13 best vega cookbooks

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Going Green

Vegan for Everybody will teach you how to prepare, combine, and—most important—reimagine foods to maximize their flavor without spending a fortune on specialty ingredients. You can rely on these exhaustively tested recipes for everything from Blueberry Muffins (we baked 100 batches to get them right!) and truly great Black Bean Burgers to Baja-Style Cauliflower Tacos paired with spicy mango slaw and cilantro cream and a Yellow Layer Cake that will knock your socks off.

Tofu Scramble

Our Tofu Scramble with Bell Pepper, Shallot, and Herbs offers a quick breakfast option packed with protein; a pinch of curry powder adds flavor and color. It’s great with toast and jam or tucked into a burrito to go.

Shiitake Ramen

Start with a package of instant ramen noodles, and then go rogue (dump the spice packet) for a big, hearty bowl of steaming-hot, tender-chewy noodles in an irresistible savory stock.

Pumpkin Cashew Cheesecake

This creamy, spice-tinged, dairy-free marvel is the holy grail of vegan desserts. Cashews take on a whole new dimension of flavor and texture with our simple prep technique.

Cauliflower Steaks with Salsa Verde

Recipes for nutty, sweet, caramelized cauliflower steaks abound, but many of them involve fussy transitions between stovetop and oven. We wanted—and found—a simpler solution.

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Foolproof, uncomplicated recipes for vegans, the veg-curious, and everyone in between!

Plant-based cooking is more diverse than ever—and so are people’s reasons

for wanting to eat this way. Our modern, global approach to eating well without meat offers foolproof, uncomplicated recipes that let you choose whether you want to eat entirely vegan or mostly vegan (with options to add dairy and eggs). The Complete Plant-Based Cookbook gives you everything you need to reimagine your plate and cook satisfying vegetable-centric meals.

Vegetable Salads

Rainbow Salad with Crispy Tempeh

Beets and carrots make a winning combination when roasted, since roasting enhances all their earthy sweetness. To turn roasted beets and carrots into a salad, we tossed them with an equally earthy vinaigrette while they were still hot, which allowed them to absorb maximum flavor

Soups and Stewy Dishes

Creamy White Bean Soup

This recipe delivers a creamy, smooth bean soup in less than an hour. Using canned beans (rather than dried) gave us a great head start, since they are already uniformly soft.

Sandwiches, Burgers, Pizza, and More

Mumbai Frankie Wraps

In Mumbai, India’s largest city, easy-to-eat street foods such as these wraps are hugely popular. Frankies take many forms but tend to share a few key characteristics. A warm, tender, whole-wheat flatbread (chapati or roti) is filled with a delectably spiced mixture of potatoes, along with proteins or vegetables, and topped with condiments such as chutneys, sauces, and pickles before being rolled up.

Desserts

Tropical Fruit Pavlova

Pavlova is a gorgeous dessert featuring a meringue that’s a little crispy on the outside and a little chewy on the inside. Piled with whipped cream and fresh fruit, it’s a showstopper. This recipe uses aquafaba, the liquid in canned chickpeas, to achieve the consistency of perfect meringue.

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Stunning food photography and styling throughout

Wow... my third cookbook! Every dish tastes fantastic

Welcome to the plants only kitchen

'I've worked on putting this book together for the last couple of years with the aim of creating beautiful tasty recipes that are SIMPLE to make. I've made it even easier for you by adding icons next to each recipe to let you know what each is good for. I hope you will find vegan cooking more accessible and satisfying than ever before.' Gaz Oakley | @avantgardevegan

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Start with the basics

This book begins with an overview of what veganism is, it’s benefits, and a crash course in how to make plant-based foods delicious.

Serve up plenty of options

Recipes range from breakfast to dessert and are inspired by different regions of the world, ensuring you’ll never get bored.

Learn to shop vegan

Each meal plan has a complete shopping list, along with tips for choosing the best vegan options at the store.