12 Easy Vegan Artichoke Recipes to Bring Mediterranean Flavor to Your Cooking

You’ll savor every mouthful of this delicious Mediterranean-style salad packed with good-for-you ingredients. Nutty farro anchors the salad, while a cornucopia of tasty additions, such as smoky roasted cherry tomatoes, velvety artichoke hearts, and crunchy red bell pepper, pump up the flavor and add textural variety. Drizzle with red wine vinegar and a squeeze of lemon juice, and you’re ready to munch! Note: This salad only takes 15 to 20 minutes if you have cooked farro on hand. A reviewer writes, “I used a can of artichoke hearts as I couldn’t find frozen ones. I was skeptical of a grain salad without oil, but this is just perfect.”

Simple, healthy, and flavorful, this colorful pasta salad is a hit with our readers. Roasted jarred red bell peppers make this an easy success, giving the pine nut pesto a smoky, sweet flavor. Artichoke hearts add pops of earthy nuttiness, while juicy cherry tomatoes add color. Steamed broccoli works well here, but feel free to use other veggies such as asparagus, mushrooms, corn, or zucchini. A reviewer writes, “Excellent!! I definitely would have again. Roasted peppers add so much flavor.”

Are you looking for an all-around slurpably good soup—one that the kids will eat but that’s also fancy enough to serve at book club and hearty enough to get you through Monday night football? This creamy vegan soup does it all. Combining the round, sweet flavor of artichokes with hefty, creamy potatoes, earthy wilted spinach leaves, and the oniony goodness of scallions and garlic, every mouthful of this blended soup is a tasty one. Serve with crusty bread or crackers for a nourishing lunch or evening meal.