To my twin sister , Lauren, who inspire d me to get out of my co mfort zone to trav el the world and enc ouraged me to mov e to Bali. This chap ter of my lif e rea lly shaped this entire bo ok! And to my husband, Alex, wh o is essentially the second author of this book. It was truly a joint eort and I c ould not ha ve done it without you.
BREKKIE
Intr oduction Why a plant- based diet? My favour ite ingredients
LIGHT MEALS
Conversion chart Thank you Index
S WEETS
MAINS
DRINK S
BASICS
Introduction Intr oduction Hello! My name is E llie. Some of you may know me from m y p lant-based r ecipe b log a nd I nstagram account, El sas Who lesome L ife. I pu blished my rst book in 2017 and I am very e xcit ed to be back with even more delicious ve gan re cipes, inspire d by the incredi ble cu isines fr om co untries I ha ve visited in my trave ls. But rst, a l ittle b it a bout m yself! I g rew up in Lennox H ead, a s mall A ustra lian b eachside t own that is cl ose to be autiful f ores ts a nd l ush f armland. Growi ng up i n t his sp ecial pa rt of th e w orld r eally gave me a n ap preciati on f or a he althy an d ac tive lifestyle a nd I dev eloped a n in terest i n wh olesome food f rom an ea rly a ge. I bec ame p assionate a bout cooking a nd h olistic h ealth, a nd t his l ead m e t o study in t his eld at u niver sity . I am no w pr oud to say that I am a quali ed dietitian and nutritionist. Along the way, I started my blog because I wanted to sh are my e xperienc e an d te ach o thers ho w t o live a w holesome l ife, t oo. T here i s a l ot o f n oise in t he n utrition a rea t hese d ays a nd m y aim has always be en to p rovi de cl ear in formation ab out a plant-based d iet, a s w ell a s s imple, w ell-balanc ed vegan mea ls. As ide fro m cooking c lasses ov erseas , every thing I have learned in the kitchen has been c ompletely s elf-taught, a nd I l ove cr eating delicious r ecipes that I k now p eople w ill e asily b e able to make at home . Alongside food and wel lness, my other big passion is trav el! Ea rlier this ye ar, my husband and I moved back t o Au stralia a fter l iving i n Ba li. We abso lutely l oved living ov ersea s. Not only did it bring us many n ew exp eriences , a llow us to make new fri ends a nd challenge us , it al so h elped us ap preciate ou r h ome back i n Au stralia. L iving i mmersed i n a nother c ulture gave m e a g reater r espect f or di er ent ways of living, allowing me to be more open-mi nded about alternative fo od be liefs . I also learned a lo t ab out di er ent in gredie nts and cuisines along the way. We l ived i n B ali f or j ust o ver t wo y ears a nd u sed our ho me as a base fr om w hich to trav el the w orld. Since w riting m y rst c ookbook, w e h ave v isited mor e t han c ountries a cross S outh E ast A sia, the M iddle E ast, E urope , t he S outh P aci c a nd North A merica. I a m i ncred ibly g rateful t o h ave been a ble t o s ee a nd e xperienc e s o m any p laces already . T ravel ling t eaches y ou m any n ew l essons and l ife s kills. O f c ourse , w ith m y p assion f or cooking, I w a s e xcit ed t o t ry o ut ne w ingr edients and ta ke in spiration fr om lo cal di shes th at I co uld come home and v egan-ise . One thing that I o ften d o w hen v isiting a n ew country i s book into a co oking cl ass. I ts a wo nderful way t o m eet l ocals, t our m arkets , d iscov er n ew ingr edients and learn h ow t o c ook s ome l ocal dishes. Its also usu ally a gre at laugh! I lov e hearing a local exp lain e ach in gredie nt and the corre ct way to pre pare i t, as w ell a s talking about t heir culture and traditions y ou r eally do learn so much! Of c ourse, f ollow ing a p lant-based d iet c an b e pr etty d i cult w hen t ravel ling a nd i t w as o ne o f the biggest challenges for me, but I did learn to b e INTRODUCTION
Introduction Intr oduction mor e patient, r espectful and ac c ep ting o f o ther culture s an d li festyles . T here we re de nitely t imes along the w ay w here m y die t w asn t the most wholesome due to the plant-based op tions being so l imited, a nd t his was di cult. On the o ther hand, I wa s v ery pleased to see ho w plant-based eating is gaining popularity ar ound the worl d. Yo u may be surprised t o l earn t hat I ndonesia ( mainly B ali) a nd Mexico (Tu lum) have some of the best v egan f ood I have ever eaten! The c ooking classes I took in v arious c ountries were s ome o f m y f avour ite t ravel e xperien ces. I n Vietnam I learned about the di er ent ar omatic herbs and spic es used in their cuisine , and visited the local f arms b y bicy cle to pick or ganic gr eens and herbs . I r eally en joye d wa ndering th rough th e markets i n S outh K orea and learning about the tr aditional Chinese medicines used ther e . I t w as incr edible to e xperienc e the mix o f smells fr om the herbs , f ermenting v ege tables and seaf ood. In M exico I w as inspir ed b y the fr eshness o f t he ingr edients and the wholesomeness and avour of the dishes . Finally , living in In donesia I l earned so much, including ho w to c ook with tempeh and jackfruit. T hese hav e beco me two of my fa vouri te ingr edients and I now inc orpor ate them into recipes from other cuisines . A fter so man y amazing f oodie e xperienc es overse as, I have been b ursting to share what I have learned with y ou! This book f eatur es r ecipes that are inspir ed b y the plac es I ha ve visited, including Indonesia, India , Vie tnam, Thailand, Me xic o , the United States , Gr eec e , Italy , T urk e y , P ortugal and the Middle East. Y o ull nd loads of vegan ta kes on w ell-lo v ed classics , such as pad Thai, moussaka, caesar salad and even fried eggs! Ther e are wholesome bre kkies, s atisfying meals for any time of d ay and mouth-w atering sw ee ts , as w ell as smoothies, s hakes an d o ther n ourishing d rinks. A s with all of m y f ood, these r ecipes ar e pack ed full of veg etables, fr uits a nd h erbs, alo ngside p lenty of whole gr ains, legumes , nu ts, seeds and health y oil s. I h ave also included a sectio n on plant-based nutrition (see page ) w here I talk about some o f t he ingredie nts I h ave d iscov ered i n m y t ravel s t hat have now bec ome pantry staples fo r me. I hope you enjoy c ooking the r ecipes in The Global Veg an as much as I enjo y ed cr eating them. I a m so e xcit ed f or y ou t o g et into the kitchen to try them o ut an d h opefully fee l l ike you a re tr avell ing along with me to some o f these beautiful and exotic countries! x Ellie
