5-Ingredient Vegan Recipe Books

These 5-ingredient vegan recipe books are so simple, that you don’t even need to write a list. You can remember the ingredients in your head, on the way to the store! Leaving out water, oil, salt and pepper, these books prove that good food does not have to be complicated. They are also ideal for people who are not natural cooks, are on a small budget or don’t have access to complicated ingredients or swanky health stores. Find them in your local indie bookstore or order online (we link to Blackwell’s, rather than you-know-who!)

So Vegan in 5

So Vegan in 5 is a super book of 100 recipes that have just 5 ingredients. Roxy and Ben share easy and delicious plant-based recipes in this fun and colourful book that includes wholesome meals, hearty dinners, epic desserts and nutritious nibbles. Recipes include Pea Mint Soup, Banana Flapjacks, Sweet Potato Brownies and:

Creamy Spinach Ravioli

Rich Vegan Ragu

Grilled Cinnamon Plums

Five Ingredient Vegan 

Five Ingredient Vegan is a best-selling book by popular Yorkshire chef and cookery teacher Katy Beskow. Beautifully designed with a tip on each page, the 100 recipes include:

1. Pantry Minestrone
2. 3-Ingredient Beer Bread
3. Baba Ganoush
4. Citrus Tabbouleh
5. Pantry Minestrone
6. Green Apple Salsa
7. Lemony Super Greens
8. Country Lentil Pottage
9. Spicy Lentil Soup
10. Santorini Tomato Fritters
11. Welsh Rarebit Stuffed Potatoes
12. Spinach Pancakes
13. Baked Aubergine (eggplant) with Dukkah
14. Roasted Cherry Tomato Risotto
15. Pumpkin & Sage Macaroni
16. Pear & Butterbean Traybake
17. Carrot Cake Porridge
18. Zesty Bread & Butter Pudding
19. Blood Orange Granita
20. Coconut Panna Cotta
21. No-Crab Cakes

5-Ingredient Whole Food Plant-Based Cookbooks

5 Ingredient Wholefood Plant-Based Recipes is a book of meals that can be made, with just a handful of ingredients. This simple book gives expert advice to create health-conscious, budget-friendly and environmentally sound meals, using clean from-the-earth ingredients. These recipes are all free from animal products, salt, oil and refined sugar. Many take 30 minutes or less to prepare, and there are ingredient swaps and serving suggestions, along with nutritional information. Jennifer Marie Sinyerd is a plant-based cook from Alberta (Canada) who loves growing food, and founder of Alberta Whole Food Plant Based Society. The recipes include:

1. Cashew Cream
2. Cheezy Sauce
3. Pineapple Barbecue Marinade
4. Tofu Scramble
5. Chipotle Spice
6. Balsamic-Arugula Flatbread
7. Smokey Carrot Dogs
8. Fajita Rice Casserole
9. Winter Grapefruit Salad
10. Cool Pumpkin Parfaits

Crazy Healthy with 4 Ingredients 

Crazy Healthy 4 Ingredients is packed with plant-based breakfasts, snacks and desserts that are easy on your schedule and wallet, and good for you too. Food writer Dee Dine serves up bright beautiful images and recipes made with whole food ingredients, all free from refined sugar and sorted by nutritional support (immunity, sleep, skin, weight control and mood). recipes include:

1. Potato Cauliflower Tots
2. Quinoa Breakfast Pizza
3. White Bean Meatballs
4. Lentil Fudge Cups
5. Miso Ginger Ice Cream
6. Cherry Dole Whip
7. 2-Ingredient Sugar Cookies
8. Chocolate Hummus Shake
9. Chocolate Mousse Lollipops