Simply Veg: A modern guide to everyday eating

by Sybil Kapoor

Overview

Our growing appetite for veg-focused and meat-free food requires recipes that are simple, practical and full of fantastic fresh ingredients; and award-winning food writer Sybil Kapoor has developed a collection of dishes to help us eat our fill.

Bursting with clever ideas for great ‘greens’, from peas and new potatoes to scorzonera and oriental salad leaves, this book shows you how to make the most of your veg at its seasonal best. Covering favourite as well as unfamiliar ingredients, each featured veg is unraveled by Sybil’s savvy notes on selecting, prepping and cooking. Delectable dishes showcasing the versatility of each ingredient will ensure these veggies regularly take centre stage on your plate. With ideas ranging from wild mushroom and barley risotto and salt-baked celeriac to carrot and cardamom cake and cucumber ice cream, you’ll discover a range of recipes that will quickly become kitchen classics.

Sybil has created the essential guide to amazing veg-based meals and sides. Simply Veg is simply perfect for the modern cook.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781910904374
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	05/12/2016
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	7.70(w) x 9.40(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Sybil Kapoor is one of Britain's most respected food writers and she has won awards for her cookery writing, including two prestigious Glenfiddich Awards, and two Michael Smith Awards from the Guild of Food Writers. She recently won Food Writer of the Year at The Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards 2015. Her career began as a chef in London and New York. She wrote for Waitrose Food Illustrated and Taste for many years and now writes regularly for the Guardian, Financial Times Weekend magazine and House & Garden. Her bestselling books include Citrus and Spice, Simply British and Taste: A New Way to Cook.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

Conversion tables 9

Spring 10

Purple Sprouting Broccoli 14

Spring Greens 20

Asparagus 26

Sorrel 32

Radishes 38

Watercress and Rocket 42

New Potatoes 50

Summer 56

Broad Beans 60

Green Beans 66

Peas 72

Lettuce and Oriental Salad Leaves 78

Spinach 84

Cucumber 88

Globe Artichokes 96

Tomatoes 102

Aubergines 108

Peppers and Chillies 116

Sweetcorn 124

Autumn 130

Cauliflower and Broccoli 134

Beetroot 142

Carrots and Parsnips 148

Turnips and Swedes 158

Scorzonera and Salsify 162

Chard 166

Celery, Fennel and Lovage 172

Borlotti Beans 180

Onions, Shallots. Garlic and Spring Onions 186

Courgettes, Squash and Pumpkins 196

Mushrooms 206

Winter 212

Chicory and Endive 216

Leeks 222

Celeriac 228

Jerusalem Artichokes 234

Brussels Sprouts 240

Cabbage and Kale 244

Potatoes 252

In a Perfect Kitchen 260

Index 268

Acknowledgements 272