An informative guide and list of seasonal produce for the month of August. Easy vegan healthy recipes, preparation tips, and more that will get you through the rest of the summer.
As we approach Fall I’ve compiled a list of my favorite recipes incorporating the fresh fruits and vegetables you can still find in August. So, be sure and check out the list and all the amazing recipes down below. I hope you find this seasonal produce list and recipes super helpful and enjoyable.
Stay well my friends! Stay well.
August Seasonal Produce
Fruits
Vegetables
Recipes
Avocado
This Easy Vegan Avocado Toast is the perfect plant-based breakfast. Creamy avocado on crunchy toast topped with vegan parmesan and red onion. Healthy, hearty, and absolutely delicious!
This Avocado Chocolate Pudding is so easy to make, requires only FIVE ingredients, and 5 minutes. It’s rich, creamy, and incredibly decadent. You’ll never taste the avocado and its kid approved!
Apples
This vegan Cinnamon Apple Oatmeal Crumble recipe is made with plain and simple ingredients. Baked cinnamon spiced apples covered in a crunchy oatmeal topping that’s perfect for breakfast or dessert.
Berries
This delicious Blueberry Quinoa Breakfast Bowl is a great way to start the day. Cooked with bananas and topped with maple syrup, pecans, and almond milk. It’s so easy! All you need are 4 ingredients and less than 20 minutes.
The BEST fluffy Vegan Blueberry Pancakes are so easy to make and absolutely delicious. Hearty, healthy, and free from dairy, oil, and eggs. This recipe is kid-approved and sure to be a family favorite.
Delicious raw oats and nuts topped with healthy berries and bananas.
Melons
2-Ingredient Watermelon Gelato (dairy-free, sugar-free, fat-free, vegan)
Watermelon gets even better when frozen and churned into this refreshing, sugar-free, dairy-free gelato. It's magical! Check out this recipe from Dreena Burton.
This Cantaloupe & Cucumber Salad from Simple Veganista features cantaloupe with cool, refreshing cucumber, sweet red bell pepper, and red onion in a zesty apple cider dressing for a light and flavorful summer fruit & veggie salad! This recipe contains oil but simply leave it out. Still delicious!
Tomatoes
If taste buds had hands they would high five you after one bite of this sandwich! Get ready because we’re about to take southern comfort food to a whole new level. It’s time to make the Potato Chip Tomato Sandwich. Giddy up!
This easy Fire Roasted Tomato Soup is delicious and easy to make. A beloved classic gets a kick using fire-roasted tomatoes, sriracha, and savory smoked paprika. It’s sure to be your new favorite homemade tomato soup recipe.
Bell Peppers
Delicious Vegan Stuffed Bell Peppers filled with smoky chipotle-flavored rice and black bean filling. Hearty, healthy, filling, and easy to make.
Vegan Pepper Steak With Onions made with Butler soy curls, sliced bell pepper, and savory onions cooked in a delicious Asian inspired brown sauce. Serve over rice for one of the easiest, most delicious, healthy, and unforgettable meals.
Corn
Grilled Corn On The Cob is a great summer side dish! It’s so easy to make and ready in 10 minutes. Slather it with my vegan Cashew Mayo and a sprinkle of smoked paprika for amazing flavor.
Delicious, rich, and creamy Homemade Vegan Creamed Corn recipe. Plant-based, vegan, low-fat, and ready in as little as 20 minutes.
Cucumber
Lemon Cucumber Water is delicious, refreshing, loaded with health benefits, and so easy to make. You only need 1 cucumber, 2 lemons, and 5 minutes to throw it together. It’s also great for weight loss and detox.
This simple Tomato Cucumber Salad recipe is bright, light, fresh, and delicious. It’s an easy summer salad made with English cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, crunchy red onion, and covered in a sweet and tangy oil-free dressing.
Cabbage
All you need are 5 ingredients and 5 minutes to make this Easy Instant Pot Cabbage. It’s perfect when you need a quick, simple, oil-free, healthy, and delicious side dish.
This Easy Vegan Coleslaw is creamy, delicious, and so easy to make. Made in one bowl with 5 ingredients, it’s the perfect vegan slaw for BBQ dishes, picnics, and summer potlucks! Oil-free, gluten-free, and healthy.
Carrots
These Vegan Carrot Hot Dogs are THE perfect plant-based alternative to regular hot dogs! Healthy, LOW-FAT, easy, delicious, and great for a cookout.
Greens (Collards, Kale, etc.)
The BEST and easiest Sauteed Kale recipe! Seasoned with nutritional yeast, garlic powder, and a little lemon juice. It’s oil-free and ready to eat in as little as 10 minutes. The perfect side dish!
This delicious vegan chickpea kale salad recipe is so easy to make and ready in 20 minutes. It’s made with spicy chipotle chickpeas, kale, avocado, and topped with a creamy garlicky tahini dressing.
This Vegan Grits Bowl with BBQ Soy Curls and Kale is the definition of comfort food. A delicious and healthy plant-based breakfast bowl featuring creamy cheesy grits, hearty bbq soy curls, and greens. A truly satisfying way to start the day.
These vegan Instant Pot Collard Greens are tender, so flavorful, and easy to make. A classic Southern staple ready to eat in just a few minutes instead of hours.
Green Beans
It’s not just a green bean casserole. It’s Vegan Green Bean Casserole with Onion Rings. Made with Shane & Simple Creamy Vegan Mushroom Soup and Crunch Oven Baked Onion Rings. Easy, filling, manly, hearty, healthy, and BIG TIME DELICIOUS!
A delicious Easy Skillet Green Bean recipe. Fresh green beans roasted with savory garlic and just a pinch of red pepper flakes. It’s one amazing healthy holiday side dish. And, you only need 1 pan and 4 ingredients. Vegan, gluten-free & oil-free.
Summer Squash
This Vegan Summer Squash Sauté is healthy, delicious, and so easy to make. It’s made with yellow squash, zucchini, cherry tomatoes, and vegan parmesan in one skillet. And, it’s completely oil-free.
This Vegan Squash Casserole is creamy, cheesy, and delicious! A Southern favorite made healthy, low-fat, and ready in as little 35 minutes.
DEBBY SOLDAN
Where’s the potatoes???
Have a Grest Day!
Debby. 🙂
Shane Martin
Haha. I was presenting more “temporary” produce:) Potatoes can be year-round:)