You’ve planned the perfect activity and the perfect gift, but when it comes to Father’s Day food, you’re a little tired. Sure, you want to please him, but treating him to a steakhouse meal is against your vegan values, and you know he’s going to complain all the time if you go to a vegan restaurant. Avoid confrontations and give Dad a meal he’ll actually enjoy by whipping up some of these Dad-friendly vegan dishes. From breakfast to dessert, we’ve got you.
1 Spicy Sausage and Tofu Breakfast Burrito from Nut-Free Vegan
This takeaway breakfast is so easy that anyone can make it. Spend some time together in the kitchen and make this hearty meal with Dad. The recipe is based on store-bought ingredients such as vegan sausage links, tofu, and vegan cheese. The hardest part is wrapping the burrito. If it falls apart, call it a breakfast bowl and dig into it.
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Good food bad guy
2 Grilled Pineapple Beyond Burgers from Good Food Baddie
For Father’s Day, you can do more than just slap a Beyond Burger on a bun (and better toast that bun). This homemade sturdy handle is sure to impress, and it might even let you take a spin on the grill at the next barbecue.
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Okonomi Kitchen
3 Spicy Tuna Crispy Rice from Okonomi Kitchen
When your dad goes out with his friends for an all-you-can-eat dinner at your local sushi joint, indulge his appetite with this remarkably fishy, spicy, crispy tuna rice. You can transform the humble tomato into a sushi-grade tuna consistency by cooking, cooling, and marinating. It’s just one example of vegan magic.
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Mississippi Vegan
4 One-Pot Vegan Hamburger Helper from Mississippi Vegan
It’s the meal box your family knows and love, but infinitely better. This recipe is made with a hint of spice and a good pinch of nostalgia. It’s meaty, cheesy, and there’s not a green thing in sight — making it perfect for picky eaters and steak-and-potato dads.
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BUNCH!
5 BBQ Texas Pizza from BOSH!
These two vegan bloggers may be from the UK, but they make an insanely good barbecue pizza. This hot pie is topped with seasoned smoked tofu, barbecue-rubbed mushrooms, corn, tomatoes and a generous amount of barbecue sauce. Just don’t tell Dad there’s no cheese – he won’t notice.
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The Korean Vegan
6 Korean cuisine by The Korean Vegan
You’ll definitely win Dad over when you prove that his favorite Korean dishes can be made vegan. Treat him to a full party with this one savory spring onions pancakes† Kimchi† tteobokkiand soon tofu soup†
Find the recipe here
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7 Vegan Fish Tacos from Dora’s Table
The love for tacos is universal—you’ll catch Pop’s good sides right away with these traditional Baja-style tofu fish tacos. An exceptional fish marinade makes it impossible for him to detect the tofu. Have him take a bite and watch his eyes pop out when you tell him he just ate tofu.
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Badly healthy
8 Vegan Wellington Cheeseburger from Wicked Healthy
This monster of an appetizer is definitely party food. If it makes Dad vegan (or at least keeps him from making vegan jokes), it’s worth the labor of love. The Sarno brothers make this fusion food a success by coating two thick, spicy vegan jalapeno patties in puff pastry and adding three generous slices of vegan cheese, sautéed spinach, red onion, and a mustard crème frache sauce. You’ll never hear from Dad again, “I’m always hungry after eating vegan food”.
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Brittany Berlin
9 Chocolaty Vegan Molten Lava Cake from Brittany Berlin
The love of chocolate is universal, and there are definitely chocoholic dads out there. Go big with this chocolate explosion of a dessert. It could be the start of your annual vegan Father’s Day tradition.
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Lauren Toyota
10 Cheesecake by Lauren Toyota
Save the raw cheesecake for another time — if you want to make Dad vegan, you’ll want to give him the real, no-nonsense, New York-style version first. Your search for the perfect vegan cheesecake stops here.
Find the recipe here
For more vegan Father’s Day ideas, read:
23 Vegan Father’s Day Gifts
8 Easy Ways to Have a Relaxed Father’s Day
8 Easy Steps to Make a Vegan Man Cave for Father’s Day
Tanya Flink is a digital editor at VegNews and a writer and runner living in Orange County, CA.
Photo credit: Mississippi Vegan (left) and Oh Lady Cakes (Turn right)
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