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    Home » Blog Post

    A Mother's Day Vegetarian Brunch

    Modified: Apr 12, 2023 by Susan Pridmore · This post may contain affiliate links · 14 Comments

    Mother's Day vegetarian brunch dishes, ranging from eggs and a popular asparagus side dish, to pancakes, smoothies, and scones.


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    Brunch is easy to make vegetarian, what with all the egg, smoothie, pancake, waffle, and bread options. Here are ten of my most popular brunch dishes I've posted over the years - just in case you missed them. And just in time for Mother's Day. A very Happy Mother's Day to all you moms out there (including moms of dogs, cats, and other 4-legged members of your family).

    ORANGE – MANGO SMOOTHIE WITH LIME & GINGER

    First up, start brunch with a smoothie shooter. Here's one with oranges, mango, ginger and lime that's super-easy to make if you have frozen mango pieces!  Get it here.

    Orange mango smoothie with oranges, mango, ginger, and lime.

    STRAWBERRY BUTTERMILK SCONES

    If you and your mom like scones, make these tender strawberry buttermilk scones with lemon zest and ginger. Get the recipe here.

    Tender strawberry buttermilk scones with ginger and lemon.

    MY BEST BLUEBERRY COFFEE CAKE

    Or make some coffee cake. This one is so fluffy and light. Get the recipe here.

    blueberry coffee cake

    ASPARAGUS GRIBICHE

    Gribiche is a French creation.  The egg yolk is mashed into a paste, and whisked with olive oil, vinegar and mustard, then briny flavors are added with capers and cornichon pickles. This recipe spreads the 'gribiched' eggs over asparagus for a great side dish. Get the recipe here.

    asparagus gribiche

    LIGHT ASPARAGUS-GRUYERE QUICHE WITH HASH-BROWN CRUST

    The best quiche, IMHO, is asparagus quiche. And I personally love ones with a hash browns crust, but feel free to make this crustless or with a traditional crust. Get the recipe here.

    asparagus quiche

    HERBED GOAT CHEESE SOUFFLÉS

    Cheese soufflés are more forgiving than, say, chocolate ones. There's a lot of support from the eggs when the soufflés begin to collapse, and still look beautiful. Get the recipe here.

    herbed goat cheese soufflés

    DUTCH BABY WITH STRAWBERRIES

    Dutch baby (German) pancakes are so full of drama, and so easy to make. I love to watch them through the oven door as they lift into a bowl. Get the recipe here.

    german pancakes with strawberries

    BLACKBERRY CORNBREAD PANCAKES

    My favorite pancakes have cornflour in the mix. This works particularly well with blackberries, blueberries or raspberries. Get the recipe here.

    Cornbread pancakes with blackberries

    STRAWBERRY BLUEBERRY HIBISCUS CRUMBLE

    You can't have brunch without dessert. Hibiscus is perfect combination with strawberries and blueberries, and adds a great flavor to this easy crisp. Get the recipe here.

    Strawberry blueberry hibiscus crumble
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    About Susan Pridmore

    Susan Pridmore is an award-winning cookbook author and the owner of The Wimpy Vegetarian. She has been featured in Huffington Post, Healthline, BuzzFeed, and has written for and developed recipes for The Food Network and Parade Magazine. She is professionally trained and focuses on easy vegetarian recipes for busy lives, bread-baking, and tips for new vegetarians. Susan lives in the mountains in Lake Tahoe with her husband and mini-labradoodle.

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    1. Chrissy

      May 11, 2018 at 11:07 am

      I am 100% making that smoothie and quiche this weekend! So many tasty ideas in this roundup.

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      • The Wimpy Vegetarian

        May 11, 2018 at 11:16 am

        Thanks so much Chrissy! I'm planning on making the quiche again too!!

        Reply
    2. Courtney

      May 11, 2018 at 11:23 am

      What a great selection of vegetarian brunch ideas. The asparagus gibriche and goat cheese souffle look absolutle to DIE for!!! I am definitely going to be trying both of those!

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      • The Wimpy Vegetarian

        May 11, 2018 at 11:32 am

        The asparagus gribiche is a favorite of mine and so many of my readers! I hope you like it!

        Reply
    3. Rebecca | Let's Eat Cake

      May 11, 2018 at 1:01 pm

      All of these Mother's Day recipes look so good! That crumble?! And that smoothie? OMG.

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      • The Wimpy Vegetarian

        May 11, 2018 at 1:06 pm

        Thanks so much!! I know, I'm getting so hungry now 🙂

        Reply
    4. Andrea @ Cooking with Mamma C

      May 11, 2018 at 1:48 pm

      I'm drooling! I love asparagus and blueberries and have always wanted to make a Dutch baby. What a fabulous collection of recipes!

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      • The Wimpy Vegetarian

        May 16, 2018 at 3:09 pm

        Thanks so so much! They are definitely some of my favorites!

        Reply
    5. Ginny

      May 11, 2018 at 4:52 pm

      What a beautiful group of recipes. Mother does deserve all of that. I already have a chocolate strudel but I'm absolutely going to add some of these recipes.

      Reply
      • The Wimpy Vegetarian

        May 16, 2018 at 3:09 pm

        Oooohhh a chocolate strudel sounds wonderful!

        Reply
    6. Pinocchio Pizza

      May 15, 2018 at 11:50 pm

      HEllo Team,

      I like the pictures.I follow your blog regularly. You are sharing a nice recipe with us. I like coffee cake, strawberry buttermilk scones,I am going to share with others.

      Reply
      • The Wimpy Vegetarian

        May 16, 2018 at 3:12 pm

        Thanks so much!

        Reply
    7. Sheila

      May 17, 2018 at 10:25 am

      Too bad I saw this late but this is wonderful. The food combination is great and we would love to try this even if its past Mother's Day. Thank you for sharing. We are so excited to have some Hibiscus Crumble.

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      • The Wimpy Vegetarian

        May 17, 2018 at 10:28 am

        Thanks so much!! Yes - this is good brunching food no matter the time of year! And we all need some hibiscus in our lives 🙂

        Reply

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