15 delicious and easy vegan recipes with a blender

Vegan cooking. A cuisine full of exciting new flavours and smoothly blended textures.

Vegan cooking is no longer just a matter of replacing your meat, milk, and eggs with veggies, nuts, or soybeans. Nowadays, it’s a fully-fledged cuisine known for exploring and experimenting. Vegan home cooks are constantly playing around with less obvious ingredients, unexpected flavours, and new textures. A blender is often one of their go-to tools. And rightfully so.

When you’re cooking in a traditional way, eggs and dairy will bind your dish together and give it a creamy and smooth consistency. But to prepare a vegan dish, you’ll have to rely on veggies, nuts, and beans. A KitchenAid blender helps you create those smooth, creamy, dairy-free textures, and tackle more fibrous and tough ingredients such as nuts. It’s a real game changer when you’re cooking vegan food.

Three fruit smoothies recipes

Smoothies. They’re highly nutritious, versatile and delicious. And there’s no reason why they can’t be plant-based or dairy-free. If you use your trusted blender, these smooth little pick-me-ups will be ready in an instant.

1. Dragon fruit and hibiscus smoothie 

If the tropical taste of this dragon fruit and hibiscus smoothie doesn’t brighten up your day, its fierce colour will. The vibrant pink is a mood booster on its own. Pull out your blender and whip it up in 5 minutes.

2. Grapefruit Tea-Ni smoothie

Not a morning person? Or do you need a little pick-me-up in the afternoon? This green tea-based smoothie does the trick. It gets its kick from a crispy green apple and a pinch of red pepper flakes. 

3. Two-colour power food smoothie

This two-layered smoothie not only looks great, it’s also super refreshing as well. It combines the superfood powers of acai and blueberries, with the sweetness of exotic fruits. Drink it for breakfast, after a workout, or whenever you need an extra boost of energy. 

Two alternative to peanut butter recipes

Nuts can be a handful to crush, especially if your end goal is a paste-like texture. Just let your KitchenAid Blender do the heavy lifting – it’s designed to tackle tough ingredients. You’ll be taking a bite of your homemade cashew butter on toast before you know it. 

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Peanut butter has got some serious competition. Because this velvety-smooth cashew butter has it all. It’s creamy, sweet, and so versatile. Just drizzle it over your pancakes, put it on your toast, or add it to your breakfast bowl. 

5. Pecan and almond nut butter

Slightly salted, yet subtly sweetened, and downright irresistible. It’s settled then – this easy pecan and almond butter is your new storecupboard favourite. Swirl it into your overnight oats in the morning, spread it on a freshly toasted slice of wholegrain bread at lunch, or pair it up with some apple slices in the afternoon.  

Pistachio and almond milk recipes

There are plenty of tasty alternatives to cow’s milk. And you can easily make them yourself. Try these two and rely on your blender to turn those crunchy nuts into creamy, dairy-free nut milk. 

6. Almond milk

Once you taste the silky, nutty flavours of this homemade almond milk, you’ll never want to drink the shop-bought kind again. Plus, it's easy to make and quite the all-rounder. Add it to your morning coffee, overnight oats or any other vegan dish you’re preparing.

7. Pistachio milk

Are you the experimenting type? Then this one-of-a-kind, light green pistachio milk is next on your to-try list. Unlike other plant-based milks, it tastes unapologetically nutty and a tad sweet. Just drink it as it is to enjoy the gorgeous, earthy flavours. 

Three salad dressings recipes

Want to bring out the umami flavour of your plant-based dishes even more? Add one of these delicious vegan dressings, or pair them with this creamy vegan mayo. Plug in your KitchenAid blender, and you’ll be drizzling your dishes in no time. 

8. Carrot dressing

Carrots, ginger, sesame oil, rice vinegar and soy sauce. This spicy-sweet carrot dressing is packed with Asian-inspired flavours. Use it to give your salads and sandwiches a kick, or serve it as a sauce for your noodles or spring rolls. 

9. Vegan silken tofu mayo

It’s creamy, slightly tangy, and super-silky. It goes well with chips, vegan burgers, vegan sushi rolls, wraps and tacos. And all you need is five ingredients, five minutes, and a blender. Yes, this plant-based mayonnaise might just go with everything. 

10. Raspberry vinaigrette

This fruity raspberry vinaigrette has summer written all over it. It’s fresh and light, sweet, yet tangy. Use it to dress your go-to salad and store it in the fridge afterwards. You can keep it there for up to a week. 

Three vegan dips recipes

Having some friends or family over? Whip up these unexpected plant-based dips. They’re ready in a jiffy and your vegan guests will love you for thinking of them. 

11. Carrot dip

Forget hummus, this bright, carrot-based dip is about to become your new favourite. It’s creamy, a tad spicy, and packed with all the rich, generous flavours the Middle East has to offer. Serve it as a dip or spread, and top it with coriander for some extra freshness. 

12. Coriander and mint chutney

This coriander and mint chutney is the condiment you didn’t know you needed. It’s easy to make, ready in no time, and bursting with different flavours. Hosting a party or dinner? Serve it with crackers, and your guests will savour it down to the very last dip. 

13. Green pea and mint spread

The definition of fresh? This green pea and mint spread. It doesn’t just look like the first day of spring, it tastes like it too. Crisp and refreshing, with just the right amount of sweetness. 

Two vegan soups recipes with heart-warming flavours

With soup season in full swing, you can go beyond the classics. These two surprising plant-based soups are bursting with flavour. And they’re just as heart-warming as any other bowl of steaming soup on a chilly day. 

14. Curried coconut soup with vegetables

You know that feeling of being wrapped up in a fluffy blanket on a cold evening? 

That’s what this coconut soup tastes like. It’s heart-warmingly creamy and full of flavour. Top it off with courgetti and thinly sliced red pepper for some extra crunch, and there you have it: the most satisfying bowl of soup.

15. Pumpkin, ginger and orange soup

Comfortingly sweet, yet earthy, with a pinch of ginger and a twist of orange. With these big-hearted flavours, this pumpkin soup is a match for any chilly winter night. Create the perfect Halloween dish by serving it in a hollowed-out, roasted pumpkin.