This cookbook had some really great recipes. The recipes were easy to understand and not too complicated for the average cook. I enjoyed the illustrations and look forward to making these recipes for years to come.

This book is an inspiration! Two years ago I was gifted a spiralizer attachment for my kitchen aide mixer. Until this book it languished in the box all dusty and ignored. This book lit a fire under me to try new and varied things and take control of my kitchen accessories and spiralize to my heart's content.

Some good recipes in here but limited to someone who can successfully use a spiralizer.

Many thanks to Netgalley, the author, and the publisher for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

I purchased a spiralizer about 2 years ago and have yet to get it out of the box. I thought this cookbook might inspire me. Perhaps if I were a vegan and used to using the various substitute items, it might seem easier. The recipes did look interesting, but not sure I'd choose this particular book to get used to using my spiralizer. But, if you're a vegan, this might just be the book for you. It's nicely organized and illustrated (though a few more photos would always be nice).

The Vegan Spiralizer Cookbook by Barb Musick is a great way to make vegan dishes even more fun to prepare and enjoy. If you have ever been interested in investing in a spiralizer or already have one and want to do more than just add curls to a simple salad, this is the book for you! This cookbook is filled with 101 recipes that you can use a spiralizer to make things more fun, and faster to cook. And it's not just for veggies, you can do amazing things with fruits as well, and you will learn about lots of options in this book.

The Vegan Spiralizer Cookbook Information

If you have never owned a spiralizer, no problem! Barb Musick walks us through all the information that you will need to purchase the right one for you or your family. She talks about the pros and cons of a hand crank spiralizer vs a hourglass model. If your spiralizer has blade options, she explains how to use them, and even the recipes will suggest the blade that she recommends to get the best cuts.

There are charts that give a great reference at a glance for what to spiralize, how you can spiralize it, even how to cook it. There are also a list of other kitchen tools that will be helpful to use when you are making the recipes.

The Recipes - from salads to desserts!

I admit, I really liked this cookbook because I was looking for a way to get more vegetables into my diet. I had no idea, how many options this book was going to present. Sometimes the spirals are the feature of the dish, and other times they are used to cut down on cooking time (as well as look fantastic!). Here are some of the many options that you will have a chance to make in your own kitchen. I started out with Creamy Coleslaw because I love it as a side, but also on top of sandwiches. Who knew how incredible this machine could make your next coleslaw. Some other recipes include;

Green Chile Hash Browns
Cranberry-Maple Sweet Potato Hash
Banh Mi Bowl
Sweet'n'Spicy Beet Wraps (so beautiful and the sauce is amazing!)
Three-Alarm Chili with Millet
Spicy Potato Soft Tacos
Chocolate-Beet Bundt Cake

And there are so many more recipes that you just have to check out this cookbook for yourself. You will be cooking up a lot more vegan dishes when you see how many ways that you can make fruits and vegetables the stars of the show. The Vegan Spiralizer Cookbook is an amazing cookbook to add to collection.

"The Vegan Spiralizer Cookbook" is a vegan cookbook that uses a spiralizer to chop the vegetables and fruits in a visually interesting way rather than shredding or otherwise cutting them into pieces. She started by talking about how to buy and use a spiralizer and what vegetables and fruits work well with it. She used a lot of tofu in the recipes and would also use things like vegan cheese, vegan sausage, vegan butter, etc. Most of these recipes were made with ingredients that should be easy to find. The meal recipes usually served 4 to 6 people. Some recipes took under 20 minutes while others took over an hour.

She had 15 recipes for breakfast, 10 recipes for "bowls," 10 recipes for sides, 10 recipes for sandwiches, wraps, and burgers, 11 recipes for soups and salads, 20 recipes for main meals, 15 recipes for desserts, 5 recipes for drinks with a spiral of fruit or vegetable, and 5 recipes for sauces. Each recipe included preparation and cooking time and contained the nutritional information of calories, fat, carbs, fiber, sugar, protein, and sodium. She also indicated if a recipe was gluten-, soy-, or nut-free. There was a picture of one recipe in each section. While I usually don't mind if there is a lack of pictures, I think I would've liked more pictures this time since the point was how the spirals added visual interest.

With 101 vegan recipes, the Vegan Spiralizer Cookbook has something for everyone. From breakfast to dessert, all types of recipes are included.

Each recipe has nutritional information. All of the recipes are vegan and labeled when gluten-free, nut-free or soy-free. They are also labeled with a cryptic “under 20”, which isn’t explained in the text and I couldn’t find a diet named that online. It’s also not the number of ingredients. Hmm...

Overall, I like the recipes in the Vegan Spiralizer Cookbook. I just wish I could have seen them too. Having only one picture per chapter is an unforgivable sin for a cookbook. So for that reason, 3 stars.

Thanks to Rockridge Press, Callisto Media and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review.