This is the definitive guide to vegetarian whole food ingredients with over 300 classic and original recipes to use. It has appetizing and inspiring ideas for nutritious breakfasts, simple soups, low-cost family weekday meals, side dishes, special occasions, healthy salads, and wholesome and filling desserts, cakes and bakes. A comprehensive full-colour reference section guides you through the varieties of fruit, vegetables, seeds, pulses, grains, cereals, rice, legumes and dairy products - the vegetarian cook's essential store cupboard basics. This superb book is a complete guide to vegetarian cookery. It features over 300 classic and original recipes, from hearty soups and nutritious weekday meals, to a tempting selection of dishes for special occasions. In the opening section, a comprehensive visual encyclopedia guides you through the natural whole food staples of the vegetarian diet, from fresh and dried fruit, vegetables, seeds, beans, pasta, grains, dairy produce and non-dairy substitutes to herbs and spices and pantry essentials. Information is included on how to prepare each item for cooking or storing, and nutritional notes advise you of the dietary benefits of each food. Then, there are over 300 favourite, familiar, classic, innovative and contemporary vegetarian dishes from around the world covering every kind of meal for every kind of occasion. Step-by-step photographic sequences guide you through each tested recipe to help you achieve perfect results. With informative text and mouth-watering dishes, Complete Vegetarian is an essential book for every kitchen and every cook.