Although there are hundreds of cookbooks out there with decent recipes for vegan and vegetarian diets, 1000 Vegan and Vegetarian Meals: Everyday Recipes to Make Healthy Eating Easy, by the editors of Chartwell Books stands out as one of the best, due to the fact that it contains not only excellent recipes, but also photographs of almost every dish.

For those of you who aren’t vegetarian or vegan, this book has plenty of great side dishes that can be served with meat, poultry, or fish. And although that isn’t the main purpose of this book, it’s a fact nonetheless. Many of the dishes included will make you forget that you aren’t eating animal products. The recipes are easy-to-follow, and most include ingredients that are easy to find. Ingredients include lots of nuts, dairy and non-dairy cheeses, tofu – of course, and vegetables, fruits, and whole grains – everything healthy.

The salad section of this cookbook is impressive; there is a salad to accompany almost everything. There are also breakfasts, soups (lots of them and they are mouthwatering), “grazing” dishes including dips and fun appetizers, quick dishes, breads, pastas, pizzas, burgers (untraditional, of course and meatless), curries, and comfort foods. There are also some pretty awesome desserts.

One of the best parts about this cookbook is that there are flavors borrowed from every part of the world: Asia, Europe, America, Middle East, etc. Variety is very helpful for those who are trying to keep strict dietary laws, and there are enough different flavors in the recipes that boredom won’t be a problem.

Special thanks to NetGalley for supplying a review copy of this book.

This book of recipes is divided up into the following chapters:
1. Breakfast & Brunch
2. Super Salads
3. Healthy Soups
4. Grazing Dishes
5. Quick & Tasty
6. Hearty Comfort Food
7. Feed a Crowd
8. Sweet Treats

A bulleted list of things that ran through my head as I skimmed this cookbook:
- I like that the recipe steps are numbered. However, I wish they would do one sentence per number instead of a whole paragraph per step.
- There aren't very many kid-friendly recipes. (As an adult who is fairly picky, I didn't find many recipes I wanted to try.)
- I like that the recipes cover a host of cultures' foods.
- There is more of an emphasis on vegan than vegetarian.
- Oh nice! An index!

I think that Vegan and Vegetarian needs switching in the title because most recipes seem to be veggie although these are plenty of vegan ones too. I like the summary pages for alternatives to various dairy products; the illustrations are ok but many are not quite in focus on my screen although the text is fine. I also like the 3-4-5 alternatives/tweaks to each of the recipes and feel that this would help less experienced cooks to make slight changes with confidence - and is clearly how you get to the 1000 recipes in the first place! There's a good mix of salads, soups, grazing, baking, comfort and so on and they are all pretty easy and straightforward, with nothing that hard to find in terms of ingredients either. There are recipes covering a multitude of cultures too and it should be possible to find something that everyone likes/can eat. I would probably like it a bit clearer as to which is vegan rather than working way down a recipe then finding, oops, I need an egg. Not a major fault though. It's the sort of book that will be useful for imaginative ideas when visitors are, once again, allowed as more and more people turn to a plant-based diet for a variety of reasons. These won't turn me away from meat and fish but there are many that look really good to eat (even occasionally with a nice grilled salt-marsh lamb chop!). Thanks to NetGalley and the Quarto Publishing Group for an advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

This is a truly encyclopedic volume of vegan recipes and I found so many that I'm excited to try! The organization and photography are great, and it is easy to navigate and use. I liked the large number of new breakfast ideas and decadent-looking desserts, but the main dishes seemed a bit sparse on ideas I would jump to try. Overall a great addition to a vegetarian or vegan library. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the digital ARC in exchange for this unbiased review.

I'm not vegan or vegetarian, but I am very interested in adding more plant-based meals into my routine. Because of that, when I saw this book was available for review, I jumped at the chance to request it. As trite as it sounds, I was ready to hit the kitchen as soon as I started reading. There's nothing off the wall here - no crazy meat substitutes, no hard to find ingredients -- just a great variety of balanced delicious meals, tasty soups, pastas and casseroles, and sweet, delicious desserts. Nice pictures of most of the recipes, and lots of suggested tweaks to change things up. Nutritional info would be a nice addition. I think most cooks will find a lot to pique their interests in this cookbook.

Many thanks to Chartwell and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an ARC of this book in return for my honest opinion.

Enough pictures. Many variations of a dish. Colorful servings. Creative as well as comforting. covers a wide range of cuisines.
I should try soaking the oats overnight.
Corn Fritters with banana sounds very interesting. There is a ripe banana waiting just to be used this way.
A break from sweet banana bread. Interestingly fritters are made with raw bananas too.
Didnt know the tip that the besan needs to rest overnight for chilla or the farinata.
Cashew Mayonnaise.
Dukkah as a topping on hummus
Cashew spread
Molletes served on circular breads is so refreshing to look at.
Quinoa and black bean tacos.
spinach vadai
Sweet potato flatbread
Avocado arranged as rose
Beat and Bean burger
Koshari like Kichdi
Didnt realise the oven cooked be used for some of the Indian veggie cooking. As well as onions to coconut chutney.

A good selection of vegan and veggie meals - I particularly like that every recipe has a picture as it is a pet peeve of mine when I don't know what my dish is supposed to look like!
I like that there are options on most dishes to substitute flavours, or to make the dish vegan or gluten free.
A good starter to easy veggie food!

I thoroughly enjoyed this cookbook. It's packed full of recipes with easy to access ingredients, and there is a good mix of vegetarian and vegan options. Many of the vegetarian recipes can easily be tweaked to make them vegan as well.

The pictures of the food are gorgeous and look mouthwatering. There's a heavy emphasis on fresh and seasonal ingredients, and I bookmarked a lot of them to prepare when I get the chance. The recipes come from various cultures, and seem to represent the best options from all different areas around the world. Recipes include breakfast and brunch, salads, soups, grazing dishes, quick recipes, comfort foods, recipes to feed a crowd, and sweet treats, and I can easily see myself using these recipes in a range of situations.

Plant based diets are becoming very popular and for a while it was hard to find many recipes together. It's useful to have such a variety in this book but there was something lacking.
There was a point with two back to back lentil soups that put me off. Having said that, there were some good recipes I had not tried before.

As someone who is always looking for more plant-based recipes and a healthier way to eat, I’m often disappointed in the recipe books offered. I don’t eat tofu or soy and hate complicated recipes, but I do love the wide-range of recipes plants can offer us and would love to mostly eat them. This book was not a disappointment. Eye-catching photos with each recipe, scrumptious recipes, many of them easy, with many tips on changing or adding ingredients. I loved the originality. As a non-vegan who loves a lot of plant-based, this is definitely a book of recipes I would be happy to keep in my repertoire.

What I like about the book is that it is a good mix of vegan and vegetarian recipes so that you don’t end up in obscure, unknown ingredient lists which look too scary to try, but do include vegan alternatives you feel confident trying out.
In the introduction you also get a good list of meat and dairy-free substitutes, a list you should photocopy and keep handy in your kitchen for when you go shopping or plan new meal ideas.
Seeing as there are 1000 recipes, not all are new. Most of us know how to whip up an omelette and add different toppings or make a few different wraps. But there are great recipes included which you probably haven’t seen and some common recipes simplified (some bread are actually achievable even if you aren’t a baker!).
The good thing is that you get a basic recipe, and then three or four variations, may it be toppings, ingredients or other changes. So if there is something you like, you can learn to make it in different ways and mix it up, as I did with a number of dips and sides.

I am a new Vegetarian convert so this book was brilliant for me. My daughter was a vegetarian for 14 years and is now Vegan and she liked this book as well although it is better suited to vegetarians.
Recipes are a mix of simple and more challenging.
Recipes are from lots of different countries which was good for me.
The only thing it lacked was nutritional information.
Thanks to NetGalley and Chartwell Books for allowing me to read this Arc in return for a fair review.
4 Stars.

First of, this is a very pretty book. The layout is very clean, yet fun, and the food pics are nice. The recipes are very easy to follow and adapt to your own preference, and every recipe comes with several suggestions to change the recipe up a bit. The measurements aren't consistent though, and some of the labeling isn't correct (but I'm convinced this will be solved before publication).
The recipes themselves are fine. If you are looking for new staple meals, this is the place to find them. But nothing is really new or inspiring. I have cooked several of the dishes, and they were all tasty enough... but nothing mindblowing.
I can't really make a judgement on the gluten-free part of the recipes, but in general this book is especially good for vegetarians (or vegans with easy access to good vegan cheese). The baking part is almost exclusively vegan though, and looks promising enough (I haven't made any of these recipes).

Overall, a nice book that I would recommend, but mainly to starting vegetarians.

This is a lovely cookbook with beautiful photos and easy to follow recipes. I really enjoy how short the recipes are. My only critique would be more clearly annotating which recipes are vegan and which are vegetarian for quick perusal.

I liked how this cookbook has both vegetarian and vegan recipes. I think it could be very versatile.

I would not add 1000 Vegan and Vegetarian Meals edited by Chartwell Books to a classroom or for curriculum adoption. However, the book was a wonderful starting point for people who are just beginning their journey into a more healthy lifestyle. I could see this one being a staple in many homes.

I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is a great recipe book!

Not every recipe has a picture which is kind of a bummer, but every picture that is included is nice! There's a variety of recipes from dinners to desserts. Some are very unique as well including the vegetable loaf and various tarts.

It's a fun recipe book with ideas on how to get more vegetables in your diet! Some of the recipes seem time intensive but others are approachable. Overall a fun find!

#1000VeganandVegetarianMeals #NetGalley As a vegetarian for over 25 years, my husband and I have also started to incorporate more vegan meals into our repertoire. This cookbook was ideally placed to cover both vegetarian and vegan meals . Simple, easy to follow recipes, it is nice to find a cookbook that offers new ideas. we look forward to trying many of these recipes over the coming months

1000 Vegan and Vegetarian Meals is a new veg*n recipe collection with recipes curated and presented by the Chartwell editors. Due out 23rd Feb 2021 from Quarto on their Chartwell imprint, it's 256 pages and will be available in hardcover format.

This is a graphically appealing, well written, and accessible cookbook with an array of vegetarian and some vegan recipes to appeal to most tastes. I really liked the layout and formatting of this cookbook. There is no introduction or basic techniques or tool info. The book hops right into the recipe selections. The recipes which are included are arranged roughly thematically: breakfast & brunch, super salads, healthy soups, grazing dishes, quick & tasty, hearty comfort food, feed a crowd, and sweet treats. There are a huge number of recipes, though many are not very complex at all, and they represent a broad number of different world cuisines. I noticed some variations in the way the recipes were actually written and the way the ingredients were measured. According to the editorial information, there are three main recipe developers: Susannah Blake, Deborah Gray, and Michael Keogh, which could possibly explain variations. It's not a deal-breaker, there isn't that much difference really, but it is noticeable.

Ingredient measurements are supplied in American standard measurements with some metric measures included (yay!). The nutritional information is not included. Each recipe includes a header with a short description of the recipe and approximate servings. Extra tips or recipe alternatives are listed in text boxes in the recipes. The recipes themselves are fairly straightforward and are made for the most part with easily sourced ingredients. Many are very simple, none of them are overly complex. The photography is abundant and clear and the recipes are illustrated simply and clearly. Nearly all of the recipes also include a highlighted text box offering tips and alternative presentations and variations.

This is a large collection of recipes and even allowing for the fact that some of them are very similar to others in the same category, this will keep meat-free cooking fans going for ages. There are many simple "everyday" recipes which are anything but boring alongside fancier "special" dinner recipes. We tried several dishes and all of them were tasty and well written.

We're definitely going to try more of these recipes.

Five stars. This is a massive cookbook which will be used. It would make a superlative housewarming gift to a friend or family member living on their own - college student, new graduate, newlyweds, kids flying the nest, etc or a friend trying to eat more health consciously with better quality ingredients as well as a nice acquisition for the home library.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

Thank you NetGalley for providing me with an Advanced Reader's e-Copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

For a whole compilation of veg/ vegan recipes, it's alright as long as you already cook and have the instincts in place. I don't believe it's a good start for beginners, even if they do promise variety and volume in terms of their recipe options. Would've appreciated more pictures and more detailed recipes, but otherwise these are somewhat like the recipes you'd find on YouTube when you put in "vegetarian healthy recipe" in the search bar. I found it quite amusing that in the whole landscape of Indian+ vegetarian cuisine they picked samosa and mango chutney to feature.

Did it inspire me to cook something? Not yet. Did it tell me what I already knew about vegetarian food having great versatility? Yes. Be a little watchful of whether this book would in fact be use to you.