Cinco de Mayo, or “the fifth of May” in Spanish, is a day for all Americans to celebrate Mexican heritage and pride, so says Wikipedia. When it comes to Mexican food and drink (or, at least, the Americanized versions of such), any excuse is a good excuse for such a celebration. Especially for vegans and vegetarians. Tostadas, peppers, quesadillas, corn, burritos, enchiladas … so many options that can be made so unbelievably delicious without meat, you don’t even give it a second thought.
I also love this type of cuisine because it lends itself so well to our mixed diet home, as most all of these dishes can be made individually – some with meat, some without, if you want to do the one dish two ways thing. Totally versatile, always delicious … win.
Today I thought I’d bring you a collection of links around the Web, from fabulous bloggers and websites that have developed and featured amazing vegetarian (and sometimes vegan) Mexican recipes. They all look scrumptious, and they’re perfect for a meatless Cinco de Mayo. Bonus: You’ll find 10 refreshingly fruity margaritas at the end of the list, too.
Scrumptious snacks, apps, dips (and a breakfast shake to start the day off right)
- Mexican chocolate breakfast shake{vegan}– Oh My Veggies
- Stuffed poblano peppers– Scarborough Food Fair
- Cheesy baked jalapeno poppers– Savory Simple
- Mango and cilantro guacamole{vegan} – Two Peas and Their Pod
- Smoky five-pepper cheese dip–Sunsetmagazine
- Rosa’s salsa{vegan}– The Fig Tree
- Just like Chipotle’s corn salsa{vegan} – How Sweet It Is
- Easy cheesy chipotle kale chips{vegan} – Manifest Vegan
- Avocado, cream cheese, and salsa stuffed pastries– Averie Cooks
Cheesy Mexican corn dip
- Cheesy Mexican corn dip
- Healthy Mexican sweet potato skins– Pinch of Yum
- Broccomole{vegan option} – Domestic Fits
Swoon-worthy sides and salads
- Homemade flour tortillas(without lard) – The Fig Tree
- Mexican fried rice– Weelicious
- Skillet-fried creamed corn– Merry Gourmet
Four-cheese stuffed grilled peppers
- Four-cheese stuffed grilled peppers
- Spicy slow-cooker rice with green chiles, green onions, and cheese– Kalyn’s Kitchen
- Roasted beet salad with oranges and queso fresco–Sunsetmagazine
- Mexican corn and quinoa salad– What’s Gaby Cooking
Mmmain dishes
- Black bean tostadas
- Sweet & spicy mango fajitas + homemade fajita seasoning mix – Oh My Veggies
- Portobello and zucchini tacos – Martha Stewart Living
- Black bean & mango tostadas – Two Peas and Their Pod
- Avocado, mozzarella, and jalapeno chimichurri grilled cheese– Naturally Ella
- Stacked roasted vegetable enchiladas– Two Peas and Their Pod
- Loaded veggie nachos with portabella mushroom meat– Oh My Veggies
- Tempeh tacos{vegan} – Oh My Veggies
Grilled black bean burritos with creamy cilantro-jalapeno sauce
- Grilled black bean burritos with creamy cilantro-jalapeno sauce
- Vegan tortilla soup and quesadillas with smokey refried beans, spinach, and brown rice {vegan} – Pepperoni Is Not a Vegetable
- Mexican galette with roasted red peppers, black beans, and avocado {vegan option} – Domestic Fits
- Cheesy taco casserole – Averie Cooks
- Pear and brie quesadillas
- Kale & sweet potato quesadillas – Oh My Veggies
- Chipotle butternut squash, black bean, and goat cheese tostadas – Naturally Ella
- Cheesy double bean quesadillas with homemade avocado ranch – How Sweet It Is
And 10 bonus margarita recipes!
- Fresh lime margaritas
- Blackberry thyme margaritas– Annie’s Eats
- Fresh strawberry coconut margaritas– How Sweet It Is
- Strawberry mango margaritas– Gimme Some Oven
- Pomegranate margaritas– How Sweet It Is
- Frozen mango lime margaritas
Frozen mango-lime margaritas
- Rhubarb margaritas – Cookin’ Canuck
- Meyer lemon margaritas – Gourmet Veggie Mama
- Grapefruit margarita – Confections of a Foodie Bride
- Frozen watermelon margaritas– The Kitchn
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Karen is a vegetarian home cook living among carnivores. She loves creating irresistible and flexible recipes that help multi-vore families like hers keep the peace - deliciously.
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18 Comments on “35 Vegetarian Recipes for Cinco de Mayo (+ 10 Bonus Margarita Recipes)”
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Averie @ Averie Cooks — Reply
What a great roundup! Thanks for linking my Cheesy Taco Casserole and my Avocado, cream cheese, and salsa stuffed pastries. All of a sudden I’m craving Mexican food 🙂
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Karen Troughton — Reply
My pleasure! You have a TON of inspiring recipes – it was hard to narrow it down to just a couple! Hope you had a fun and fabulous Cinco de Mayo.
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Nicole Navratil — Reply
This is such a great list! Can’t wait to dive in – cheers for including my smokey refried bean quesadillas! 🙂
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Maria Tadic — Reply
This is an awesome list. I can’t wait to bookmark so many of these recipes. Thanks for sharing – also such a good way to find more fun blogs to follow! Can’t wait!
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Kiersten @ Oh My Veggies — Reply
Thanks for the links, lady! 🙂 Mexican food is so fun to play around with. It really lends itself to vegetarian remakes, probably more than any other cuisine I can think of. I love the margaritas too!
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Cassie | Bake Your Day — Reply
This is a great list. I’ll take any reason to celebrate with a table full of dips and appetizers!
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Karen Troughton — Reply
Thanks, Cassie! Seriously … any excuse to eat Mexican food (and drink one too many margaritas – doh) is good to me!
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Tara — Reply
I’m on my out to get margaritas now with a couple co-workers! The food and beverages are literally making me drool! I forgot that we have cinco de mayo coming up – perfect timing for drinks and taco’s by the water in Seattle tongith right? Must try 🙂
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Jane — Reply
Thanks so much for this round-up of fantastic ideas and recipes! I see some margarita taste-testing in my near future… 🙂
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Karen Troughton — Reply
Oooh … blind margarita taste testing party. Yes?! I am liking where this is going!
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Lauren — Reply
Thanks for the mention! I can’t wait to try some of these recipes out!
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Bernadette @ Now Stir It Up — Reply
This is a GREAT round up. Mexican food is so good and so much fun to make!
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Karen Troughton — Reply
Thanks Bernadette! So much inspiration out there – food bloggers are a talented bunch! 🙂
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Courtney @ The Fig Tree — Reply
Thank you for sharing my recipes! *hugs* Everything sounds amazing. I am seriously just going to start at the top of the list and work my way down. I LOVE Mexican food. Nom nom nom! 🙂
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Karen Troughton — Reply
My pleasure! Your recipes always look so amazing.
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Christine — Reply
I LOVE THIS! I’m definitely gonna try this out. One of my favorite recipes is for a Cinco de Mayo Sunrise. You can take a look at it here http://www.weartostandout.com/blog/cinco-de-mayo-sunrise-recipe and tell me what you think! xoxo, WearToStandOut
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Chef Pri — Reply
This is a terrific list!! I made your grilled black bean burritos with some slight modifications due to lack of ingredients and they turned out delicious!!! Also, I wanted to share my Chipotle-Style guacamole with you. It was a huge hit with the hubby:
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Judee@ Gluten Free A-Z Blog — Reply
Hands down this is the best vegetarian Cinco de Mayo collection I’ve seen so far. I’m making a Mexican themed party this weekend and I was stuck on guacamole and salsa! I have lots of vegetarian ideas now. Heading over to the tortilla soup.. Thanks
