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The No-Waste Vegetable Cookbook

Recipes and Techniques for Whole Plant Cooking
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In The No-Waste Vegetable Cookbook by Linda Ly, discover creative recipes and cooking techniques that maximise every part of your vegetables, from root to stem. The book emphasises sustainable cooking by teaching you how to transform often-discarded vegetable parts into delicious meals, making the most of your produce while reducing food waste.
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You might enjoy this book if you love cooking creatively and resourcefully, as it provides inspiring ideas for using every part of the vegetable, reducing waste and encouraging sustainability in your kitchen. The book offers innovative recipes and tips that are perfect for those interested in making wholesome, environmentally-friendly meals.

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Isn't it about time to start nose-to-tail cooking with vegetables? Learn how to make the most of the edibles in your garden or the farmers' market bounty!

The No-Waste Vegetable Cookbook will help you cook your way through greens, beans, roots, and herbs with 105 seasonal recipes that utilise every edible part of the plant.

Author Linda Ly shares a wide variety of recipes and techniques from her popular CSA Cookbook, from creative pickling (think watermelon rind) to perfect pestos.

Chapters and recipes include:

Tomatoes and Peppers: Spicy Minty Tomato Sauce Infused with Tomato Leaves, Spicy Fermented Summer Salsa, Ginger-Spiced Chicken Soup with Wilted Pepper Leaves, Blistered Padron Peppers and White Onions.

Leafy Greens: Kale Stem Pesto Spring Bulgur Salad with Kale Buds, Stuffed Collard Greens, Potlikker Noodles with Collard Greens, Broccoli Green and Baked Falafel Wrap.

Peas and Beans: Pea Shoot Salad with Radish and Carrot, Pan-Charred Beans with Bean Leaf Pesto, Yardlong Bean Curry with Wilted Spinach, Fava Leaf Salad with Citrus, Feta, and Walnuts, Charred Fava Pods with Parmesan.

Bulbs and Stems: Fennel Frond and Ginger Pesto, Kohlrabi Home Fries with Thyme Aioli, Leek Green, Wild Mushroom and Goat Cheese Crostini, Scallion Soup, Green Onion Pancake with Spicy Soy Dipping Sauce.

Roots and Tubers: Carrot Top Salsa, Beetza Beetza, Quick-Pickled Sweet and Spicy Radish Pods, Savoury Sweet Potato Hummus, Creamy Sweet Potato Soup with Maple Syrup, Hasselback Potatoes, Vietnamese Carrot and Daikon Pickles.

Melons and Gourds: Watermelon Rind Kimchi, Stir-Fried Watermelon Rind, Gingered Butternut Bisque, Four Ways to Toast Pumpkin Seeds, Sicilian Squash Shoot Soup, Drunken Pumpkin Chilli, Pan-Fried Cucumber in Honey Sesame Sauce.

Flowers and Herbs: Chive Blossom Vinegar, Nasturtium Pesto, Cilantro Pepita Pesto, Chimichurri, Marinated Feta with a Mess of Herbs, and "All In" Herb Dressing.

Whether you're excited to make the most of the farmers' market or use every bit of your garden's bounty, this is the book that keeps the food on your table and out of the trash can (or compost bin)!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781558329973

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 14 April 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: Harvard Common Press,U.S.

Illustration: color photos

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 170.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 700g

Pages: 192

About the Author

Linda Ly is the author of The New Camp Cookbook and The CSA Cookbook and the blogger behind the award-winning gardenbetty.com, a lifestyle site devoted to modern homesteading, green living, and adventure traveling. Nearly two million visitors turn to the blog every year for inspiration, tips, and tricks for eating well and living well, both in their backyards and in the great outdoors.

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