Plant-Based Gourmet

Recipes to celebrate plant-based eating! Plant-Based Gourmet, from author and chef  Suzi Gerber, is bursting with ideas to elevate your vegan meals. For vegans and those curious about trying a plant-based diet, there are 150 original recipes for dinners, brunches, side dishes, and desserts, as well as tips on ingredient sourcing, allergy substitutions, and pantry staples. The pages are filled with vibrant pictures to entice your tastebuds and get you to try food combinations that your might not think of, such as Lasagna Skyscrapers, a colorful layering of tomatoes, sweet potatoes, crookneck squash, and zucchini all brought together with a sun-dried tomato sauce and arugula basil pesto. You won’t even miss the meat and cheese! Or check out the Norwegian Benedict, a take on the classic eggs benedict, but substituting tofu for the egg, a “smoked salmon” made out of tomatoes, and a hollandaise sauce from nutritional yeast, tofu and loads of spices and seasoning. Time to get your chef’s apron on and try some of the recipes in Plant-Based Gourmet!