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The Middle Eastern Vegetarian Cookbook by Salma Hage offers a vibrant collection of plant-based recipes that showcase the rich, diverse flavours of Middle Eastern cuisine. It explores a variety of dishes, using spices and ingredients typical of the region, making it a treasure trove for anyone looking to enjoy healthy, flavourful meals without meat.
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You might enjoy this beautifully illustrated cookbook if you're interested in vibrant vegetarian recipes from the rich culinary traditions of the Middle East. It offers enticing flavours, creative dishes, and easy-to-follow instructions that can inspire both novice and seasoned cooks looking to explore vegetarian cuisine.

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A collection of vegetarian dishes influenced by Middle Eastern flavors from Salma Hage, author of the bestselling classic, The Lebanese Kitchen, also published by Phaidon

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A definitive, fresh and approachable collection of 150 traditional recipes from an authoritative voice on Middle Eastern home cooking, Salma Hage's new book, The Middle Eastern Vegetarian Cookbook, is in line with the current Western trends of consciously reducing meat, and the ancient Middle Eastern culture of largely vegetarian, mezze-style dining.

Traditionally, the Middle Eastern diet consisted largely of vegetables, fruits, herbs, spices, pulses, grains, and legumes. Salma simplifies this fast-becoming popular cuisine with easily achievable recipes, many with vegan and gluten-free options.

Drawing inspiration from ancient and prized Phoenician ingredients, from grassy olive oil to fresh figs and rich dates, this book offers an array of delicious breakfasts and drinks, mezze and salads, vegetables and pulses, grains and desserts. Salma shows how to easily make the most of familiar everyday fruits and legumes, as well as more exotic ingredients now widely available outside of the Middle East, with nourishing recipes so flavourful and satisfying they are suitable for vegetarians and meat-eaters alike.

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Salma Hage's The Middle Eastern Vegetarian Cookbook receives praise for its vibrant and exciting vegetarian dishes, showcasing the enticing flavours of the Middle East. Critics commend it for its fresh, approachable recipes and its comprehensive nature, making it a definitive guide for vegetarian cooks. The book is considered both authoritative and innovative, drawing attention to its ability to entice even the most dedicated meat-eaters with its simplicity and exotic flair.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780714871301

Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 25 April 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Phaidon Press Ltd

Contributors:

  • Contributions by Alain Ducasse

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 189.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 1283g

Pages: 272

About the Author

Salma Hage, a Lebanese housewife from Mazarat Tiffah (Apple Hamlet) in the mountains of the Kadisha Valley in north Lebanon, has over 50 years experience of family cooking. She learnt to cook from her mother, mother-in-law and sisters-in-law, and, having helped bring up her nine brothers and two sisters, would often cook for the whole family. She has also spent many years working as a cook and currently shares her time between London and Lebanon.

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