Great British Vegan

Book excerpt: If you’re craving your favourite British comfort foods, but also want to embrace a plant-based lifestyle, then Great British Vegan is the book is for you. This unique cookbook presents delicious vegan versions of classic British dishes, from the full english and bubble and squeak to a delicious coronation chickpea salad, beer-battered tofish and chips, sticky toffee pudding or coffee and walnut cake. All different types of meals are included, from light bites to hearty dinners, and even a bespoke vegan Christmas feast, complete with all the trimmings! The extremely talented Aimee Ryan of Wallflower Kitchen has put together this unique collection of innovative and healthy takes on traditional classics with simple and easy to follow instructions, and beautiful full-page photographs of these delicious recipes. Whether you’re vegan, flexitarian or merely interested in cutting down on your meat consumption, there’s no reason you can’t still indulge in all your favourite British classics, using easy-to-find ingredients. With more than 80 recipes to choose from, including sections on; Breakfasts: English pancakes Carrot cake muesli Breakfast butties Soups and Salads: BLT salad Mulligatawny Coronation chickpea salad Weeknight dinners: Cider and bean stew with herby dumplings Shepherd's pie Tofu korma Sunday roasts and pub grub: British veggie burger Welsh rarebit Portobello steak and kidney bean pie Afternoon tea and sweets and deserts: Victoria Sponge Scottish shortbread Lemon drizzle loaf Banoffee pie pots The book also has sections on how to source vegan alternatives to meat and dairy ingredients, as well as a guide to what is in season and when. With great-tasting, simple to make home-style recipes that will comfort as well as nourish, this book makes sure you’ll never miss out on Sunday roasts, full English breakfasts or afternoon teas again. ‘Aimee is an exceptional talent and her fab new book displays her unique gift for making vegan cooking both exciting and comforting. I have no doubt it will quickly become a firm plant-based classic.’ - Áine Carlin, Bestselling author of Keep It Vegan and The New Vegan