The Veggie Salad Bowl

Book excerpt: Fresh, healthy, wholesome, and delicious – there can be so much more to salads than just a few leaves on a plate. These tasty plant-based recipes will inspire you to nourish your body from the inside out with every delicious mouthful. Modern salads are seriously sexy. Fresh, light, and quick to prepare, a salad is how most of us prefer to eat in the warmer months. With more and more people aspiring to eat healthier meat-free or part-time vegetarian diets and with such a large variety of fresh vegetables, fruits, grains, seeds, and seasonings now available, there has never been a better time to dig out and dust off those salad servers! These recipes take their inspiration from countries all around the globe and show just how easy it is to whip up colourful vegetarian and vegan dishes that are full of flavour and texture. From bright and bold Mediterranean recipes to spicy and sweet Asian-inspired classics, from forkfuls of fluffy and fragrant Middle Eastern grains to tangy and spicy Mexican fare, plant-based salads have never been so exciting. This inspiring recipe collection brings together beautifully balanced combinations of ingredients that can be put together in a matter of minutes for time-efficient midweek meals, stylish sharing platters that are fit for entertaining friends, and robust salads that will survive being transported and can be enjoyed on the move.