Table of Contents
Taken from Vegetable Heaven, by Catherine Mason
(Grub Street, 2006, ISBN: Pauntley Press, price £12.99)
Copyright © 2002, 2006 Catherine MasonA selection of sample recipes from Vegetable Heaven is available online.
Sample recipes from Catherine's first vegetarian cookery book, VEG: simple, stylish and seasonal vegetarian cooking are also available online.
COOKING NOTES AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 9
A WORD FROM THE ILLUSTRATOR 13
STARTERS, SOUPS AND SALADS 15
Caramelized red onion tartlets with rosemary 17
Spiced pumpkin dip 20
Baked aubergine slices with pesto and red onions 21
Roast pumpkin soup with Ancho chilli and lime 24
Tomato and chickpea soup with saffron 26
Carrot and coconut soup 29
Sweetcorn and butternut chowder 30
Broad bean patties 31
Green bean, olive and lemon salad 33
Roast pepper and red onion salad with preserved lemon 34
MAIN COURSES 37
TARTS AND PIES 38
Fennel tart with dolcelatte and verjuice 39
Spinach and mushroom pie topped with parsley mash 40
Tomato feta tart with basil 43
Potato, red onion and ricotta tart with lovage and parsley 44
Spinach and tomato tart with Mascarpone 47
Beetroot and potato tart with horseradish and Roquefort 48
STOVE-TOP VEGETABLES 50
Spring vegetable and cashew stir-fry with chilli, basil and coconut sauce 50
Fried spinach and chickpeas with lovage and cream 52
Chickpeas with spinach and potatoes 53
Pumpkin stew with coconut, chilli and coriander 55
Tarragon potatoes with red onions, shallots and dolcelatte 56
Slow-cooked potatoes with pasta, red onions and cream cheese 58
Baby onions and broad beans in a hot and sour tamarind sauce 59
GRATINS 60
Wild mushroom and potato gratin with lemon salsa verde 62
Leek, pasta and potato gratin with pecans and sage 66
Potato and smoked garlic gratin with mixed greens and Brie 67
Beetroot and potato gratin with feta garlic cream 69
Wine-cooked celeriac and potato gratin with Emmental 70
Soufflée gratin 71
FRITTATAS 72
Asparagus and potato frittata 73
Chard frittata with feta, mint and preserved lemon 74
Tomato and pepper frittata 76
GRAINS 77
Green risotto with fresh peas and mint cream 77
Mushroom and durum wheat risotto 78
Oriental egg fried rice 80
Lemon and basil couscous with mushrooms and tomatoes 81
Roasted red pepper couscous with mint, feta and lime 83
Spinach and durum wheat risotto 84
STUFFED, BAKED AND ROASTED VEGETABLES 88
Garlic-spiked aubergines with a crisp croustade, with Lebanese parsley sauce 88
Twice-cooked onions stuffed with mushrooms and wild rice 90
Stilton soufflée-filled baby pumpkins 91
Romano peppers stuffed with feta, pine kernels, mint and lemon 93
Baked celeriac mash topped with poached eggs 94
Roast leeks with mint and feta 95
PASTA AND GNOCCHI 98
Spinach and pumpkin sauce for gnocchi 98
Herbed pumpkin and pine nut sauce for pasta 99
Red sauce for pasta 101
Wild rocket and tomato sauce for pasta 103
COMPANION DISHES 105
Roast asparagus in lemon butter with pine kernels 108
Stir-fried Savoy cabbage with chilli and ginger 109
Garlic lovage mash 112
Oven-baked potato cakes 113
Baby aubergines baked with rosemary and lemon thyme 115
Potatoes with lovage and tarragon 116
Roast caramelized butternut squash with tarragon 117
Slow-cooked potatoes in brown butter with red onions, rosemary and Reblochon 119
Slow-cooked potatoes with leeks, lemon thyme and mozzarella 120
Rocket bubble and squeak 121
Root vegetable cakes 124
Roasted roots with Parmesan 125
Swede and carrot mash with garlic and cumin 127
DESSERTS 129
Baked peaches with raspberries, marzipan and Amaretto 131
Amaretto marzipan 132
Espresso bread pudding with chocolate chunks 133
Baked buttered plums in Marsala 135
Baked quinces filled with marzipan 137
Poached quince with cardamom and rosewater 138
Damson clafouti with sloe gin syrup 141
Individual Seville orange steamed puddings with a frangipane filling 142
Raspberry and Amaretti cream pots 146
Ice creams, sorbets and yogurt ices 149
Blackberry yogurt ice 150
Blackberry sorbet 150
Chocolate, lime and Mascarpone ice cream 153
Damson and sloe gin sorbet 155
Damson yogurt ice 155
Piña colada sorbet 156
Stem ginger ice cream 157
Lemon ice cream 159
Banana yogurt ice 161
Rum toffee sauce 161
BAKING 163
Seville orange, Cointreau and walnut cake 165
Chocolate marzipan Amaretto cake 166
Fig, orange and cardamom slice 168
Coffee and walnut biscuits with white chocolate chunks 170
Ginger and lemon fridge cake 172
Chocolate and macadamia fridge cake 174
Lovage and onion bread 175
Basil and pistachio bread 177
BREAKFASTS AND SNACKS 179
Two fig clafouti 181
Spiced plum, fig and orange compôte 182
Strawberry yogurt shake 185
Maple pecan granola 188
Roast pepper sandwich with pesto and Parmesan 189
Torta basilico 191
SAUCES, CONDIMENTS AND SALAD DRESSINGS 193
Grilled red pepper and tomato sauce 194
Walnut sauce 195
Blue cheese dressing 197
Moroccan preserved lemons 198
Green tomatillo salsa with lime and coriander 199
Smoked garlic and saffron mayonnaise 201
Roasted pepper vinaigrette 202
INDEX 205