Family: New Vegetarian Comfort Food to Nourish Every Day

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This beautifully illustrated vegetarian cookbook by bestselling author Hetty McKinnon features modern, easy, and healthy recipes for a new generation of families.

Dreaming up flavorful yet nutritious meals, night after night, is one of the greatest challenges in home cooking. The secret to success is developing a repertoire of family classics–simple, adaptable, and nourishing recipes that you will want to cook time and time again. In Family, Hetty McKinnon shares her approach to modern, hearty, and healthy comfort food that is powered by vegetables. Some of these recipes are heirlooms, passed on from her mother, others are old family favorites, and many are healthier variations on much-loved food. With everything from a deconstructed falafel salad of roasted chickpeas and fresh greens to an earthy miso brown butter pasta with sage to sticky banana golden syrup dumplings, this book provides fun, uncomplicated food for everyone. Interwoven with McKinnon’s recipes are family stories from home cooks around the world. Family teaches home cooks how to build a repertoire of crowd pleasing, flavorful vegetarian meals and shows families how to successfully eat healthily together.

From the Publisher

Introduction

Dreaming up flavorful yet nutritious meals, night after night, is one of the greatest challenges in cooking for your family. It’s even harder to think of meals that incorporate plenty of vegetables. My mother would often say that ‘thinking’ of a dish to cook was much harder than actually making it; I wholeheartedly agree. Family meals should not be a chore, although I know they can often feel this way. Over the years, I have learned that cooking for your family is made easier by drawing on ‘classics’—meals that we can pull together from memory with minimal effort and ingredients. The recipes in this book are my new family classics, the multicultural meals that I like to serve around my table. Some are old favorites, and many are variations on much-loved comfort food, repackaged with a healthier outlook.

Gnocchi with Asparagus, Edamame, and Parmesan

Instructions:

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and add the gnocchi. Cook for 2–3 minutes, until the gnocchi floats. Drain and refresh under cold water.

Heat a large frying pan over medium–high heat, drizzle with oil, and, once hot, add the asparagus, along with a pinch of sea salt. Fry for about 2 minutes, until the asparagus pieces are starting to char but are still crisp. Remove from the pan.

Place the pan back on the heat and add the frozen edamame with a splash of water and a pinch of sea salt. Cook for 2–3 minutes, until the beans are soft, but have a bite. Drain and add to the asparagus.

In the same pan over medium–high heat, drizzle some oil and, when hot, add the gnocchi. Fry until the gnocchi are golden and crispy. Remove from the pan and cool slightly.

Combine the gnocchi with the asparagus, edamame, and chives. Squeeze over the lemon juice, drizzle some olive oil, and season with a big pinch of sea salt and lots of black pepper. Scatter the shaved Parmesan.

Ingredients 1 pound (450 g) store-bought potato gnocchi Extra-virgin olive oil 1 large bunch of asparagus (1 pound/450 g), woody stems removed, cut into 2-inch (5 cm) pieces 1 cup (150 g) frozen shelled edamame beans 1 tablespoon chopped chives Juice of 1 small lemon 2 ounces (60 g) Parmesan, shaved Sea salt and black pepper

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Prestel
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 9, 2019
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3791385429
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3791385426
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.32 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.81 x 1.23 x 11.25 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #223,360 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #132 in Vegetarian Cooking #264 in Natural Food Cooking #268 in Vegetable Cooking (Books)
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