The Florida Vegetarian Cookbook

By Dalia Colón

Florida Book Awards, Gold Medal for Cooking

Delicious recipes that celebrate the seasonal harvests of the Sunshine State

With year-round harvests and incredible seasonal variety of crops, Florida offers a wealth of homegrown foods that make it easy to cook local and fresh. Food journalist Dalia Col n is your guide to discovering flavorful dishes that showcase Florida's bounty of fruits, vegetables, herbs, and grains.

The Florida Vegetarian Cookbook includes more than 100 recipes using local ingredients as distinctive as oranges, tomatoes, and watermelon and as interesting as sugarcane, peanuts, cabbage, squash, and cantaloupe. Col n inspires readers to try new twists on classic recipes such as her Spanakopita, a satisfying entr e that pays homage to the Greek restaurants of Tarpon Springs; her sweet-and-spicy Game Day Buffalo Cauliflower that will win over any potluck party; and her Chocolate-Dipped Avocado Paletas that combine creamy avocado, zesty lime, and sweet dark chocolate for a refreshing treat in the summer heat.

Col n's recipes are accompanied by 12 essays that offer the stories behind some of Florida's most cherished food traditions. Topics include the origins of the Florida Strawberry Festival, the rise and decline of Florida's citrus industry, the importance of corn for Florida's First Peoples, and more. Crafted for home cooks seeking to lean into a plant-based lifestyle, this cookbook includes tips on how to plan meals around seasonal fruits and vegetables, using local farmers markets for fresh produce, and exploring the cuisines of different cultures.

Colorfully illustrated with simple step-by-step instructions, this book will take you on a delectable journey through the many ways that vegetarian and vegan foods are woven into Florida's history and culture.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813069904
• ISBN13: 9780813069906
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

This book is awesome.

Dalia is a great writer, and the recipes are adaptable and kid friendly. I love her attention to environmental impacts and her commitment to making these steps mom-friendly. She is a beacon for a new age of family-friendly-eco-concious cooking.