper sauce, olive oil and curd
- Burnt beetroot carpaccio
- Chickpea, quinoa and kale soup with labne
- Mushroom and pine nut brown rice bowl
- How to make a goat’s cheese and herb quiche
- Greg Malouf’s burrata with broad bean and chickpea stew
- Freekeh and shaved cauliflower salad with herb dressing
- Fred’s pumpkin galette with blue cheese and thyme
- Smashed beetroot, quinoa, egg and avocado salad
- Chao rubing (Naxi-style fried goat’s cheese, spring onions and tomatoes)
- Roasted cauliflower curry with lime and coriander
- Tomato, ricotta and fregola salad
- Avocado bowl with quinoa, kale and tahini lemon dressing
- Peter Gilmore’s winter green salad
- Red lentil fritters with green yoghurt
- Rice salad with zucchini flowers, peas, beans and mint
- Pea and fennel soup with parmesan garlic bread
Gone are the days when vegetarian meals meant soggy side salads. Bulked up by grains like freekeh, quinoa and brown rice, tossed with nuts or baked into a flaky tart, the humble vegetable is primed to take centre stage, with vegetarian meals that are full of substance and flavour.
If you’re entertaining, Woodcut’s roast sweet potato with chickpea miso and seaweed salt will be the showstopper you’re looking for. Or if you’re in need of easy vegetarian meals for dinner, Tony Tan’s vegetarian dan dan mian or our feta and green gözleme will be your answer.
Whether you’re seeking family-friendly staples everyone will love or easy weeknight dinners, these vegetarian recipes have got you sorted.

Feta and greens gözleme recipe

Vegetable moussaka recipe

Japanese eggplant schnitzel recipe yasai itame

Korean cauliflower curry on black bowl with a bowl of rice and spoon to the side on a yellow background.
Korean cauliflower curry

South Indian coconut stir fry with condiments

Sage and spinach pesto risotto.

Mixed mushroom tart with puff pastry and brie

Udon noodles recipe stir fried with mustard greens, mushroom, tofu and peanut sauce
Stir-fried udon noodles with mustard greens, tofu and peanut sauce

Mushroom and Fontina rigatoni
Mushroom and Fontina rigatoni

Roasted sweet potato with chickpea miso and seaweed salt

Whole roasted cauliflower with rendang sauce

Eggplant cutlet with spicy tomato sauce

Chickpeas with steamed eggplant and harissa on white bowl with a pink bowl of guindilla chillies.

Roasted cauliflower salad with yoghurt dressing and almonds

Yardbird Hong Kong mushroom rice recipe
Yardbird’s mushroom rice

Whole roasted cauliflower with caramelised pine nuts and raisins

Roast onion tarte Tatin with apple and Comté salad

Carrot, fennel and feta fritters
Carrot, fennel and feta fritters

Mushroom sang choi bau by Lau's Family Kitchen

Tony Tan’s vegetarian dan dan mian

potato and mushroom tortilla donner recipe

Ricotta gnocchi with cavolo nero and pine nuts with cutlery on blue serving plate.
Ricotta gnocchi with cavolo nero and pine nuts

Aerial view of a circular tart topped with long slices of leeks.
Bitter greens, leek and Comté tart

An aerial view of a warm mixed bean salad with chickpeas and topped with mozzarella.
Warm mixed bean, chickpea and mozzarella salad

Chilli and soy butter noodles with poached duck egg
Chilli and soy butter noodles with poached duck egg

Beetroot, feta and lentil salad.
Beetroot salad with feta and lentils

Caramelised pumpkin topped with broccoli fatteh and macadamias
Berbere-spiced pumpkin with broccoli fatteh

Eggplant lines

Chilled pea and coriander soup

The ultimate salad sandwich
The ultimate salad sandwich

Tamari-roasted pumpkin, sunflower and horseradish
Etta’s tamari-roasted pumpkin, sunflower and horseradish

Burrata, preserved zucchini, green olives and lovage by Dave Verheul
Burrata, preserved zucchini, green olives and lovage by Dave Verheul

Tofu with chilli jam and spring onions

Red lentil soup with yoghurt and coriander
Red lentil soup with yoghurt and coriander

Smashed cucumber salad
Smashed cucumber salad

Cauliflower steaks with grain salad and spiced dressing
Cauliflower steaks with grain salad and spiced dressing

Grilled eggplant salad with lentils and sesame yoghurt
Grilled eggplant salad with lentils and sesame yoghurt

Nectarine, buffalo mozzarella and rocket salad

Corn and potato quesadillas with green salsa
Corn and potato quesadillas with green salsa

Roasted carrot salad, pepper sauce, olive oil and curd
Roasted carrot salad, pepper sauce, olive oil and curd

Burnt beetroot carpaccio
Burnt beetroot carpaccio

Chickpea, quinoa and kale soup with labne
Chickpea, quinoa and kale soup with labne

Roasted beets and onions with yoghurt, quinoa and walnuts

Cauliflower, leek and cheddar soup recipe

Mushroom and pine nut brown rice bowl
Mushroom and pine nut brown rice bowl

Goat's cheese and herb quiche
How to make a goat’s cheese and herb quiche

Burrata with broad bean and chickpea stew
Greg Malouf’s burrata with broad bean and chickpea stew

Freekeh and shaved cauliflower salad with herb dressing
Freekeh and shaved cauliflower salad with herb dressing

Fred's Pumpkin galette with blue cheese and thyme recipe
Fred’s pumpkin galette with blue cheese and thyme

Seared yellow beans ’n’ greens

Smashed beetroot, quinoa, egg and avocado salad
Smashed beetroot, quinoa, egg and avocado salad

Naxi-style fried goat’s cheese, spring onions and tomatoes (Chao rubing)
Chao rubing (Naxi-style fried goat’s cheese, spring onions and tomatoes)

Pumpkin pilaf with ricotta and pepitas recipe

Roast carrot soup with carrot-top pesto

Cauliflower curry with lime and coriander
Roasted cauliflower curry with lime and coriander

Tomato, ricotta and fregola salad
Tomato, ricotta and fregola salad

Zucchini-quinoa broth with feta

Avocado bowl with quinoa, kale and tahini lemon dressing
Avocado bowl with quinoa, kale and tahini lemon dressing

Chana masala, chickpea curry

Beetroot and walnut salad

tomato tart recipe

Tzatziki with zucchini fritters

Winter green salad
Peter Gilmore’s winter green salad

Caramelised pumpkin, corn and lentil bowl

Red lentil fritters with green yoghurt
Red lentil fritters with green yoghurt

Pea salad, curd, pine nuts, blossoms, white asparagus and carrot juice dressing
Ross Lusted’s pea salad, curd, pine nuts, blossoms, white asparagus and carrot juice dressing

Simple tomato and onion salad with vincotto dressing

Rice salad with zucchini flowers, peas, beans and mint
Rice salad with zucchini flowers, peas, beans and mint

Pumpkin fatteh

Pea and fennel soup with parmesan garlic bread
Pea and fennel soup with parmesan garlic bread

Wakame seaweed salad

Roasted whole cauliflower with wakame butter and toasted crumbs

A minestrone soup with short pasta and vegetables, topped with grated parmesan, in a brown bowl. A silver spoon sits to the right.