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Pure Vegan: 70 Recipes for Beautiful Meals and Clean Living

Joseph Shuldiner

3.93 · Rating details · 138 Ratings · 19 Reviews

Pure Vegan proves that embracing a vegan lifestyle can be stylish and beautiful via 70 recipes that are both plant-based and indulgent. The only vegan cookbook that celebrates eating and enjoyment rather than emphasizing the politics of a vegan lifestyle, this beautiful compilation features novel, vivacious recipes. Yes, they re non-meat-egg-dairy, and they re fabulous! Pu ...more

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Paperback, 224 pages

Published May 23rd 2012 by Chronicle Books (first published May 1st 2012)

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Jan 06, 2013 Lisa Vegan rated it really liked it

Recommends it for: experienced home cooks; as a gift; cookbook collectors; those who like photos in cookbooks

Shelves: cookbook, non-fiction, vegan, vegetarian, reviewed, readbooks-male-author-or-illust

This is a paperback book but it’s LARGE and HEAVY, very.

It has absolutely gorgeous photos for many of the raw ingredients and for most of the recipes.

I’m not the least surprised that I found out I do not have a well equipped kitchen, but I’m now very interested in getting a microplane grater and a mandoline.

I borrowed this book from the library, renewing it several times, but I don’t plan to use it or buy it. However, I can see giving it as a gift to friends who enjoy cooking and who do have a ...more

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Jul 22, 2012 Helen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: delectables

Delicious phototography, I want to cook it all. Don't be put off because it's vegan, it's more about good quality ingredients, used well.

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Jun 25, 2014 Amanda rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I flipped through this book in a store and the photos and recipes looked great, I bought the kindle version b/c I find that it's easier for me to use the cookbook on a color kindle/ipad. And I have too many books for my small house.

I've been a vegetarian (and for two years a raw vegan) for a long while, but recently decided to dip into veganism. I have some of the great classics (vegetarian epicure 1 and 2, Laurels, etc. But I wouldn't end my cookbook collection at Julia Child or the Joy of cook I flipped through this book in a store and the photos and recipes looked great, I bought the kindle version b/c I find that it's easier for me to use the cookbook on a color kindle/ipad. And I have too many books for my small house.

I've been a vegetarian (and for two years a raw vegan) for a long while, but recently decided to dip into veganism. I have some of the great classics (vegetarian epicure 1 and 2, Laurels, etc. But I wouldn't end my cookbook collection at Julia Child or the Joy of cooking(classics for non-veggies) I also love small, interesting cookbooks as an addition to the standards. Why? Because I find them inspiring, this one especially because I haven't seen such a beautifully done, coffee-style book for vegan food, excepting all the raw-vegan books out there. It's about time.

I made a few recipes in one weekend -as a side note I subsitute all sugar for coconut sugar which is low glycemic.
1. Roasted pepper Involtini - easy to make, taste is wonderful and presentation - guest's like! A little rich so best to serve with a light meal. I would suggest use only 1 of his recipes that use a tofu-"cheese" in a meal. You would do that normally for any style of eating.
2. Brussels sprout slaw - One of my favorites, and I even had a non-brussel sprout eating friend, eating them up with glee.
3. Potato torte - easy to make and absolutely homestyle goodness, comfort food at its best.
4.Sweet Crema with Berries - very good, hard to tell it's tofu and I'm not really big on tofu - I would usually use coconut cream in a similar way, but I love this variation.
5. Garbanzo bean Socca - love this, it's not health food, but great as a flat bread substitute and very satisfying. I substituted the fry pan for a cake pan, either would do. You can also layer this with fresh tomatoes and eat as a starter.
6.Curried Chick peas! I never knew how good chick peas could be - great snack.
7. Pistachio Olive oil cake- This is a winner, came out beautifully the 1st time, easy to make and so tasty, practically guilt free when made with coconut sugar.

I'm happy with this book just for the brussel spouts and chick peas alone, but I feel I will be making many more of these recipes in the future. It's expanded our diet and we happily have eaten vegan for 2 weeks now, without missing anything. I would recommend this for people who enjoy cooking and need something refreshing, or to add to your cookbook collection. If you can only have one cookbook, perhaps look elsewhere, happily that's not the case for me. ...more

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May 31, 2013 Dana rated it really liked it

This cookbook has beautiful photos and well-written, unique recipes. I am not vegan, but am looking for recipes featuring whole foods and I found that most of the recipes in this cookbook fit that requirement. Tonight I made the Ceviche de Vegan and the Nutty Mushroom Risotto. I think that vegan recipes are really good especially when you add meat or dairy products to them. :) I used homemade chicken stock for the Risotto and it was fantastic. Both the Ceviche and the Risotto were hits at dinner ...more

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Jul 21, 2014 P. rated it liked it

Shelves: cookery-bookery, nonfic

this is a good vegan cookbook for people who aren't into meat substitutes. nothing revolutionary, but all the stuff I tried was good: muhammara (it was a bit too bready, but tasted better the longer it sat in the fridge), jicama salad, celery root & fennel chowder, and broiled tofu with shiitakes and carrots. there are recipes for drinks and a large selection of good looking desserts, and it would be a great resource for throwing parties or going to a potluck, because though the recipes are ...more

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Jun 13, 2013 Susan Spira rated it liked it

A beautifully executed book, large in size 9" x 11" with gorgeous photographs of the food. Very elegant. I did not bond with many of the recipes and would not make this a first choice for a new vegan looking to figure out what and how to eat. It would be a supplemental purchase for a well-stocked library of already basic recipe books. No nutritional data accompanying the recipes. A lovely book to "leaf" through.

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Jul 17, 2013 Mariel Lepra rated it it was amazing

The Mushroom Risotto was fantastically tasty and quite simple to make! (I omitted the nuts due to a lack of hazelnuts in my house and added Shimenji mushrooms on top of Porcini, Oyster, Cremini and Shitake mushrooms.)

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Oct 26, 2012 Mckenzie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: cookbooks

I adore this book! I would highly recommend for people who are comfortable in a well equipped kitchen. Some of the recipes/ingredients/tools/techniques may be a bit beyond the beginner vegan, or chef.

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Jul 29, 2012 Gail rated it it was amazing

An absolutely GORGEOUS book. Can't wait to cook every recipe!

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Jun 06, 2012 Donna Koontz rated it it was amazing

A must have for any vegan kitchen!

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Jun 22, 2012 Morgan rated it really liked it

One of the most beautiful cookbooks I have seen. Everything looks delicious.

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Sep 12, 2013 False rated it did not like it

Shelves: food-drink

A beautifully constructed book. Unfortunately, it didn't have one recipe I was interested in attempting to make. Overly fussy, for me. Photographs beautifully, though.

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Nov 18, 2012 Tamara rated it liked it

the Halvah was my favorite!!!

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Oct 27, 2014 Judi rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2014, reference

Lots of yummy looking recipes, may buy my own copy in the future.

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Feb 26, 2014 Wyntrnoire rated it really liked it

Whether you are vegan or not, everything in here sounds delicious and the photos are gorgeous. But like all good cookbooks--it needs to come with a cook:)

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Oct 27, 2012 Lee marked it as to-read-non-fiction

Shelves: cookbooks, veg-n

Saw this in the bookstore, it's incredibly beautiful!

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May 31, 2015 Kat added it

Shelves: cookbooks

This book was too fancy. There was not one recipe that sounded good to me and majority of them had ingredients I've never seen in the grocery store or just looked to expensive and not tasty enough.

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