10 Vegan Recipes Worthy of a Cookout

For the non-animal product eating, summer cookouts can occasionally feel, how shall we say, limiting: ribs! burgers! cheeseburgers! ice cream! potato salad swimming in mayonnaise! This—despite an otherwise excellent selection of picnic sides—can be a little discouraging. But! Cookouts need not be so—and vegan folks need not just linger by the spread of side dishes hoping for an ear of corn or a frozen veggie burger, either.

Here are 10 of our favorite vegan recipes from Gena Hamshaw worthy of a summer afternoon barbecue:

What makes a good veggie burger, in your opinion? Break it down for us in the comments.