About Vegetarian Food: An All-American 4th of July menu

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Vegetarian Food Vegetarian Food Getting Started Easy Vegetarian Recipes Vegan Recipes From Jolinda Hackett, your Guide to Vegetarian Food  Potato salad is one of the most all-American things I can think of, after baseball, apple pie and white picket fences, of course! Get ready for the fourth of July with these classic American potato and pasta salad recipes, and apple pie, too. Happy 4th, everyone! All-American Potato Salads Use tri-colored potatoes (red, regular and purple - err, blue!) for a patriotic side dish, or, leave the fancy colors to the fireworks experts and just enjoy your vegetarian potato salad. As an extra tip, Baco-s brand "bacon bits" are actually vegetarian (no, really - read the label!) so sprinkle a few on your potato salad for a bit of crunch. Here's a few vegetarian potato salad recipes for your meat-free fourth:   Five-star German-style potato salad (pictured) Basic vegan potato salad Classic creamy vegetarian potato salad No-mayo healthy vegan potato salad with kale and peas More vegetarian and vegan potato salad recipes Summery pasta salads For a super quick and easy pasta salad, toss together some Italian salad dressing or a vinaigrette with some cooked pasta and veggies and voila! Pasta salad really is that easy! Adding chopped sun-dried tomatoes, artichokes, pinenuts or capers adds a gourmet touch to a plain pasta salad. Here's a few vegetarian pasta salad recipes to try: Italian pasta salad with avocado (pictured) Easy artichoke pasta salad Fat-free vegan pasta salad Asparagus dijon pasta salad More vegetarian pasta salad ideas Search Related Topics:  summer recipes  pasta salad recipes  vegetarian picnic recipes Apple Pie for the 4th of July Vegans are in luck, as apple pie is easy to make without the use of any animal products. Here's a few ways to make apple pie, this Fourth of July: Grilled apple pie (yes, grilled! Pictured) Five-star easy vegan apple pie Gourmet vegan apple torte (in case you're bored of apple pie!) Tips for the perfect all-American veggie burger  Store-bought veggie burgers are great, but they can be so pricey, and making your own homemade veggie burgers can be a bargain. Need some pointers and tips to help you avoid some of the pitfalls of homemade veggie burgers? Making homemade veggie burgers can be more of an art than a science, but there's a few things you can do to improve your "art". Read more. Pictured: Portabella mushroom burger with avocado Search Related Topics:  cooking tips  vegetarian cooking  vegetarian barbecues Related Searches 4th of July Recipes Vegetarian Food Pasta Salad Recipe Vegetarian Meals Vegetarian Menu Featured Articles   More from About.com Sign-up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Please sign up it's free (of course), we think you will like it! Want More From About.com Check out our social page tailored to your interest! This newsletter is written by: Jolinda Hackett Vegetarian Food Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Vegetarian Food newsletter. If you wish to change your email address, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Must Reads What is a vegan? How to go vegetarian Vegetarian FAQs Most Popular Vegan Recipes All Vegetarian Recipes Advertisement