Centerpiece

Vibrant vegetarian recipes from celebrated chef Helen Graham YOTAM OTTOLENGHI: "Helen carries the torch for all the ingredients I love most. Vegetables behaving exactly as they should. A cook after my own heart." A celebration of bold, vibrant vegetarian dishes designed to inspire, delight and put vegetables exactly where they belong: center stage. Drawing inspiration from the rich flavors of the Middle East and North Africa, as well as Helen Graham's Ashkenazi Jewish heritage, this cookbook features 100 inventive, vegetable-based recipes that will transform your table. With accessible ingredients and simple methods, Helen's flavor-packed combinations of spices, herbs and sauces elevate vegetables into something truly showstopping. Contents includes: - The Meal Before the Meal, including Mushrooms with Tamari & Pomegranate Skewers and Halloumi-Ricotta Fritters with Spiced Lemon 'Honey' - The Main Event, including Harissa Roast Carrots, Mango Labneh & Mint and Hispi Cabbage with Date Butter & Tahini - On the Side, including Potato Salad with Basil Zhoug & Coconut Crunch and Hawaij Roast Potatoes with Preserved Lemon Roast Shallots - Something Sweet, including Za'atar & Cherry Chocolate Refrigerator Cake Bars and Poppy Seed & Orange Blossom Babka Helen Graham was Executive Chef at renowned London restaurant Bubala for 5 years, following working at critically acclaimed restaurants the Palomar and the Barbary, as well as the Ottolenghi Test Kitchen. Praise for Helen Graham: MEERA SODHA: "Helen's recipes are the most exciting thing to have happened to vegetables since Ottolenghi." ANNA JONES : "Original, do-able, unquestionably delicious vegetable recipes. I love this book." JAY RAYNER: " Helen Graham has a thrillingly unique way with flavors, which makes you look at familiar ingredients anew. Her bold plant-based cookery takes the Middle Eastern repertoire and shakes it by the scruff of the neck."