The Bean Cookbook: Creative Recipes for Every Meal of the Day

Harness the magical power of the world's most versatile plant-based proteins with 100 delicious recipes that will revolutionize breakfast, lunch, dinner, and, yes, even dessert.Beans, chickpeas, dried peas, and lentils (a.k.a. pulses)--they may seem humble, but they're actually very cool, a perfect canvas for bold flavors and the foundation of an inventive menu. Drawing on culinary traditions from around the world, The Bean Cookbook offers 100 phenomenal ways to enjoy these extraordinary legumes.Not only are they astonishingly shelf-stable and economical, they're healthy, too! With heaps of protein, fiber, and other micronutrients, dried legumes are a nutritious option for any diet.This cookbook has something to offer everyone!* 100 delicious vegetarian recipes* Stunning photography on every other page!* An exciting variety of pulses, from well-known black beans, pinto beans, kidney beans, red lentils, split peas, and chickpeas, etc., to less ordinary varieties such as adzuki beans, mung beans, scarlet runners, and pigeon peas* Vegan options throughout the book and ideas for exchanging one pulses in a recipe for anotherTry Curried Mungo Bean Avocado Toast, Lentil Cream Cheese Tartines, White Bean Coconut Curry, Red Lentil Lasagna, Lima Bean Panzanella, Coconut White Bean Tres Leches Cakes, or Flourless Black Bean Brownies...to name just a few of the exciting and downright delicious recipes found in this book.

Key Selling PointsRELEVANT - As families are pressed to find economical sources of protein in the wake of Coronavirus, beans and other dried legumes are emerging as the ideal pantry staple. For example, according to the New York Times, bean retailer Goya Foods shares that their black beans, pinto beans, and other canned goods have seen weekly sales spikes of as much as 400%. According to Quartz, over the last 5 years, bean and lentil consumption has increased by 73% to a combined 14.5 pounds per capita.SMART REPACKAGING - Transforms Pulse Revolution by (1) removing a word that is obscure in N. America: pulses, and (2) lightening up the design so that the inventive and delicious recipes shine.SUITABLE FOR VEGANS/VEGETARIANS - The vegan food market size was valued over $14B in 2018 and is projected to expand at a growth rate of reach $31B in 2026. The rise isn't going anywhere as consumers are less able to buy animals meats.COMP - This book is $10 cheaper than the leading competition, Cool Beans Cookbook, with an equally sophisticated and diverse repertoire of recipes and competitive hero photography.