Every dish in this book is good food, not just good vegan food. – Kelsey Kinser
Over the past month – when I need a break from creating and eating my own recipes for my cookbook – I’ve been cooking from a variety of books, including Kelsey Kinser’s new one, Vegan Beans From Around The World. The recipes are simple, satisfying, and use good, whole food ingredients. Ease of preparation has been key in my cooking right now – so this book has been much-appreciated!
Kelsey’s goal in writing Vegan Beans was primarily to share good food, as she wrote in her Introduction, but she also wanted to showcase both classic and re-imagined recipes inspired by her extensive travels around the world. You’ll find dishes from Greece, Britain, France, Spain, India, Bulgaria, and Egypt along with cuisine from many other nations. A succinct Introduction tells you how to soak and cook beans, the pros and cons of canned beans vs. dried beans, and why beans are such an important part of a plant-based diet. You’ll find Soups and Salads, Sides and Snacks, Main Dishes, and Drinks and Desserts. While there are no photos in the book, I didn’t find that to be a negative – it reflects the no-nonsense feel of the book.
Thank you, Kelsey and Ulysses Press for sending me a review copy and providing a copy of Vegan Beans to give to one of my readers. The giveaway ends at midnight U.S. Central time August 1 and is open to those in the U.S. and Canada only.
Let’s get to the food!
Pictured below:
Green Bean Fries
Dutch Split Pea Soup
Edamame Soy Milk & Soy Milk
Navy Bean Pie
The author discovered this unique pie only fairly recently. It goes by the name “Muslim Bean Pie” in many places. However, this is not an authentic Muslim recipe because some of the spices are not allowed within stricter sects of the religion.
Navy Bean Pie
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 50
- Total Time: 60
Description
The author discovered this unique pie only fairly recently. It goes by the name “Muslim Bean Pie” in many places. However, this is not an authentic Muslim recipe because some of the spices are not allowed within stricter sects of the religion.
Ingredients
- 2⁄3 cup soy or rice milk powder mixed with 3⁄4 cup water
- 1⁄4 cup and 1 tablespoon ground flax seed mixed into 1⁄4 cup and 2 tablespoons warm water
- 2 cups of cooked navy beans
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1⁄4 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon allspice
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ginger
- 1 9-inch pie shell, unbaked (either prebought vegan option or homemade)
Instructions
- While preparing the rest of the recipe, preheat the oven to 425°F.
- In a blender or food processor, combine the soy or rice milk and water with the ground flax seeds and water until it becomes smooth and thick.
- Add all of the remaining ingredients except the pie shell and blend until creamy and you no longer see chunks of beans. If needed, scrape the sides of the blender/food processor and blend again.
- Pour mixture into unbaked pie shell and bake for 15 minutes.
- Lower the temperature to 350°F and bake for another 35 minutes or until a toothpick poked into the center of the pie comes out clean. If there is cracking on the top of your pie, it is probably done. If the edges of the pie crust begin to get too dark, you can cover them with tin foil.
- Pie can be served warm out of the oven or cold.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 534
- Sugar: 53
- Sodium: 2522
- Fat: 18
- Saturated Fat: 3
- Unsaturated Fat: 14
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 86
- Protein: 13
- Cholesterol: 0
Nommm that looks so tasty! I really suck with pie shells though, but a plan shall be made 😀
You could go with a raw crust…
*headdesk* Problem solved!
Chickpeas, for SURE! Thanks for the giveaway. 🙂
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Chickpeas are awesome! Thanks, Ali!
Beans beans beans! I love them all. The book looks to have a lot of really creative recipes in it. The edamame milk has me intrigued..
I love them all, too – well, except for lima beans! The edamame milk IS intriguing. Not sure I’ll be making it again :-P, but it was fun to do and the color is wonderful.
Sprouted mung beans.
Yay for mung beans!
(I must say, it took me a while to find the “comment” section!) I love pinto beans, especially done into sweet baked beans. Also I receive your e-mail updates.
Pinto beans are my second favorite (after black beans). Thanks for entering the giveaway!
I love kidney beans!
I love cannellini beans. Black beans are my next favorite!
Two of my favorites, too!
Thank you for this wonderful giveaway 🙂
My favorite kind of bean ?! Only one…?! Hi hi !! I love them all, but I would say lentil, especially French lentil…:)
You’re welcome!
It is tough to pick just one – but you picked a really good one!
I like lima beans, I make them in a simple way: some olive oil and lemon juice
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Oh, I wish I could love lima beans! Thanks for commenting, Jenny!
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Thank you, Becca!
I love all. the. beans. A few of my favorites are cannellinis, chickpeas and soy/edamame. Thanks for the giveaway Annie! This looks like a great book.
Haha! Terri, I agree with you. Beans are WONDERFUL!
I have a hard time picking a favourite bean! Red kidney beans I’ll eat straight out of a can, cold. My daughter loves black beans so I make those a lot. And garbanzos are so versatile.
My favorite for many things are black turtle beans, but for Mexican foods, I really like Anasazi beans.
This looks delicious! I’m such a huge fan of beans in desserts, so I’m definitely wanting to try this! 🙂
What a cool book!! Totally unique. I love using beans for non traditional recipes.
My favorite beans are black. Love making refried beans homemade from black beans with lots of hot sauce.
MMmmmm. Except the lots of hot sauce part 😛
Garbanzos! Now that I’m an east coaster, sometimes I call them chickpeas.
Call ’em chickpeas or garbanzos, I love them, too :-)! Thanks, Nicollette!
Cannellini! I love love love them! And, roasted chickpeas are pretty much the best thing ever. =]
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Cannellini or black eyed pea LOVE them both!!!
This book sounds like a really good one & so interesting too! My favorite bean are the delicate white beans!
I also liked you on Facebook, subscribed by email, liked you on pinterest, ect! 🙂 Cool tasty different bean recipes! They look all fantastic! 🙂 xxx
Thanks, lady!
Definitely chickpeas, for their versatility 🙂
I love pinto beans and black beans. Beans are goooood!
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I love brown lentils!
Kidney beans are my favorite!
While I’m excited to try this recipe, i would like to state Nation of Islam actually made this pie “a thing” in response to sweet potato pie because it was considered “slave food”. This pie is specifically native to the American Muslim and none of these ingredients have any conflict with our dietary restrictions.
Thank you for the historical context, Felicia.