- Hardcover: 176 pages
- Publisher: Kyle Cathie (9 April 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1856268209
- ISBN-13: 978-1856268202
- Product Dimensions: 24 x 21.2 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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- #74 in Books > Food & Drink > Diets & Healthy Eating > Vegetarian & Vegan
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'In this exciting and inspiring new book, the vegetable is king. But this is not simply a book for vegetarians, as the recipes have enough flavour, balance and even dose of decadence to keep meat-eaters interested and fulfilled too.' BBC Good Food Magazine
'Bag a copy of Maria Elia's 'The Modern Vegetarian' which has more than 120 recipes to wake up your palate.' The Times
'The menu is that ubiquitous modern English that has colonised every dining room East of Tottenham Court Road: short and well made, and austere with treats...we were happy with the food.' A.A. Gill
'This savoury pastry (bakava) from The Modern Vegetarian is set to impress.' Channel 4 Food
'Interesting enough to inspire the meat-eaters who might cook for them. One for aspiring or experienced cook.' --The Independent
Bag a copy of Maria Elia's 'The Modern Vegetarian' which has more than 120 recipes to wake up your palate. --The Times
The menu is that ubiquitous modern English that has colonised every dining room East of Tottenham Court Road: short and well made, and austere with treats...we were happy with the food. --A.A. Gill (The Times Restaurant Review) on The Whitechapel Gallery Dining Room with Head Chef Maria Elia
'Bag a copy of Maria Elia's 'The Modern Vegetarian' which has more than 120 recipes to wake up your palate.' The Times
'The menu is that ubiquitous modern English that has colonised every dining room East of Tottenham Court Road: short and well made, and austere with treats...we were happy with the food.' A.A. Gill
'This savoury pastry (bakava) from The Modern Vegetarian is set to impress.' Channel 4 Food
'Interesting enough to inspire the meat-eaters who might cook for them. One for aspiring or experienced cook.' --The Independent
Bag a copy of Maria Elia's 'The Modern Vegetarian' which has more than 120 recipes to wake up your palate. --The Times
The menu is that ubiquitous modern English that has colonised every dining room East of Tottenham Court Road: short and well made, and austere with treats...we were happy with the food. --A.A. Gill (The Times Restaurant Review) on The Whitechapel Gallery Dining Room with Head Chef Maria Elia
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Maria Elia's recipes combine her grasp of world flavours with her ingenuity in the kitchen. Recipes are full of sensational flavours, colours and textures stunning, imaginative vegetarian dishes that taste fantastic. The vegetables are, of course, the star of the show, and Maria shows us the versatility of her favorites for example Aubergine: smoke over a gas flame, which you can then turn into a curry; mash and mix with potato, griddle, roll in dukkah and wrap around mozzarella; grill with miso, Japanese style, or blitz into a Mediterranean salad. Her unique 'Textures of' sections also gives you some fantastically inspired ideas for common ingredients, such as peas, plums and coffee. With over 120 recipes divided into chapters including Stylish Starters, Sensational Mains, Sofa Suppers, Sassy Sides, Simple Staples and Stunningly Sweet, this is truly a vegetarian adventure. With this book, you will never run out of ideas.
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41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Haute cuisine goes vegetarian,
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This review is from: The Modern Vegetarian: Food Adventures for the Contemporary Palate: Over 120 Recipes to Wake Up Your Palate (Hardcover)
A really excellent vegetarian cookbook that I fear will only appeal to a very limited minority - those who want to cook vegetarian food and have also got the talent, ability and desire to cook complex, sometimes difficult dishes using a large number of ingredients.First off, it should be said that the recipes in this cookbook are really pretty remarkable. Beautifully photographed, this book is a joy to read and I would happily leave it lying around on my coffee tables for everyone else to skim through with hungry appreciation. Some of the recipes that particularly appealed to me were Watermelon Gazpacho in Thai Style; Lemongrass and Sweetcorn Soup with Creme Fraiche; Mushroom, Beetroot, Mozzarella with a Lentil Cartouche. I wasn't so keen on the idea of the Griddled Radicchio and Strawberry Risotto, but maybe it is amazing too. Hopefully this gives you a sense of the adventurous, exotic nature of the recipes in this cookbook! With that said, personally I found the recipes so complex that I don't think I will be attempting to cook from this book often. They are the kind of food I would be absolutely delighted to be served in a restaurant, but which I probably wouldn't get around to preparing myself unless it's for a very special occasion where I want to wow my guests. For example, the opening dish of Carrot Pancakes with Houmous and a Feta Salad looks delicious but there are 36 separate components! Don't be put off - it's not that the recipes involve difficult techniques, and they are explained clearly and well. It's more the quantity of ingredients involved - just not things you would have hanging around in your kitchen cupboards. For me, getting all of the ingredients together would involve a lot of time and expense. I am sure I will come back to this book a lot, but maybe more for inspiration and reading pleasure than for actual use. I'm not sure that I'm the type of cook it's intended for. I would actually recommend this to any vegetarian cook in any case, simply because it has such beautiful flavour ideas and makes for a great read. A brilliant cookbook - but make sure you are up to the challenge!
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Delicious but complicated !,
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This review is from: The Modern Vegetarian: Food Adventures for the Contemporary Palate: Over 120 Recipes to Wake Up Your Palate (Hardcover)
This is a very inventive and imaginative book, with some wonderfully original and mouth-watering ideas. The only criticism I would make is that many of the recipes are very complicated with lots of stages involved - it is definitely not in the "quick and easy / supper in 30 minutes" category !Really I wish that somebody else would take the trouble to make these lovely recipes for me ! However I will certainly use this book when having a dinner-party or any time when I want to make an effort for a special occasion
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An innovative and tasty new addition,
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This review is from: The Modern Vegetarian: Food Adventures for the Contemporary Palate: Over 120 Recipes to Wake Up Your Palate (Hardcover)
I have bought a LOT of vegetarian cookbooks and love cooking vegetarian food. This is a great addition to my collection. Wonderful spicy flavours and new ideas - not just a re-hash of old ideas as many vegetarian cookbooks (in particular) seem to be. Got the book and within the first two weeks or so have tried at least 10 dishes. I now turn to this on many occasions as it covers simple to cook weekday suppers as well as more complex dinner party dishes. I would recommend it to any aspiring and/or experienced vegetarian cook.
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