Cooking With Vegetables

‘A love letter to mighty veg; everyone needs this beautiful book.’ Jamie Oliver

'A stunning guide to bold flavours inspiring us to cook with audacity and confidence. Plus, the recipes are good for you. What's not to love?' Jessie Inchauspé, #1 bestselling author of The Glucose Goddess Method and The Glucose Revolution


Jesse Jenkins’ stunning debut cookbook offers distinctive, uncomplicated dishes for starting with a humble ingredient – such as a carrot, cabbage, leek, tomato - and ending up with a delicious meal, in over 100 inventive recipes.

- Grilled Gem Lettuce with Marinated Artichokes and Anchovies
- Miso-glazed Courgettes
- Cold Spicy Sesame Peanut Green Beans
- Grilled Peas, Pickled Tomato and Burrata
- New Potato Salad with Capers, Olives and Dill
- Date and Stilton Tart with Jalapeno Puff Pastry
- Smoky Aubergine and Lentil Ragout
- Roasted Shallots, Chorizo and Creamy beans
- Kimchi Puttanesca
- Braised Fennel with Spicy Chickpeas and Goat's Curd
- Joan’s Molasses Cookies

Jesse, or Another Day in Paradise, combines the fresh, casual approach of his Californian roots with shareable everyday cooking and brings the techniques and care to vegetables that we often associate with meat or fish, building up layers of flavour and achieving wonderful results whether you eat meat, fish or are plant based. Many of Jesse's recipes are vegetarian, and all are easily made vegetarian.

‘Jesse has produced the cookbook that I wish I could have written, but instead this is the book I turn to most for inspiration, whenever I’m at home hungry and exhausted from a long day in my own restaurant kitchen.’ Jackson Boxer

'A truly beautiful book, full to the brim with delicious and approachable recipes. Jesse shows you just how irresistible and exciting vegetables are when cooked with care and imagination.' Skye Gyngell

‘This book encapsulates everything that makes Jesse such a special and unique cook. He has a meticulous attention to detail and deep understanding of culinary technique, resulting in perfectly crafted, original recipes. Care and love permeate every page. It is, without a doubt, a cookbook that you’ll use over and over again.’ Ben Lebus, founder of mob

‘Everything in this book is EXACTLY what I want to eat. This is taste. And I’m not talking about just the food.’ Nick Grimshaw