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← All dietsVegan Sunday dinners
Vegan is where a strict check earns its keep, because the ingredient that breaks it is almost never the main. It is the butter finishing the sauce, the egg wash on the bread, the honey in the dressing, the milk in the kid-friendly drink. Every plan on this page passed on every one of those, component by component. The ones that missed by a single dish are listed separately as almost-fits with the exact reason — which for a lot of households is more useful than a page that pretends the miss did not happen.
What counts: Nothing from an animal, anywhere in the meal: no meat, fish or shellfish, and no dairy, eggs, honey or gelatin — including in the drinks and the dessert.
6 plans in the Sunday Gallery.
What vegan plans look like
Most common mains
- vegetarian6
How they're cooked
- Stir-fried3
- Stewed2
- Braised1
Cuisines
- South Indian2
- Sichuan1
- Spanish1
- Taiwanese1
- West African1
Diets they fit
- Dairy-free6
- Pescatarian6
- Vegan6
- Vegetarian6
- No pork, no alcohol4
The plans
- Sichuan · vegetarianSichuan Weeknight Mapo Supper
A focused Sichuan supper that centers on a gently numbing, umami-rich vegetarian Mapo tofu braise brightened by a crisp smashed cucumber salad and served with steaming jasmine rice — bold flavors, simple technique, finished in a single 30-minute cook window.
- West African · vegetarianWest African Family Maafe Supper
A warm, home-style West African dinner centered on a nutty, tomato-and-peanut maafe paired with steamed rice and quick sautéed spinach; comforting, balanced, and kitchen-efficient for a 17:00 family service.
- Spanish · vegetarianCastilian Midweek Pisto Supper
A relaxed Castilian-style supper built around a vibrant one-pan pisto — a stewed medley of tomatoes, peppers and zucchini — paired with oven-roasted paprika potatoes and rustic tomato-rubbed bread. Focused, bold Spanish flavours executed with minimal hands-on time so the family sits down together at 17:00.
- South Indian · vegetarianKerala Garden Thoran Supper
A focused South Indian supper built around a vibrant, one-pan coconut vegetable thoran — crisp-tender vegetables stirred with mustard, curry leaf and freshly grated coconut — served with steaming white rice and a bright tamarind-tomato rasam. Clean textures, straightforward technique, and lively sour-spicy aromatics make it worth sitting down for.
- South Indian · vegetarianKerala Evening Upma Supper
A comforting South Indian weekday-to-weekend supper built around soft, fragrant rava upma finished at the table, accompanied by a lightly spiced cabbage thoran and a bright coconut chutney. Technique-forward but simple: one stovetop one-pan main, an easy sautéed vegetable side, and a quick blender chutney — all finishable within a single 1-hour cooking window.
- Taiwanese · vegetarianTaiwanese Market Eggplant Supper
Velvety stir-fried eggplant tossed in a concentrated soy–sesame sauce with fresh basil, served with fluffy steamed jasmine rice — a night-market–inspired weeknight supper that feels special without fuss.
Almost fits
These plans fit everywhere except one dish. The reason is shown so you can decide. They are not counted above.
- Japanese · vegetarianZen Weeknight Sunday Supper
Vegan except two of the sides (dashi).
- Sicilian & Southern Italian · vegetarianSicilian Evening: Caponata with Crispy Polenta Cakes
Vegan except a side (butter).
- Mediterranean · vegetarianMediterranean Family Tagine Supper
Vegan except a side (yogurt).
- Indian · vegetarianSunday Indian Family Supper
Vegan except three of the sides (ghee, yogurt) and the drink (yogurt).
- Brazilian · vegetarianBahian Coastal Family Supper
Vegan except two of the sides (butter, milk).
- Vietnamese · vegetarianSaigon Saturday Supper: Vegetarian Bánh Xèo & Greens
Vegan except three of the sides (fish, butter).
Cuisines that fit vegan well
Cooking methods common in vegan plans
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