Top 10 Vegetarian Recipes of 2008

Black bean burgers - yes, this is my number one most popular recipe, and I know exactly why. It's quick and simple to prepare, fairly healthy and tastes great. What more could you ask for? One reviewer gave this recipe four out of five stars and called it "by far the best bean burger recipe that I have tried".
See also: Whole Wheat Black Bean Burgers

Baba ganoush (sometimes spelled baba ghanoush), a Middle Eastern spread and dip is similar to hummus, but is made with eggplant instead of chickpeas (garbanzo beans). This version uses chickpeas as well as eggplant, so its a little bit more like hummus than a more traditional baba ganoush recipe.
See also: Fat-Free Baba Ganoush Recipe

Spring rolls are a quick, no cook meal and are surprisingly easy to make. Be sure to make a dipping sauce to serve along with your spring rolls! If you need some extra help, see my pictures showing how to roll spring rolls. These fresh spring rolls make an excellent vegetarian and vegan appetizer or a light, healthy dinner.
See also: Spring Rolls with Tofu

A basic Thai peanut sauce can be used for dozens of things. I like to use it as a salad dressing, to dip spring rolls in or as a sauce for noodles. This basic recipe isn't too spicy, so kids will especially love the peanutbuttery taste. I love Thai peanut sauce, and I probably eat it a little bit too much!
See also: Spicy Sesame Thai Peanut Sauce

When someone tells me they've never cooked with tofu before and are afraid to try, this is the recipe I recommend they start with. Made with just tofu and barbecue sauce, you won't believe how yummy tofu can be, particularly if you've never tried it before. I like to take this barbecue tofu and use it to make vegetarian sandwiches.
See also: Easy BBQ Flavored Seitan

Make homemade cookies using cake mix, and have warm, fresh-baked cookies in just a few minutes. You can try it using just about any cake mix, so get creative! Try using carrot cake mix, strawberry cake mix or confetti flavored cake mix just for fun!
See also: Pumpkin Cake Mix Cookies

I'm so glad this quinoa salad recipe made the top ten, as it shows that there is hope for us nutritionally challenged Americans. Despite the increasingly depressing news reports, people are interested in healthy food such as quinoa salad after all! Whole grain quinoa cooks quicker than most grains and is an excellent source of protein for vegetarians with about 11 grams of protein per cup of cooked quinoa, making it perfect for vegetarians.
See also: Greek Quinoa Salad with Feta Cheese

You can make it more complicated than this, but if you want just a basic vegetarian Japanese miso soup, here's how to do it. I think just about everyone loves a steaming hot cup of miso soup!
See also: Miso Soup with Vegetables

Kids love these mock chicken tofu "nuggets" and adults will love them too, I promise! One reviewer said, "I'm a 16 year old vegan, so I like things to be easy to make, yet taste like they took forever. I baked mine, less fat and complications, and they tasted amazing."
See also: Tofu 101: What you need to know about tofu

If you're interested in exploring a healthy vegetarian diet, but haven't yet made the leap, check out my tips for how to become vegetarian. Or, if you're already vegetarian, take a minute to share how you went vegetarian, so that others can learn from your experience!