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Vegetarian cookbooks: my top recommendations
Leiths Vegetable BibleLeiths Vegetable Bible by Polly Tyrer
Buy new: £18.98 / Used from: £17.37
An incredible tour de force of vegetarian cooking - truly a recipe bible!
The Kitchen Diaries: A Year in the KitchenThe Kitchen Diaries: A Year in the Kitchen by Nigel Slater
Buy new: £11.01 / Used from: £8.95
Not a vegetarian cookbook - but amazingly readable and full of easily adaptable ideas and things to do with veg. As Jamie Oliver said, 'Nigel is a bloody genius.' Truly.
Cranks Fast Food: For Vitality and HealthCranks Fast Food: For Vitality and Health by Nadine Abensur
Buy new: £10.03 / Used from: £7.06
Great ideas for fast, healthy, tasty food.
Delia's Vegetarian CollectionDelia's Vegetarian Collection by Delia Smith
Buy new: £18.50 / Used from: £12.98
Full of delicious, but often fatty, recipes - good for the occasional treat but not every day...
Eastern Vegetarian CookingEastern Vegetarian Cooking by Madhur Jaffrey
Buy new: £8.41 / Used from: £1.97
Brilliant introduction to eastern vegetarian cooking - no pictures, but lots of great recipes.
India's Vegetarian CookingIndia's Vegetarian Cooking by Monisha Bharadwaj
Buy used from: £25.60
Lavishly illustrated and a great read.
The New Becoming VegetarianThe New Becoming Vegetarian by Vesanto Melina
Buy new: £11.60 / Used from: £8.00
The definitive reference book if you are becoming (or thinking of becoming) vegetarian - all the dietary and nutritional advice you'll need.
The New Laurel's KitchenThe New Laurel's Kitchen by Laurel Robertson
Buy new: £12.30 / Used from: £2.68
A cult cookbook for vegetarians. Gets a bit preachy at times, but the recipes are amazing. My copy is nearly ruined because I've used it so much!
Pure VegetarianPure Vegetarian by Paul Gayler
Buy new: £9.19 / Used from: £6.42
A masterpiece of technical virtuosity - the first five star cookbook for veggie gourmands.