The Best Cookbooks for Delicious Plant-Based Food
Whether you’re new to plant-based food or a seasoned pro already, our favourite cookbooks will help spice up your kitchen.
Finding your favourite cookbook can help transform your kitchen into a plant-based paradise. Whilst these books show that cooking something from scratch needn’t be difficult or time-consuming, there is also plenty for more experienced cooks who favor something a little more in depth. Whichever you choose, it’s sure to be delicious:
Vegan 100, by Gaz Oakley
Gaz Oakley - AKA Avant-Garde Vegan - has helped make cooking with plants a social media phenomenon, with his simple and delicious plant-based recipes going out to his over 1 million YouTube subscribers.
From Kentucky Fried Chick'n and Fillet "Steak" Wellington, to Chocolate Tart and Summer Berry Mousse Cake, Oakley’s first cookery book covers one-hundred familiar and popular recipes - but shows how to recreate them using plant-based ingredients.
The How Not To Die Cookbook: Over 100 Recipes to Help Prevent and Reverse Disease, by Michael Greger MD
Following the hugely popular global bestseller How Not To Die, Dr Michael Greger takes his life saving science into the kitchen with his groundbreaking cookbook.
By selecting over 100 hundred recipes that use his expert knowledge of nutritional science, you can rest assured that these plant-based recipes are as healthy as they are delicious.
Afro-Vegan: Farm-Fresh African, Caribbean, and Southern Flavors Remixed, by Bryant Terry
Lauded as one of the best vegan cookbooks of all time by cooking publication Bon Appétit, renowned chef Bryant Terry collects recipes of the African diaspora to present familiar and original dishes full of flavour.
Terry’s work as a food justice activist makes this a personal and innovative cookbook that shows an exciting new direction in vegan cooking. Try starting with the Creamy Coconut-Cashew Soup with Okra, and the Caribbean-inspired Cocoa Spice Cake.
The Vegan Instant Pot Cookbook: Wholesome, Indulgent Plant-Based Recipes, by Nisha Vora
Popular vegan chef Nisha Vora helps make delicious meals simple, by featuring nearly 100 recipes that can all be made using an Instant Pot pressure cooker.
This means you needn’t be a pro in the kitchen to whip up impressive meals like Enchilada Casseroles and Miso Mushroom Risotto.
The Homemade Vegan Pantry: The Art of Making Your Own Staples, by Miyoko Schinner
Chef Miyoko Schinner, famous for her plant-based ‘dairy’ brand Miyoko’s Creamery, takes us through how to make everything from dairy and meat substitutes such as vegan yogurt, mayo, bacon, and cheese, to dressings, sauces, cookies, and more.
Her recipes are simple, and mostly favor “slow food” that’s homemade and cooked from scratch.
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