With artfully illustrated features on 20 major vegetables, this sumptuous book contains 125 color photos and information on different varieties of each vegetable, buying for quality and freshness, storage, preparation, and basic cooking techniques. Over 150 recipes in this beautifully designed book provide spirited and delicious treatments of familiar vegetables, with advice on exploring less common ones. Step-by-step photographs help even inexperienced cooks tackle such recipes as Kuhn TunĘs Pumpkin Soup, Honeyed Carrot and Fig Couscous, Pasta with Broccoli and Toasted Nuts, Sticky Rice Tempura with Avocado and Mango Salsa, and Maple-Glazed Salad with Feta and Walnuts. Vital Vegetables encourages readers to rescue veggies from the status of side dish and enjoy the tastiness and nutrients they offer.

Published: 20030310 Pages: 160