Member Reviews
This cookbook had some really great recipes. The recipes were easy to understand and not too complicated for the average cook. I enjoyed the illustrations and look forward to making these recipes for years to come.
This book is an inspiration! Two years ago I was gifted a spiralizer attachment for my kitchen aide mixer. Until this book it languished in the box all dusty and ignored. This book lit a fire under me to try new and varied things and take control of my kitchen accessories and spiralize to my heart's content.
Some good recipes in here but limited to someone who can successfully use a spiralizer.
Many thanks to Netgalley, the author, and the publisher for my ARC. All opinions are my own.
I purchased a spiralizer about 2 years ago and have yet to get it out of the box. I thought this cookbook might inspire me. Perhaps if I were a vegan and used to using the various substitute items, it might seem easier. The recipes did look interesting, but not sure I'd choose this particular book to get used to using my spiralizer. But, if you're a vegan, this might just be the book for you. It's nicely organized and illustrated (though a few more photos would always be nice).
"The Vegan Spiralizer Cookbook" is a vegan cookbook that uses a spiralizer to chop the vegetables and fruits in a visually interesting way rather than shredding or otherwise cutting them into pieces. She started by talking about how to buy and use a spiralizer and what vegetables and fruits work well with it. She used a lot of tofu in the recipes and would also use things like vegan cheese, vegan sausage, vegan butter, etc. Most of these recipes were made with ingredients that should be easy to find. The meal recipes usually served 4 to 6 people. Some recipes took under 20 minutes while others took over an hour.
She had 15 recipes for breakfast, 10 recipes for "bowls," 10 recipes for sides, 10 recipes for sandwiches, wraps, and burgers, 11 recipes for soups and salads, 20 recipes for main meals, 15 recipes for desserts, 5 recipes for drinks with a spiral of fruit or vegetable, and 5 recipes for sauces. Each recipe included preparation and cooking time and contained the nutritional information of calories, fat, carbs, fiber, sugar, protein, and sodium. She also indicated if a recipe was gluten-, soy-, or nut-free. There was a picture of one recipe in each section. While I usually don't mind if there is a lack of pictures, I think I would've liked more pictures this time since the point was how the spirals added visual interest.
With 101 vegan recipes, the Vegan Spiralizer Cookbook has something for everyone. From breakfast to dessert, all types of recipes are included.
Each recipe has nutritional information. All of the recipes are vegan and labeled when gluten-free, nut-free or soy-free. They are also labeled with a cryptic “under 20”, which isn’t explained in the text and I couldn’t find a diet named that online. It’s also not the number of ingredients. Hmm...
Overall, I like the recipes in the Vegan Spiralizer Cookbook. I just wish I could have seen them too. Having only one picture per chapter is an unforgivable sin for a cookbook. So for that reason, 3 stars.
Thanks to Rockridge Press, Callisto Media and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review.