The Vegan Spiralizer Cookbook by Barb Musick

The Vegan Spiralizer Cookbook by Barb Musick ISBN-13: 9781641528177 Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Rockridge Press Released: October 8th 2019

Source: ebook review copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
The Vegan Spiralizer Cookbook is your how-to guide for vegan dishes with a twist—literally. It serves up 101 recipes that can be prepared with a spiralizer, making it easy and fun to eat more plant-based meals and create delicious, healthy options where fruits and veggies are the star, not just a sideshow. Whether you’re completely vegan, trying to cut back on calories, or just want to sneak some more vegetables onto your loved ones’ plates, this spiralizer cookbook can change the way you cook. No vegan or spiralizer experience required.

The Vegan Spiralizer Cookbook offers a huge variety of flavor-packed recipes for every meal, including pancakes, soups, and even fancy drinks! How to purchase, maintain, and safely use both hand crank and hourglass spiralizers. Find handy references for what to spiralize, how to spiralize it, and how to cook it—plus lists of other kitchen tools to keep on hand.


My Review:
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 sandwichs, 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.


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