Plant to Plate: Delicious and Versatile Plant-Forward Recipes

by Gaz Oakley

‘What I really like about Gaz is his combination of great cooking skills and an inspiring love of the vegetables he grows.’ – Rick Stein 

A few years ago, at his rural home in the Welsh countryside, Gaz Oakley planted a kitchen garden with the aim of utilising plants to their full potential. Inspired by his thriving veg and fruit plot, the 100 vibrant and versatile recipes within this book celebrate the bountiful produce nature has to offer. 

Focusing on accessible ingredients like carrots, beetroot, cabbage, onions, tomatoes, apples and pears, Gaz has created a medley of seasonal, delicious dishes that showcase these crops at their best. With recipes including Strawberry and Lavender Welsh Cakes for a spin on a classic, savoury Stuffed Harissa Onions, and gorgeous Tomato, Thyme and Almond Upside Down Cake, there is something for every season and every taste.

Revealing the beauty of the passing seasons and the magic feeling that comes alongside harvesting and cooking your own food, Plant to Plate will inspire you to make the most of fresh produce and perhaps take inspiration for your very own veg patch.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Food

256 pages, Hardcover

Published May 27, 2025

Reviews

[Judy · Rating 5 out of 5]

While not vegetarian or vegan, the cookbook is a delight for those of us who garden and want to be more mindful about what we are eating. Really enjoyed how it is divided up by plant rather than by recipe type.

[Cidney · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well this is a book with a difference! Gaz Oakley lives in Wales and has a large garden turned over to the growing of all sorts of herbs and vegetables. Initially I was a bit bothered by this as it seemed as if the recipes were a tad strange, well to me that is! However when you dive into the book you realise that he totally at one with nature here and is giving you a new outlook on growing your own vegetables and with new recipes using your home grown produce. In fact now having read the book through twice it doesn't feel so strange, recipe wise, and have began to mark out the ones I want to cook. Am rather looking forward to seeing how they taste! I think this is a innovative book by an innovative new chef, so roll on getting those veggies out of the ground and seeing how they taste, the coloured recipes are on every page do look tantalising, and he's making you sit up and think of using them to their best advantage and getting out of the boring rut we may be in with our produce. Gaz I really do like your book! Now let's see how they taste!!

[Maria]

Out of all recipes in this book (there are a lot), I saved 4 which I think I might be able to replicate in my kitchen. A lot of the recipes are too sophisticated for my ordinary-level cooking skills, michelin star kind of vibe, with ingredients I don't know where to buy or even how to pronounce. Unfortunately, this book is not for me.

[Laura Reinhardt · Rating 4 out of 5]

This cookbook included some very unique-sounding recipes. I also loved his story of moving to the country and growing his own produce.