Crispy Fried Chickpea Cake and Slaw Sandwiches

Hearty and crispy vegan chickpea patties flavored with cumin and coriander, topped with a bright tahini-based slaw.

Spicy, Smoky Bean Cakes with Lime Slaw and Charred Avocado

These hearty vegan black and kidney bean cakes are spiked with chipotle and handfuls of sharp vegetables, cilantro, and lime, baked until crisp, and served on a bed of slaw. Charred avocado on top adds a bit of smoky, creamy flavor.

Mexican Fried Eggplant Sandwich (Vegan Tortas and Pambazos)

Hearty vegan Mexican-style sandwiches made with fried eggplant, refried beans, roasted chilies, and pickled red onions, served in a toasted roll doused in enchilada sauce.

Vegan Pancakes Made With Aquafaba

In the world of vegan cooking, nothing has shaken things up like aquafaba—the recently coined term for the liquid inside a can of cooked beans. In a stand mixer, that liquid can be transformed into a creamy, fine, stable foam with the texture, density, and many of the cooking properties of an egg white–based meringue. Today, we're using it to make light, fluffy pancakes.

Fluffy Vegan Oatmeal Pancakes Recipe (With Aquafaba)

Adding whipped aquafaba to the batter makes for light and fluffy vegan oatmeal pancakes.

Homemade Falafel

Here's a recipe for falafel that's crisp on the outside and light and fluffy on the inside, while still very moist and packed with herb and spice flavor.

Fried-Avocado Tacos With Chipotle Cream, Cabbage, and Pickled Red Onions

Crisp-on-the-outside, creamy-in-the-middle, these beer-battered avocado slices are tucked into warm corn tortillas with cabbage, salsa verde, pickled red onions, and a creamy chipotle sauce. These are the most decadent vegetarian tacos you'll ever eat.

Homemade Vegan Burgers

The best veggie burger must be structurally sound; must have good textural contrast; must have a flavor that's good but not overly assertive; and must hold together on a griddle or grill. To sum: the burger must not suck. These burgers, which combine nuts, grains, beans, and veggies, do not suck.

Vegan Migas (Mexican-Style Fried Tortillas With Tofu)

On weekends, I want something for breakfast that I can really dig into—something that wouldn't feel out of place with a Bloody Mary or a michelada on the side. Enter vigas. That'd be vegan migas (and I'm only a little bit sorry for the terrible wordplay). Migas, the Tex-Mex dish of eggs scrambled with fried tortillas, onions, and chilies, is nearly ideal for veganizing because of the way the eggs are treated.

Vegan Bánh Mì-Style Sandwiches With Tempura Sweet Potato and Avocado

Lightly battered and deep-fried until crisp, tempura sweet potato makes for an excellent Vietnamese banh mi-style sandwich filling.