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'Simon Hopkinson is a classically trained chef with the heart of a home cook.' – Nigella Lawson

'The Vegetarian Option performs the brilliant feat of being vegetarian without being vegetarian. Without an ounce of quorn or the merest sight of a nut cutlet, every recipe illuminates, and there is nothing you would not want to eat.' – Rowley Leigh

Now more than ever, people are turning to vegetarian food. But how to know when to really eat a tomato, or the best way to get flavour from a gifted marrow? Simon Hopkinson's classic, simple recipes will solve any dilemma, accompanied by beautiful essays on subjects from the joy of bay leaves to the enlivening zippiness of a lemon.

The key to Simon Hopkinson's cooking is using seasonal ingredients and good-quality produce. With recipes for everything from a quick supper to the perfect cocktail and accompanying snack, The Vegetarian Option is not written exclusively for vegetarians, but as a fresh source of inspiration for all genuine food lovers.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07JFGPPL6
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Quadrille; Reissue edition (November 1, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 1, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3608 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 317 pages
Reviewer: berkeley liza
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: beautifully written, wonderfully photographed
Review: beautifully written, wonderfully photographed, this is a terrific vegetarian cookbook. and i particularly liked the author's way of incorporating his particular history/story of many of the recipes. i can hardly wait to try the recipe for vegetarian worcestershire sauce, the salads look enticing if we ever(in the bay area) get our summer, andeagerly await the arrival of real tomatoes in the farmers' market so i can make the macaroni and cheese with tomatoes

Reviewer: pauldavid
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Simon Hopkinson's "The Vegetarian Option"
Review: Some really terrific recipes in this book. I think if a cookbook has one recipe that you use again and again, it is worth the price. And Simon Hopkinson's "favorite breakfast" is just such a recipe!I can't wait to try more of the recipes in this well-written book, beautifully-illustrated book.

Reviewer: Kate Runyan
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The Vegetarian Option
Review: I love Simon Hopkinson's 3 cookbooks that I have, and this latest one, the Vegetarian Option , is beautifully printed book with some wonderful recipes, really worth having or giving as a gift.

Reviewer: illtud
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Five Stars
Review: Given many of these as gifts.

Reviewer: Toronto reader
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Very basic vegetarian cookbook
Review: I was expecting more originality so was disappointed in this book.Perhaps for someone who normally doesn't eat many vegetables.

Reviewer: Steve Benner
Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Vegetarians beware!
Review: Prospective purchasers of "The Vegetarian Option" need to be aware that while Simon Hopkinson may know and appreciate his vegetables, the ethos and reasons behind vegetarianism clearly escape him entirely. In over 30 years of reading (and using) vegetarian cookery books, I never before encountered one that is so condescending, patronising and at times down-right insulting to vegetarians as this. Hopkinson clearly sees vegetarianism as nothing so much as faddiness, rather than as an ethical life-style choice, never able to let pass any opportunity to take a side-swipe at those who practise it. Nor does he demonstrate any hesitation about allowing his reminiscences about past gastric experiences to include encounters with dead animal flesh, or indeed about including a chicken stock recipe simply because, in his opinion, dead bird makes for the best basic ingredient of soup and never mind the preferences of his readership.Simon Hopkinson is, of course, perfectly entitled to make his own choices about what he includes in his own cookery or, indeed, his books. I do not take issue with his preferences and his adherence to them, I merely think that it is, at best, misguided to write a book which purports to be aimed at a readership which he neither understands nor really wishes to cater for.As a book about vegetables, with recipes for some interesting things that can be done with them, the book works reasonably well. Once again, though, I think the title can lead to an incorrect expectation because, to my mind at least, "The Vegetarian Option" suggests that by and large the book is about vegetarian meal options, whereas in fact it is about things that can be made with vegetables; although there are some vegetarian main course dishes included, most of the recipes are for entrées and snacks, or else vegetable dishes that would make an excellent accompaniment to... well, a plate of meat! Whilst almost without exception, the dishes are undoubtedly delicious, many are more tedious and time-consuming to make than the outcome warrants. In addition, many of the dishes are either very rich, or else carry a very specific flavouring (some strong, some delicate), but are in themselves incomplete as a meal and in need of very careful selection of a partnering dish. Sadly, Hopkinson leaves the reader floundering as to what such a partnership might look like.With a little more thought (and a major shift in attitude) this could have been a wonderful book for vegetarians (or those faced with the problem of catering for them). With a change of title ("The Vegetable Option" for instance) it could have been a more honest book. As it stands, the book falls well short of what it claims it sets out to do; hence my low rating. With a great wealth of really excellent vegetarian cookery books out there, there is really no need to consider this one.

Reviewer: claudia
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Una grandissima delusione. Non che mi aspettassi un ricettario vegan ma il titolo mi faceva pensare a un utilizzo più vegetale anche per quanto riguarda i grassi. Troppe ricette a base di panna per il mio metabolismo e per una cucina più sana. Temo che restituirò il libro, con gran dispiacere.Edit: ho dedicato del tempo a consultare non poche ricette. Panna, panna acida, formaggi di diverso tipo, burro. Ingredienti anche impossibili a trovarsi in Italia, o di difficile reperimento.Trovo fuorviante il titolo, che certo non fa intuire le scelte di grassi animali in così cospicua presenza, restituisco il libro.

Reviewer: Pat Edinburgh
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Un pequeno libro vegetariano muy bonito, pero hay que decir que las recetas no seran tán útiles para mí.

Reviewer: Luc R.
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Quelques très bonnes recettes

Reviewer: Graham Bentley
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Bought this after seeing Simon's recent TV programme. I really loved his attention to detail in the programme and was impressed he had a book dedicated to vegetarian recipes. Being a vegetarian, despite how amazing a 'normal' recipe book looks, it is not worth buying for only a handful of recipes that are vegetarian, so it is nice to find a book where all the recipes, apart from one (!?!?!? for chicked stock) is veggie friendly. And I would recommend to a non-vegetarian too. A lot of these recipes are side dishes that would compliment many a meaty feast, but all are fantastic on their own, or as part of a ensemble.The recipes are mostly French influenced, with some Asian touches and dishes here and there.We have made around a dozen dishes from the book so far and all have been great. The book is a good size and the recipes are very well written and easy to follow, nicely laid out in complimentary pairs of ingredients. Some are really charming in their simplicity, some need a bit of patience and attention, but all have been worth it.Looking forward to cooking many more recipes out of this book - several have been ear-marked already.Recommended purchase for any food lover, and a big thanks to Simon Hopkinson for a great book.

Reviewer: MKW
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Well SIMON has done it again!! Brilliant book! My lady is a chef, so I thought I would buy her a cheeky present. At first it was met with a little hostility? As if a chef needs a cook book ! But she saw my enthusiasm for this book and the gentle art of SIMON’S cooking and formula of flavours, I have enjoyed his programs on tv. As I can burn water and have little enthusiasm the culinary arts, I did enjoy his passion for food. So did my lady ! I do remember his Restaurnt in the Kings Road back in the dare I say ?? 1980’s . So give it ago! What have you got to lose??Shame there are NOT MORE!!!