50+ Vegan French Recipes

French cuisine is famously butter-forward, cream-heavy, and built around meat and seafood—which can make going vegan feel like a culinary exile from Paris. But the foundations of French cooking—fresh herbs, seasonal vegetables, rich sauces, and bold technique—translate beautifully to plant-based eating when you know where to look. These vegan French recipes prove you don't have to sacrifice elegance or depth of flavor to keep things entirely animal-free.