24 Authentic vegan Italian recipes that will make you want to move to Italy
Who doesn’t love Italian cuisine? Pizza, pasta, lasagne, all these famous dishes come from this European country. Apart from the taste, another great thing about Italian cooking is that it is traditionally easy. It is mainly about simplicity, the recipes don’t require a lot of ingredients, but make sure that they are all high quality. No unripe tomatoes or overcooked pasta!
A lot of Italian dishes are traditionally vegan (like pasta alla norma or pizza marinara). In this article, you can see those as well as traditional recipes veganized. Either way, get ready to fall in love with Italian cuisine.
Italian Pasta
Note: You can change the shape of pasta if you would like to. In a restaurant in Italy that’s not a problem; you can ask for, for example, penne al Pomodoro instead of spaghetti al Pomodoro that is on the menu.
Note 2: You can simply skip the cheese for the dish to be vegan in the recipes below since it’s not an obligatory ingredient.
Traditionally vegan:
Pasta alla Norma (Cookie and Kate) [Pasta with eggplant]
Spaghetti Aglio Olio e Peperoncino (Olivia’s Cuisine) [Pasta with olive oil, garlic and hot pepper)
Spaghetti al Pomodoro (Great Italian Chefs)[Pasta with tomato sauce]
Spaghetti alla Putanesca (Epicurius)[Pasta with tomatoes, olive oil, olives, capers and garlic]
Gnocchi with Basil Pesto (Piping Pot Curry) [use vegan pesto]
Veganized:
Vegan Spaghetti Carbonara (Tasty) [Pasta with creamy white sauce and (vegan) bacon]
Vegan Spaghetti Bolognese (Bianca Zapatka)
Vegan Fettuccine Alfredo (a couple cooks) [Pasta with creamy garlic sauce]
From the oven
Classic Vegan Lasagna (Holy Cow Vegan)
Simple Vegan Pizza (Minimalist Baker)
Rosemary Foccacia Bread (Gimme Some Oven)
Pasta al Forno (Contentedness Cooking) [Pasta from the oven]
Vegan Calzone (Ela Vegan) [Vegan “folded” pizza]
Other Dishes:
Traditionally vegan:
Bruschetta al Pomodoro (Inside the Rustic Kitchen)
Risi e Bisi (A Virtual Vegan) [Creamy rice with peas]
Caponata alla Siciliana (The Spruce Eats) [Vegetable stew with aubergines, garlic, tomatoes, celery, vinegar, and olive oil]
Pasta e Ceci (NYT Cooking) [Pasta with chickpea stew]
Veganized:
Easy Vegan Polenta (Minimalist Baker)
Creamy Mushroom Risotto (Loving it Vegan)
Vegan Arancini with Pesto and Mozarella (School Night Vegan) [Fried rice balls]
Desserts:
Vegan Panna Cotta (Live Eat Learn)
