Soups, salads and sides

This time of year, whilst my friends in Australia are shivering with the hands warmed by steaming mugs of soup, here in Germany we're feasting on salads and sunshine. This book shares some of my favourite soup and salad recipes and offers something for everyone, celebrating the fantastic flavours that are created when grains, pulses and vegetables are combined with thought and creativity. 

If you’ve been subject to more than one insipid green salad or another bowl of pumpkin soup, I’ve come to the rescue! 

These 30 plus recipes will be equally delicious for a quick summer supper, dinner party for six or a take to work lunch. All work beautifully on their own or combined in a menu of your choosing. For those who like their meals to be more robust, or think that a meal is not complete without a side of carbs, I have also included some lovely side dishes that I make often for times when bread and butter or a side of chips just won’t do.

Recipes include:

• Tofu curry laksa
• Mushroom, white bean and walnut soup
• Beetroot, orange and avocado carpaccio
• Spring vegetable bales
• Tortilla de patatas

You do not have to be vegan to enjoy these recipes, the beauty of vegan cooking is that it can be enjoyed by everyone, it is the very best thing about it.

As with my first recipe ebook, I like to give back. 50 cents from each book will be donated to The Jane Goodall Institute and Foundation 18 respectively. 

Cate Lawrence
A Travelling Cook