Plenty: Vibrant Vegetable Recipes from London's Ottolenghi

By Yotam Ottolenghi

Book Overview

The groundbreaking cookbook that introduced readers around the world to Yotam Ottolenghi's vibrant, flavor-packed approach to vegetables, with more than 120 inventive vegetarian recipes for everyday cooking and memorable meals.

Long before vegetable-forward cooking became a movement, Yotam Ottolenghi was showing home cooks just how exciting vegetables could be.

In Plenty, more than 120 vegetarian recipes put fresh produce, bold spices, herbs, grains, legumes, and surprising flavor combinations at the center of the plate. Organized by ingredient, the book makes it easy to turn whatever is in season--or already in your kitchen--into something extraordinary.

From caramelized garlic tart and shakshuka to soba noodles with eggplant and mango, zucchini and hazelnut salad, sweet corn polenta, and spiced red lentils with cucumber yogurt, these are generous, deeply flavorful dishes that appeal to vegetarians and meat-eaters alike.

Drawing on Ottolenghi's Mediterranean background, culinary training, and the diverse food cultures of London, Plenty helped define his unmistakable style: colorful, ingredient-driven cooking with freshness, seasonality, and plenty of surprise.

THE COOKBOOK THAT PUT OTTOLENGHI ON THE GLOBAL MAP: Plenty introduced a wide audience to Yotam Ottolenghi's bold, inventive approach to vegetable cooking and helped establish him as one of the most influential cookbook authors of his generation. MORE THAN 120 VEGETARIAN RECIPES: Organized by ingredient, the collection makes seasonal produce the starting point for salads, tarts, grain dishes, noodles, legumes, eggs, and other satisfying meals. BIG FLAVOR, NO MEAT REQUIRED: Herbs, spices, citrus, cheeses, grains, and global influences create dishes with enough depth and variety to satisfy vegetarians and omnivores alike.RESTAURANT-INspired, HOME-KITCHEN FRIENDLY: Ottolenghi's signature combinations bring excitement to everyday ingredients while remaining accessible to adventurous home cooks. A MODERN CLASSIC FOR COOKBOOK LOVERS: A visually striking volume with photography by Jonathan Lovekin, Plenty belongs in the kitchen--and on the shelf--of anyone who loves vegetable-forward cooking, Mediterranean flavors, and beautifully produced cookbooks.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1452101248
• ISBN13: 9781452101248
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 3.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.0" x 10.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary