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Start with a Vegetable: More Than 100 Easy, Tasty, Plant-Forward Recipes for Everyone

by Jessica Smith

Build everyday meals around vegetables

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Build everyday meals around vegetables

Jessica Smith organizes more than 100 recipes around a practical starting point: choose a vegetable, then make it the foundation of the meal rather than an afterthought. Familiar produce such as carrots, cauliflower, sweet potatoes, corn, cucumbers, tomatoes, and spinach appears in dishes including grilled cheeses, grain bowls, pasta, and pizza. The book accommodates varied levels of kitchen time by listing preparation and cooking times, while also supplying checklists, variations, meal plans, and decision-making flowcharts. Its plant-forward approach includes options for omnivores and vegans, with an emphasis on turning vegetables into flexible main-meal components.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Home cooks who want to center more meals on vegetables
  • People seeking plant-forward recipes for omnivores and vegans
  • Cooks who value meal plans, variations, and practical kitchen-planning tools

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Vegetable-centered cookingPlant-forward mealsWeeknight meal planningRecipe flexibility

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Book overview

Don't know what to make for dinner? Want more plants in your diet? Start with a vegetable! Professional meal planner Jessica Smith shows you how to follow that simple principle with minimal fuss and delicious results. Plan your next meal around favorites, such as carrots, cauliflower, or sweet potatoes, or try your hand at underused asparagus, Brussels sprouts, or kale, turning them into more than just side dishes. Transform corn into Elote Grilled Cheeses, cucumbers into No-Roll Sushi Bowls, tomatoes into Farro Caprese, spinach into Pesto Pasta, and even pack more veggies into pizza any day of the week. Recipes appear by cook and prep times so you can whip up something fast or enjoy more hands-on dishes for every kind of eater, from omnivores to vegans. This must-have cookbook provides all the expert guidance and practical tools that you need to make plant-powered cooking a reality: checklists, tips, variations, meal plans, and flowcharts to help you decide what to make. All you have to do is start with a vegetable.

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