Easy Vegan Braai Recipes

I have discovered some easy vegan braai recipes to compliment our regular family braais. For my readers not in South Africa, a braai is the South African cook out or barbecue on an open fire.

We have braais at least once a week. It’s a quick fix to a lazy night after a long day. The Hubby loves braaiing, but with me going through my 3 month vegan trial, I thought it was going to be very hard for me to include my meals on the fire.

I’m happy to report that this is, in fact, not the case. *YAY* Here are some really delicious recipes I can’t wait to try pop on the fire at our next family braai.

Grilled Ratatouille Kebabs from The Fitchen

This grilled ratatouille kebab recipe is a skewered version of a classic French recipe using summer zucchini, squash, and eggplant. It’s a simple, but delicious kebab combination.

Easy grillable veggie burgers from Minimalist Baker

You guys, I don’t even know where to start, other than, I MADE A VEGGIE BURGER THAT’S GRILLABLE.

All hail the veggie burger!

This burger requires just 10 ingredients (give or take a spice) and comes together in 30 minutes (once your brown rice is cooked).

Seitan Satay with Spicy Peanut Sauce (Vegan) from Sunnyside Hanne

When my hubby tasted these succulent seitan satay for the first time he closed his eyes and muttered ”you captured it, you captured the taste and texture I remember”. Serve it with my delicious easy-peasy peanut sauce (that also doubles as the marinade) and you have an appetizer your guests will rave about.

Jamacan Jerk Grilled Eggplans (30 Minutes!) from Minimalist Baker

If you like spicy, saucy food, this recipe is for you. And seeing as we are about to enter grilling season (at least in the Pacific Northwest!), it’s the perfect time for another a grillable plant-based recipe.

Portabello Steaks with Avocado Chimichurri from Minimalist Baker

I know what you’re thinking. Here we go with the fake meat substitutes and crumbly veggie burgers (see my Grillable Veggie Burgers here!).

But not so fast! Here’s my new, go-to plant-based option: Grilled portobello mushrooms in a saucy marinade with spicy avocado chimichurri.

Portobello & Peach Burger for Designsponge from

When Design*Sponge – one of the coolest design blogs on the web – asked if we would like to do a recipe for them, we were quick to say yes. So a few weeks ago we went out to our country house and made one of our favorite summer dinners, Portobello Burgers. We always eat them with mashed avocado and some kind of salsa, instead of the old ketchup and cheese combo. They are very easy to make and taste so incredible fresh. For this recipe we added grilled peaches instead of making a salsa.

Grilled cauliflower tacos with mango slaw & avocado crema from Hot for Food

Everyone wants to eat lighter when it’s hot outside so we’ve come up with a clever meat-free meal that’s a sophisticated all-veg take on fish tacos. We want you to try something new on the barbeque and grill up seasoned cauliflower to make these tasty tacos that are perfect for a family picnic or an easy weeknight meal.

Grilled General Tso’s Cauliflower Kabobs from Eatwell 101

A crunchy-sweet twist on a take-out favorite. These General Tso’s Grilled Cauliflower Kabobs are on the healthier side and is pretty appropriate for a vegan hors d’oeuvre or snack. Cauliflower florets are tossed in a soy, chili and oil marinade, then grilled on skewers and finished with a spicy savory-sweet sauce and toasted sesame seeds for a crunchy note.

Foil Wrapped Baked Sweet Potatoes Chili from Fresh Off the Grid

Combining a campfire baked sweet potato with a simple vegetarian chili, this hearty recipe is a quick and easy meal to warm yourself up.

Campfire Grilled Ratatouille Kebabs from Fresh Off the Grid

A vegan kebab with a French twist, this campfire grilled Ratatouille is a great way to incorporate some vegetables into your camping diet.

Southwest Sweet Potato Bean Burger from Fresh Off the Grid

Combining healthy sweet potato and bean patties with smokey southwestern spices, these veburgers are the perfect excuse to fire up the grill.

White Bean Artichoke Burgers from A Virtual Vegan

Easy & incredibly tasty White Bean Artichoke Burgers with hints of lemon & rosemary. Perfect served with lots of gloriously green guacamole & a dribble of hot sauce!

Best Darn Veggie Burgers (Vegan & Grillable) from Love & Lemons

We’re crazy about these veggie burgers. I’m not usually one to title recipes as “Best Ever!!,” or “Ultimate!!” because I’m quite a shy person and that seems loud, but I am absolutely smitten with these.

Balsamic Garlic Grilled Portobello Mushrooms from Sassy Southern Yankee

Of all the things with this lifestyle change for the next 30 days the thing I think I will miss most is my diary free coffee creamer sad, but true! Anyway in an effort to mix things up right out of the gate I made these Balsamic Garlic Grilled Portobello Mushrooms. They are great as a side or as the main course with some other veggies.

Find more Vegan recipes on my Pinterest board below.