Quick and Delicious Vegetarian Meals

This book contains both vegetarian and vegan recipes for all tastes and all occasions. The inspiration for them comes from around the world with pasta dishes and bruschetta from Italy, curries from India, tagines from North Africa, stir-fry dishes from China and appetisers from the USA. There are also some traditional British favourites as well as recipes from Hungary, Lebanon, Mexico and France.

Speed is the criteria for the recipes and the author has found new ways to speed up the cooking time, without losing flavour, of dishes such as soups and casseroles which have traditionally been regarded as slow cooking. Plenty of ideas are also included for areas in which it is sometime difficult to find vegetarian and vegan recipes such as party food and barbecues. Nearly half the recipes are not only suitable for vegetarians but also for vegans.

The introduction includes nutritional advice for the vegetarians with a look at complementary proteins and balanced menu planning with actual menus. There are also practical suggestions for a vegetarian store cupboard, finding specialist vegetarian ingredients and making vegetarian stocks.