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LEON Big Flavours Cookbook

Salty • Sour • Spicy • Sweet
By Rebecca Seal
Series: Leon
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If you love lunches which pack a punch and suppers with attitude, then this collection of more than 100 flavourful dishes from LEON Big Flavours Cookbook is the one for you. From fiery coconut noodles to miso-spiked aubergine, caramel pork to blueberry blondies, this book is... Read More
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Pack a punch with this collection of 100 delicious recipes from the beloved brand LEON.

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If you love lunches which pack a punch and suppers with attitude, then this collection of more than 100 flavourful dishes from LEON Big Flavours Cookbook is the one for you.

From fiery coconut noodles to miso-spiked aubergine, caramel pork to blueberry blondies, this book is all about turning flavours up to their max—be they deliciously salty, sour, spicy, or sweet.

Recipes include:

  • Sweetcorn and jalapeño breakfast fritters with avocado and salsa
  • LEON makhani squash curry
  • Pasta al limone
  • Chicken and coconut curried noodles
  • Blackened trout tacos with aji verde
  • Potato bread with garlic and anchovy herbed butter
  • Miso apple tarte tatin with vanilla mascarpone

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  • LEON Big Flavours Cookbook
    If you love lunches which pack a punch and suppers with attitude, then this collection of more than 100 flavourful dishes from LEON Big Flavours Cookbook is the one for you. From fiery coconut noodles to miso-spiked aubergine, caramel pork to blueberry blondies, this book is all about turning flavours up to their max—be they deliciously salty, sour, spicy, or...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781840918267

Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 13 March 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Conran Octopus Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 190.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 920g

Pages: 224

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Cook Books & Recipes Cooking & Food Non-Fiction Rebecca Seal Series: Leon

About the Author

Rebecca Seal has written about food and drink for the Financial Times, Evening Standard, the Observer, the Guardian, Red and The Sunday Times. Her cookbooks include Istanbul: Recipes from the heart of Turkey and Lisbon: Recipes from the heart of Portugal and LEON Big Salads, as well as co-authoring LEON Happy Soups, LEON Happy One-pot Cooking, LEON Fast Vegan, LEON Happy Curries, LEON Happy Fast Food and LEON Happy Guts with John Vincent and LEON Happy One-pot Vegetarian with Chantal Symons. Her first non-food book, called SOLO: How to Work Alone (And Not Lose Your Mind), was published in 2020. She lives in London with her husband and two small daughters.

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