Immune Boosting Recipes (Vegan!)
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Read the full disclosure here.
Here’s our list of Immune Boosting Recipes. They’re all Vegan of course! This list is comprised of recipes from some of our favorite bloggers.
It’s so important, especially right now, to make sure our immune systems are getting the nutrients needed to fight off viruses and infections. Each of these recipes contains vitamins and nutrients that help boost immune systems.
Drinks, Beverages, Smoothies
Bust out your Vitamix and/or your Juicer to make one of these immune boosting drinks everyday.
Banana Berry Smoothie – Vegan Huggs
This Banana Berry Smoothie is refreshing, nutrient-packed and takes minutes to make.
Apple Pie Smoothie – Vegan Huggs
This Apple Pie Smoothie will make your morning complete! It’s reminiscent of apple pie but much better for you! It takes less than 10 minutes and requires simple and wholesome ingredients! Just blend and enjoy!
Immune Shots – Build Your Bite
These easy citrus immunity shots are full of bright flavor and our go to juice for the cold winter months. Make them yourself at home with just 3 ingredients!
Best Green Smoothie – Build Your Bite
How to make the best kale green smoothie recipe with citrus fruits. Even if you are a green smoothie skeptic, you will be sure to love this easy beginner friendly recipe.
Tropical Super Smoothie – My Darling Vegan
Rehydrate yourself with this refreshing tropical green smoothie. It’s made with mangos, coconut, bananas, and spinach. Finished in just 5 minutes for an energizing and wholesome breakfast or midday meal.
Dairy-Free Matcha Latte – My Darling Vegan
This is my go-to easy vegan matcha latte. Made with a mixture of macadamia and soy milk and flavored with a bit of maple syrup and vanilla for a sweet and calming morning beverage.
Immune-Boosting Orange Banana Smoothie – Clean Eating Kitchen
This Orange Banana Smoothie uses whole oranges and bananas for a bright-tasting and refreshing drink. This recipe can be made both dairy-free and vegan. Each serving contains almost 100% of the recommended daily intake of vitamin C.
Carrot Juice with Orange & Ginger – Clean Eating Kitchen
Here’s a delicious homemade Carrot Juice Recipe that is full of vitamin C. This recipe uses carrots, oranges, lemon, and ginger for the ultimate healthy fresh juice. Make this recipe using a juicer or a blender.
Celery Cucumber Green Juice – Clean Eating Kitchen
This Celery Cucumber Green Juice Recipe is full of vitamins and micronutrients and is perfect for those times when need a hydrating and refreshing drink. This combination of vegetables and fruit tastes great and is full of antioxidants.
Anti-Inflammatory Turmeric Ginger Hot Cocoa – Plant-Based Cooking
You are in for a treat with this delicious and nutritious Anti-Inflammatory Turmeric Ginger Hot Cocoa. I recently needed to stop drinking coffee and I’m pleased to say that this is a great substitute!
Pumpkin Pie Smoothie – Plant-Based Cooking
Like a taste of fall, this Pumpkin Pie Smoothie is creamy, comforting and full of feel-good ingredients. Sweet, delicious, full of fiber and good for you beta-carotene that nourishes your skin, the largest organ of your body! Feel free to add a handful of baby spinach for an added boost, and top with some pecans if you feel so inclined.
Turmeric Ginger Iced Tea – Plant-Based Cooking
This Turmeric Ginger Iced Tea Recipe. It’s a refreshing, anti-inflammatory, soothing on the digestive system, cleansing, and energizing tonic.
Orange Carrot Juice – Rhian’s Recipes
This Orange Carrot Juice is super easy to make, fresh and fruity and great for boosting your immune system!
Mandarin Orange Smoothie – Healing Tomato
A quick 5-minute summer smoothie made with all vegan ingredients. This Mandarin orange smoothie has only a few ingredients and is packed with antioxidants, vitamin C, K and many vitamin B’s.
Carrot Juice with Ginger – Healing Tomato
This Simple Carrot Juice with Ginger is the Perfect Energy Boost Drink for those Days When You Really Need a Quick Pick Me Up.
Vegan Turmeric Latte – The Vegan 8
A delicious dairy-free Vegan Golden Milk Turmeric Latte full of immune-boosting vitamins and anti-inflammatory benefits! Made with fresh spices like turmeric and ginger and nutmeg, cinnamon, black pepper and vanilla for a delicious and creamy latte!
Sunrise Detox Smoothie – The Vegan 8
A delicious, extremely healthy smoothie loaded with antioxidant power. Drinking this every morning will be the perfect start to your day!
Vegan Immune Boosting Food Recipes
Classic 10-Minute Vegan Miso Soup – My Darling Vegan
A healing and immune-boosting vegan miso soup full of flavor and packed with green veggies and sprouted tofu for a wholesome vegan and gluten-free meal. Make it in just 10 minutes!
Blueberry Coconut Smoothie Bowl – My Darling Vegan
This Blueberry Smoothie Bowl is filled with superfoods like coconut, blueberries, and chia seeds for a refreshing and healing start to your day. Make it in just 5 minutes for a quick and simple breakfast.
Matcha Chia Pudding – My Darling Vegan
Get energized with this Matcha Chia Pudding filled with the best protein-rich superfoods like chia seeds, goji berries, and matcha green tea.
Grain-Free Granola Bars – My Darling Vegan
Snack healthy with these Grain-Free Granola Bars. They are filled with superfoods that will give you an automatic energy boost to keep you going. Vegan, and gluten and grain-free!
Tropical Smoothie Bowl – My Darling Vegan
A Tropical Green Smoothie Bowl filled with mango, banana, and pineapple and topped with the BEST superfoods such as coconut and chia seeds. It’s a refreshing and hearty meal that will fuel you up for hours.
Gingerbread Waffles – A Virtual Vegan
Add some sugar & spice to your life with these deliciously dark, rich & fluffy Vegan Gingerbread Waffles. Full of warm and comforting gingerbread flavor and perfect for breakfast during the festive season!
Oven Roasted Mushrooms with Pine Nuts – Veggies Save The Day
Easy Mediterranean Roasted Baby Bella Mushrooms with pine nuts, parsley, and lemon is a simple and delicious side worthy of main dish status. Preparing them in the oven results in the perfect texture and flavor. Enjoy them with everything from weeknight favorites to holiday dishes.
Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal – Vegan Yack Attack
Pineapple Kale Smoothie Bowl – Purely Kaylie
This pineapple kale smoothie bowl is filled with healthy ingredients and contains a tropical flavor! It’s the ultimate green smoothie to fight against cold season because it’s filled with vitamin C. Combine pineapple, banana, kale, lemon, flaxseed, and plant-based milk to create this sweet, filling, nutritious bowl. It’s great for breakfast or as an afternoon snack!
Spiced Baked Sweet Potato Fries – Plant-Based Cooking
Fries are such a treat! I don’t know anyone that can resist them so finding a way to make them healthier is a noble goal. I’m getting pretty close here, but I have to confess. It’s hard to make baked plant-based sweet potato fries crispy without oil.
Vegan Green Bean Casserole – Plant-Based Cooking
This Green Bean Casserole is a healthier, dairy-free version, and as creamy and comforting as the original.
Middle Eastern Vegetable Salad with Tofu Feta – Plant-Based Cooking
Creamy Vegan Sauerkraut Soup – Plant-Based Cooking
I present this Creamy Vegan Sauerkraut Soup. A warm, comforting bowl of immune-boosting goodness, including celery, onions, carrots, potatoes, and white beans, which have great fiber.
Roasted Cauliflower Chowder – Plant-Based Cooking
This soup is a beautiful welcoming dish for a winter holiday dinner, like for Christmas Eve. This cauliflower chowder also uses other veggies like carrot, onions, and chickpeas, potatoes and soaked cashews to bring its delicious creamy consistency without using any dairy. Garnish with chives and paprika for a simple, added touch. Feel free to add some toasted and chipotle spiced pepitas (pumpkin seeds) for an added dimension of crunch.
Romaine Salad with Kale, Apples & Cranberries – Plant-Based Cooking
Fresh and crispy romaine is used as the base, sweet and crunchy apples, tart unsweetened cranberries or cherries and omega-3 rich walnuts or gut-cleansing pumpkin seeds make this salad full of flavor, texture and a plethora of vitamins minerals.
Arugula, Apple, Beet Salad – Plant-Based Cooking
Use store-bought beets and toss with bagged arugula and you’re halfway there to an elegant, tasty salad.
Caesar Salad – Plant-Based Cooking
Here’s the Caesar salad and what makes it so good is the tangy dressing made with crushed garlic and lots of lemon juice. Super immune boosting. The only way I like my dressings.
Farro Salad – Plant-Based Cooking
Farro is my new favorite whole grain, which I call the powerhouse grain. I love the chewiness and the versatility of using this grain in cold or hot dishes like this Farro Salad recipe. It cooks up just like rice and you can add various flavors to enhance its basic taste.
Potato Salad with Tofu Scramble – Plant-Based Cooking
This plant-based / vegan Potato Salad with tofu scramble really hits the spot as the scramble mimics hard boiled eggs.
Roasted Squash Salad with Pomegranate and Pepitas – Plant-Based Cooking
This roasted squash salad with pomegranates and pumpkins seeds is a powerhouse of good nutrition, and just as amazing in flavor! Served over a bed of crisp romaine lettuce which is high in body nourishing vitamins and minerals.
Cranberry Apple Sauce – Plant-Based Cooking
This cranberry applesauce recipe is super fresh, simple to make, has way less added sugar and is a little tangier, but still satisfies that little sweet kick you like.
Roasted Brussels Sprouts – Plant-Based Cooking
This simple dish makes tangy and slightly sweet caramelized brussels sprouts that are good with a meal or tossed in a salad.
Corn, Tomato Salad – Plant-Based Cooking
These beautiful colors make a splash at any event. Add avocado to this simple, delicious salad for a nutrient-dense burst of flavors.
Lentil Cucumber Salad – Plant-Based Cooking
Fresh, flavorful, and easy to prepare, this full of good-for-you, protein-rich lentil cucumber salad definitely hits the spot. Fresh cucumber, radish, celery…you can put just about anything with a crunch into this salad. I also like the addition of (optional) black Kalamata olives and sun-dried tomatoes, which pumps up the flavor.
Roasted Cauliflower and Mushroom Salad – Plant-Based Cooking
Roasting cauliflower and mushrooms brings out their sweetness. Beautiful as a side dish or great tossed with lettuce with this slightly sweet and tangy dressing.
Roasted Yam, Onion & Mushroom Salad – Plant-Based Cooking
Vegan Oil-Free Basil Pesto with Pasta – Plant-Based Cooking
This recipe uses reduced-sodium miso paste which gives it a tangy, umami flavor, nutritional yeast and lemon which makes it delicious with any cheese or added oil.
Sunshine Squash Salad – Plant-Based Cooking
This Sunshine Squash Salad is most a colorful rainbow of a salad. Purple cabbage, green chard, bright orange carrots, rich and juicy red tomatoes, and sunny yellow squash combined, offers a healthful power punch bursting with vitamins and nutrients
Roasted Onions – Plant-Based Cooking
Onions are so wonderful when they’ve been roasted to sweet perfection. This roasted onion dish is a simple, yet super flavorful recipe. I love using red onions, which tend to be sweeter.
Lentil Pea Soup – Plant-Based Cooking
Split pea and lentil soup is so comforting on a chilly day. It’s perfect served with a crispy salad and a chunk of crispy whole grain bread. It makes a satisfying meal.
Creamy Mushroom Quinoa Soup – Plant-Based Cooking
Yellow Turmeric Rice – Rhian’s Recipes
Vegan Baked Oatmeal – Daily Vegan Meal (that’s us!)
Vegan Broccoli Rice Casserole – Daily Vegan Meal (us again!)
