The 4-Ingredient Vegan

by Maribeth Abrams, Anne Dinshah (Contributor)

Even when you're pressed for time, you'll be able to enjoy a home-cooked meal with this collection of easy-to-prepare recipes. Create scrumptious entrees, salads, soups, side dishes, beverages, and even desserts that are centered around unique sets of just four ingredients. These recipes are attractive in their visual simplicity, remarkable in flavor, and will also appeal to mainstream tastes. With creative combinations of beans, grains, veggies, and fruit, you'll discover simple touches that make a meal more memorable. And you'll get tips on how to use vegan convenience foods to save time, provide lots of flavor, and make nutritious, satisfying fare. Zippy Potatoes O'Brien, South-of-the-Border Quesadilla, Roasted Raspberry Beet Salad, Baked Artichoke Dip, Ginger-Kissed Butternut Squash Soup, Aegean Chickpea Salad, Chocolate Mousse and Vegan Fudge are just a few of the recipes to try. Whether you're just learning about plant-based cuisine or too busy to prepare anything elaborate, these recipes will make meal time easy and enjoyable.

Genres: Cookbooks, Vegan, Cooking, Food, Nonfiction

160 pages, Paperback

First published June 5, 2010

Reviews

[Storm · Rating 2 out of 5]

Still not quite what I'm looking for, but it was the closest I've come so far. Finding recipes that DON'T Need Agave Nectar, or Tofu, or Himalayan Sea Salt or Vegan Cheese is hard to do apparently. :/ I don't want to do Raw but it's seeming more and more like that's the only place I'll find Recipes that DON'T Require any specialty items like Nutritional Yeast or whatever.

[Deb · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall a good resource for those starting out in cooking vegan meals and wanting to keep it simple. Some of the recipes utilize packaged vegan soups--cheesy broccoli, creamy mushroom, etc. that are a bit too processed and higher sodium for my liking but there are plenty of recipes that use fresh ingredients.

I have made both the Artichoke, Leek, and White Bean Soup (http://kahakaikitchen.blogspot.com/20...) and the White Bean Nacho Dip so far and they were both tasty.

[Jaq · Rating 4 out of 5]

Smart and clever - if there is one book to tempt you into trying fast vegan food then this is it. The only drawback for me, is that it's written with a Northern Hemisphere bias so for some of the fast food that is presented here requires ingredients only available in the that hemisphere.

Otherwise a great book....

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can't write a good review of this book because it is a cookbook and I did not cook anything from it. I enjoyed reading it, but what constitutes a good cookbook is whether or not the recipes are any good. I can't tell you that. So the neutral review is my fault, not the books.

[Becky · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm buying this. I'm not vegan, but dairy could be substituted for some things, and the recipes look so easy and good! and HEALTHY!

[Nenna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple, easy. Most ingredients I already have lying around the house.

[Debra · Rating 3 out of 5]

A simpler way to approach meal prep. Looking forward to trying several recipes.

[Deyara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Handful of recipes I want to try - recipes look quite straightforward but not many tempted me.