Meat-free Monday: 15 tasty and pretty recipes from Instagram

After a weekend of food galore, Mondays are usually a good time to get those runners out of the closet and try and make healthy food choices.

With a little inspiration from Instagram, healthy (and environment-friendly) doesn’t have to be boring and can even be the occasion for some tasty #foodporn.

And the following posts are here to prove it.
 

Crunchy-cauli tacos 

 

COOKBOOK sneak peek. Crunchy-cauli tacos feat. rainbow slaw & spicy-kiwi salsa. My cookbook will be in stores & online August 1st, available for pre-sale sooon I can't wait to share the cover with you all #ElsasWholesomeLife

A post shared by ELLIE BULLEN (@elsas_wholesomelife) on May 18, 2017 at 2:04am PDT

 

Mediterranean bowl

 

#homemade mediterranean soulfood for +1/2 happy friday! PS: who else is watching 'the missing'? So excited to watch the finale

A post shared by Gloria Zasso (@shanyaraleonie) on Dec 2, 2016 at 12:10pm PST

 

Creamy mushroom and asparagus pasta

 

Say hello to THIS 30-Minute Creamy Mushroom and Asparagus Pasta + 19 other holiday entrée ideas, on the blog! (DIRECT LINK in profile) #vegan #glutenfree #dinner #christmas // so close to the big day you guys! Desserts are next!

A post shared by MINIMALIST BAKER (@minimalistbaker) on Dec 23, 2016 at 5:25pm PST

 

Quinoa maki

 

Quinoa maki for a sunny Saturday made with organic, white quinoa from @helios.no, cucumber, avocado, carrot, red bell pepper and radishes now it's back to my chemistry books hope you're having a lovely weekend

A post shared by Plantbased Student (@plantbasedirene) on May 27, 2017 at 7:42am PDT

 

Peppers and vegan sausage pasta

 

Vegan pasta for lunch. Cook any type of pasta you prefer (I love the bow tie ones just because they are so cute), add a plant based pasta sauce, chopped green peppers, onions, and red peppers. Then slice up some vegan sausages (I love the @the_tofurky_company ones *not sponsored*) and then mix in a pinch of garlic powder and black pepper

A post shared by Connor Days (@connordays) on May 3, 2017 at 11:34am PDT

 

Smashed potatoes with asparagus

 

Pretty pleased with these smashed red potatoes topped with crisp asparagus, scallions, & tangy chili mayo made w/ Vietnamese chili saté paste. #vegan

A post shared by Diem Ly V. (@dltvo) on Apr 20, 2017 at 8:11pm PDT

 

Pesto courgetti

 

Celebrating Meatless Monday with some zucchini pesto pasta. Absolutely delicious and ready in ten minutes flat – now that's my kind of meal. Do you have a favorite veggie to spiralize ?

A post shared by Brianne | NGMW | Vancouver (@naturalgirlmodernworld) on Mar 6, 2017 at 8:25pm PST

 

Pizza

 

Pizza Party Margherita: Vegan Mozzarella•Tomato•Basil Peach Pizza: Donut Peach•Vegan Ricotta•Potato•Leek•Thyme•Fig Balsamic Summer Vegetable: Roasted Corn•Red Pepper•Shiitake Mushroom•Olive•Asparagus•Red Onion•Vegan Ricotta. All made with gluten free pizza dough by @kembersglutenfree LOVE this pizza crust!! Can be made thick or thin, and tastes just like the real thing. Simple instructions, quality product. What more can you ask for? All vegan, gluten free, organic and meat-eater approved

A post shared by Kenzie Schilling (@thenorthwestfoodie) on May 29, 2017 at 7:31pm PDT

 

Sushi sandwich

 

Had the prettiest purple sweet potatoes today and made them into baked fries for my sushi sandwich with purple cabbage & zucchini & spinach. // #carbsoncarbsoncarbs #eatalltheplants #feedfeed #onigirazu

A post shared by Celine Marino (@celine_squared) on May 9, 2017 at 2:25pm PDT

 

Loaded sweet potato fries

 

Got a dinner time crave… (well you do now) b.sweet potato fully loaded fries with beetroot relish greens, cauliflower, smashed avocado and @chobaniau chilli lime dip (spot the bird and love heart on the spoon) #blivewear #dinner #homemade

A post shared by b. blivewear.com (@belinda.n.s) on May 30, 2017 at 12:15am PDT

 

Crunchy satay salad

 

Crunchy satay salad with pineapple & mint // cucumber, carrot, capsicum (peppers) blanched snow peas, fresh pineapple, mint, chilli, peanuts & a coriander satay sauce, so yum! – I'll be making & shooting this again for the blog, because I forgot to add the bean sprouts. Enjoy your day/night, Tina #saladlover

A post shared by Tina (@thebarefoothousewife) on Apr 17, 2017 at 11:42pm PDT

 

Buddha bowl

 

There's no doubt that eating plantbased brings a great range of colors to your diet

A post shared by Plantbased Student (@plantbasedirene) on May 24, 2017 at 5:43am PDT

 

Naked cake

 

When you have awesome friends you surprise them with an awesome cake, preferably a naked one. . Ps: the recipe for this baby is one the blog under vegan summer cake . . .

A post shared by Melina • Vegan • Vienna (@aboutthatfood) on May 1, 2017 at 3:10am PDT

 

Pancakes

 

Yesterday's pancake breakfast was amazing. I added apricots, molasses, peanut butter, dates, dried apricots, jam, peanuts and shredded coconut. I'm just on my way back to Sydney, because we have another off-day. I'm already very excited. This morning we watched the sunrise in the blue mountains and we were very lucky because all the clouds disappeared at the right time

A post shared by nicecreamaddict (Lisa) 18 (@veganleben) on Jan 2, 2017 at 2:41pm PST

 

Chia pudding

 

Chia pudding for breakfast is always a great way to start the day. Take care everyone and happy Tuesday . .

A post shared by Whatsonmyplate_luz (@whatsonmyplate_luz) on May 30, 2017 at 12:57am PDT

Featured image: Instagram @elsas_wholesomelife