Plant-Based Buddha Bowls: 100 Recipes for Nourishing One-Bowl Vegan Meals proves that eating healthy can be delicious. The idea is to put together one-bowl meals that are loaded with a wholesome variety of ingredients that are balanced between protein, vegetables, and healthy fats. The author has included head start tip boxes for each recipe, which can be very helpful during the preparation stage. The biggest disappointment that I have with the cookbook is its lack of photographs, as the bright and vibrant colors of these healthy bowls are so inspiring.

The sections are as follows, along with some of the standout recipes.

Sauces and Extras: Avocado Sauce; Creamy Hummus; Lemon Dressing; Miso-Ginger Sauce

Breakfast Bowls: Breakfast Burrito Bowls; Morning Glory Barley Bowls; Leftover Brown Rice Breakfast Bowls

Vegetable Power Bowls: Harissa Carrot Bowls; Chipotle Sweet Potato and Black Bean Bowls; Farmers Market Bowls

Rice and Grain Bowls: Mediterranean Farro Bowls; BBQ Tofu Quinoa Bowls; Asparagus and Mushroom Stir-Fry Bowls

Lentil and Bean Bowls: Cuban-Style Black Bean Bowls; Spiced Red Lentil Bowls; Summer Bean Bowls

Noodle Bowls: Summer Roll Noodle Bowls; Orange-Sesame Noodle Bowls; Satay Noodle Bowls

Hummus Bowls: Mushroom Shawarma Bowls; Roasted Beet Hummus Bowls; Smoky Brussels Sprout Bowls

Brothy Bowls: Brothy Miso Mushroom Bowls; Vegetable Ramen Bowls; Green Curry Bowls

Sweet Bowls: Wintery Coconut Yogurt Bowls; Caramelized Banana Bowls; Coconut Chia Bowls

The recipes are smartly separated into main ingredient type and there are many great dishes from which to choose. The nice thing about this kind of eating is that anything goes, as readers can use these recipes as inspiration to put together their own bowls. For this reason, I would recommend Plant-Based Buddha Bowls: 100 Recipes for Nourishing One-Bowl Vegan Meals to other readers.

Disclaimer: I was given an Advanced Reader's Copy by NetGalley and the publisher, Harvard Common Press. The decision to review this cookbook was entirely my own.

Wonderful book that is crammed with lots of easy and delicious recipes. Would make a great gift.

Photography makes you drool and recipes are easy and yummy from the ones I tried. Though may have put me off ordering buddha bowls in restaurants now I know how easy they are.

Plant-Based Buddha Bowls is a well written and accessible tutorial guide with recipes developed by Kelli Foster. Due out 4th May 2021 from Quarto on their Harvard Common Press imprint, it's 160 pages and will be available in paperback and ebook formats (ebook available now).

I am always on the lookout for tasty, convenient, healthy meals with a big bonus for easy variations which can change the taste and look of the meal depending on what appeals at the time. This book has recipes for mix and match variations for plant-based one-bowl complete meals which include complete proteins, starches, roughage, vegetables and which are also delicious.

I'm generally not a super organized plan-ahead type person. Having a selection of previously made ingredients for dinner bowls ready to go is a -workable- way to have nutritiously responsible and tasty food for dinner after work. This collection includes lots and lots of mix-and-match alternatives: start with a base (noodles, rice, and whole grains,for example), add proteins (plant based in this case), plus vegetables, and finish with delicious sauces and dressings.

The recipes are arranged thematically: sauces and extras, breakfast bowls, vegetable power bowls, rice and grains, lentils and beans, noodle, hummus, brothy bowls, and sweet bowls. Recipes include a description, yields, ingredients in a bullet style list in a sidebar and step by step clear directions. Ingredients are given with American standard and metric (yay!). Recommended combos are provided in a highlighted text bar along with tips and alternative preparations. Nutritional info is not included.

The photography is clear and colorful. At a rough count, about 20-25% of the recipes are accompanied by photos. Serving suggestions are appealing and appropriate. Graphically the book has good contrast and the text is easy to read.

This is a good collection of recipes which are anything but bland. This would make a superlative selection for library acquisition, home use, or a good choice for gifting. The versatility of mix-and-match ingredients would make these bowls perfect for meal-prepping. I would also imagine it would be well received by singles or couples who have newly moved into their own places.

Five stars.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

I asked for an advanced reader's copy of Plant-Based Buddha Bowls by Kelli Foster because I have been interested in cooking healthier meals for my family, but like the idea and convenience of it all being in one bowl. This cookbook gives many ideas of how to achieve this.

The recipes feature bases of many delicious grains and noodles, combined with vegetables and plant based proteins. Recipes for several tasty dressings are provided, some veering into more spicy ingredients. I really enjoyed all the ideas provided, and the beautiful illustrations of some of the Buddha Bowls. I look forward to adding this cookbook to my collection and experimenting with the fun recipes.

Thank you to NetGalley, Kelli Foster, and the publisher for this advance copy.

Plant-Based Buddha Bowls: 100 Recipes for Nourishing One-Bowl Vegan Meals by Kelli Foster
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group – Harvard Common Press
Genre: Cooking, Food & Wine
Publication Date: May 4, 2021

Plant-Based Buddha Bowls by Kelli Foster contains 100 recipes for vegan bowls. I am always looking for healthier recipes to try with my husband.

There is great diversity of recipes, ranging from breakfast bowls to noodle bowls. There are dessert options, as well as a who chapter devoted to sauces. These recipes sound amazing and I look forward to trying some. I can even add some meat for my husband and he won't notice that the meal is healthier!

I'm so grateful to Kelli Foster, Quarto Publishing Group – Harvard Common Press, and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy of this ARC ebook in exchange for my honest review.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for a review.

I thought this new plant based cookbook was written very well and was beautiful. I made some of the recipes and they worked well and were delicious. This could also work well for people who do not strictly adhere to a plant based diet, by using milk based yogurt or similar in places.

I will point out that there are few recipes that are not found in every pantry, but I don't think any were so uncommon that they couldn't be found.

I’m a little torn about this book, just because we all know how important it is to see food to get your mouth watering and a lot of these recipes don’t have a picture to go with it – even though bowls in particular are very photogenic.
So while I really enjoyed some recipes and took note of almost all the sauces and dips at the start, I was pulled to the recipes with pictures, which is far from the majority.
The ideas behind the recipes are good, though you will need some very specific ingredients at times (or you need to start substituting very early on).

Really liked the way that this was organized and informative. I have been having a hard time finding recipes for my family to enjoy but these are good, simple, and well-thought-out. It also helps that the presentation always looks great!

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

Plant-Based Buddah Bowls is a delicious recipe book for plant-based meals full of goodness and a healthier lifestyle.
That is the main reason I requested a copy of this book, because I am looking for more variety in my meals and want to try new, healthier meals for myself and my family. I have found myself getting fed up of cooking the same old meals day in day out during lockdown and want a little more variety that's healthier too. This book ticked so many of the boxes to what I was looking for and hoping for.
The recipes are nutritious, healthy and delicious looking and paired things together that I never would have thought to put together. Can't wait to try some of these bowl meals out!

I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I been wanting to incorporate more vegetables into my diet, and perfect timing, this book arrived!

I tried the following recipes:
Morning Green Bowls- I like to eat warm breakfast, so I chose this one over the other yogurt- based bowls. The sweet potatoes, and grains kept me full and the added blueberries was nice, in between kale bites.

Farmer's Market Bowls- I like sweet potatoes and quinoa, what can I say, I eliminated watercress, but added summer squash and cherry tomatoes and corn, very good.

Sweet Potato and Wild Rice Bowls- wild rice are delicious, went very well with sweet potatoes.

Chipotle Sweet Potatoes Hummus Bowl- I guess I just really like these ingredients, sweet potatoes, quinoa, lentils

Whipped Pineapple- Coconut Bowls- delicious! I had nicecream before, but the added coconut milk took it to a new level

PB&J Nice Cream Bowls- again, delicious, tasted like a dream.

Loved this. I found this really helpful as I try to move towards a more plant based diet. The recipe book was colourful and informative. The recipes were easy to follow with lots of new ideas.

I've just discovered Buddha bowls, and so far I've just been inventing my own. So this book is useful to give me ideas to use in my own bowls as well as recipes to follow.

As I am already veganish (I eat very minimal amounts of cheese), so the ingredients are already familiar to me. I am trying to eat more wholefoods as well, so this book is ideal.

The only thing that will stop me using it regularly is the format in which it was given to me from Net Galley/the publisher - I tried viewing it in the NetGalley shelf app, and the text is quite small; and as a protected PDF in Adobe Digital editions, it was slow and cumbersome, unless in "Fit Page' setting, where only the headlines were legible.
Links to the recipes would have been useful in both, and I hope they are included when the book is published for the general public, because it makes it hard and annoying to navigate.
I am trying to buy most of new cookery books in kindle format now to save paper and space, but would hesitate with this book - it's not an issue I have experienced before.

I'm a sucker for bowls and this cookbook does not disappoint! I love all the sauces and the creative plant based ways to integrate protein and variety into your meals! It's a great book with lots of creative and unique ideas!

What a gorgeous book! Neat, stylized pages filled with an assortment of plant based meals found in a bowl. Most of the recipes contain tofu, curry, hummus, leafy greens, cauliflower rice, beans, with a vegetarian flair.

What did I like? While you can mix or match any variety in a Buddha bowl I found most of these combinations not for me. I like a more American rendition. I’m also not a vegan/ vegetarian but love a great meatless monday approach.

Would I recommend or buy? This book is for a more strict approach to vegetarian plant based bowl with an Middle East touch since a ton of these include curry, and hummus. Way more healthier for you but I can’t accustom to the flavors. I’d recommend it to people who love those flavors and it is a gorgeous book!

I received a complimentary copy to read and voluntarily left a review!

Buddha bowls are a very healthy way of eating a varied plant based diet. This book is full of ideas for breakfast, savoury and sweet bowls. For me it is really the savoury ones that appeal most. There are also some great ideas for different easy sauces and sprinkles to really add depth to the meals. The recipes are certainly tasty. For me though I wouldn’t follow the recipes as an everyday thing as they are not all very quick recipes and the ingredient list for each is fairly long. I find it better to use them as guides then make up my own bowls from what I have in stock rather than keep buying lots of different ingredients and only using a small amount of each for a particular recipe thus creating food waste. Also the ingredients are stated using American names so you have to do a bit of translating for example:
Arugula (rocket)
Cilantro (coriander)
Eggplant (aubergine)
But there are some very healthy and tasty recipe ideas here.

Yum! This cookbook is full of delicious recipes and flavorful sauces to keep your body healthy and your taste buds thrilled! I highly recommend to plant based devotees and everyone looking to add a bit more fresh to their plate.

This is a lovely book - I've already decided it will make a great present for my sister! The recipes are gorgeous, full of varied ingredients and there are pictures to illustrate the recipes. The recipes are quick and easy to follow. I've been looking for a book on Buddha Bowls recently and as a vegan this is perfect.

This book is just full of amazing recipes and beautiful pictures. Brussels sprouts, beets, hummus: delicious ingredients that I can't wait to use to make these meals. Special mention goes out to the sweet bowls that everyone will love, including my 2 year old.

Fantastic book! Following a plant based lifestyle myself- this book has wonderful and fairly easy and adaptable recipes. I am also a board certified obesity medicine doctor and culinary medicine certified doctor. I plan to incorporate some of these recipes into my cooking classes and offer tips about how to add more vegetables into people's diet. I enjoy this author's recipes on The Kitchn. A good follow up to her previous Buddha bowls book. Loved it

Thanks to NetGalley for the Advanced Reader Copy.

The title intrigued me - Buddha Bowls - but it turns out that they are nothing more than any bowl that includes a complete meal - think Bowl Food from 2002. Still the recipes, all vegan, are interesting and varied, tasty and nutritious. I especially liked the various dressings on offer - creamy cashew and lemon have both become favourites. I'm too old fashioned/traditional or whatever for the breakfast bowls (kale, cauliflower, quinoa just nope) but each to their own. Lunch/dinner ones are best to my mind, being versatile and filling. with good use of a variety of staples - grains, legumes, pasta, noodles - and interesting mix of veggies. Not sure why the humble potato doesn't feature much though. The ingredients are mostly easily available although, for me, ripe avocados and plantains of any sort are rare to non existent in my local shops and I would have to run to the internet for the various noodles.. Thanks to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for an advance copy in exchange for my honest review.