This title features delicious meat-free dishes for every occasion: 150 irresistible recipes shown in 250 stunning photographs. You can create fresh and tasty meat-free menus with these mouthwatering recipes for soups, appetizers, salads, main courses, side dishes and desserts. It features exciting recipes from some of the world's best-loved cuisines, including Velvety Pumpkin Soup with Rice and Cinnamon, Spinach and Ricotta Ravioli, Sweet Potatoes in Coconut and Ginger Paste, and Buddhist Vegetarian Noodles. It includes an illustrated section on the ingredients available, and useful information on the health benefits of maintaining a meat-free diet. Nutritious and appetizing, the vegetarian diet offers a variety of ingredients. This book features over 150 meat-free recipes for every occasion, from simple warming soups and snacks through to elaborate dinner-party dishes. Sample meals from around the globe such as Pumpkin, Snake Bean and Bamboo Soup with Coconut, Mediterranean One-Crust Pie, Tagine of Yam, Carrots and Prunes, or Stilton-stuffed Mushrooms Baked in Breadcrumbs. A directory of ingredients includes fruit, vegetables, beans and legumes, dairy and soya produce and pasta, rice and grains, making this the ultimate resource for any vegetarian cook.