Lunch

Grilled eggplant parmesan stacks give you the whole eggplant-parm experience without breading or a hot oven — grilled slices layered with warm tomato sauce, mozzarella, Parmesan, and roma tomato, finished in about twenty minutes. Fire up the grill for a taste of...

Spicy mint grilled tofu salad is what happens when a curry and a cookout collide — charred tofu in a bright mint, ginger, and jalapeño dressing with a hit of curry powder, piled with slivered onion. Tired of the same old boring salads? Get ready to ignite your taste...

Jamaican jerk tofu skewers with charred pineapple are the cookout skewer that makes people forget about the meat — sweet-spicy tofu, blistered peppers, and caramelized pineapple off the same grill. Ready to transport your taste buds to the Caribbean? These Jamaican...

Grilled seitan kabobs with balsamic herb marinade are the veggie skewer that eats like a main — chewy seitan cubes and sweet peppers bathed in balsamic, rosemary, and thyme, with cherry tomatoes for bursts of juice. Ready to revolutionize your vegetarian grilling?...

Balsamic vegetable kabobs are my standing grill-side order — eggplant, zucchini, and onions steeped in a rosemary-garlic balsamic marinade, threaded on skewers, and served over couscous that soaks up every drop. Get ready to fall in love with your grill all over...

Grilled portobello fajitas give fajita night its sizzle back — spice-rubbed portobello strips and blistered sweet peppers off the grill, with a lime-garlic avocado mash to cool everything down. Ready to bring the sizzle of your favorite restaurant to your own...

Grilled vegetable wraps are the 25-minute dinner I make when the produce drawer is overflowing — charred pepper, eggplant, zucchini, and portobello rolled up with melty cheddar, tomato, avocado, and pesto. Ready to take your summer grilling beyond the usual veggie...

Grilled asparagus tacos with Italian black-eyed pea salsa are the fusion taco nobody expects and everybody remembers — lemony charred asparagus and a bright black-eyed pea salsa with mozzarella and tomato pesto in warm corn tortillas. Fire up the grill, because we're...

Grilled falafel pita pockets with cucumber-tahini sauce skip the deep fryer without losing the crunch — herb-packed chickpea patties seared on the grill and tucked into warm pita with a cool, creamy sauce. Say goodbye to takeout and hello to the best homemade falafel...

Grilled vegetable sandwich with goat cheese and pesto is summer lunch at its best — Japanese eggplant, squash, and onion off the grill, slathered with a goat cheese-pesto spread on crusty bread. Twenty-five minutes, and half of that is the grill heating. Tired of the...

Chipotle black bean burgers on a tostada are my favorite kind of meatless Monday: smoky, crunchy, and built almost entirely from cans and pantry staples. The crushed corn chips in the patty are the trick nobody guesses. Ready to revolutionize your burger night? Ditch...

This veggie steakhouse sandwich is my meatless tribute to the classic combo — sweet onions slow-sautéed until jammy, a grilled vegetable patty, mayo and mustard, and vegetarian steak sauce over baby spinach on thick garlic-rubbed ciabatta. Twenty minutes. Open-faced,...