Ottolenghi is a truly engaging writer, with each dish a story to be read, even if you can’t find everything you need to make it. Place the almonds and pine nuts in a small pan with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and a pinch of salt. Cook on a medium-low heat for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Transfer to a small plate as soon as the pine nuts begin to colour, and set aside.

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I am slightly obsessive about labneh. I like it on its own, spread on a plate, drizzled with olive oil, sprinkled with za’atar and chilli flakes and served with a warm pitta. I also have it with grilled vegetables or dotted in a fresh tomato and cucumber salad. I serve it with roasted lamb cutlets or fried fish and even as a dessert, sweetened with icing sugar and orange blossom syrup and accompanied by baked fruit. Place the wild rice in a medium saucepan, cover with plenty of water, bring to the boil and then reduce to a gentle simmer for 35 minutes until the rice is cooked but still firm. Drain, rinse under cold water and set aside to dry. Yotam Ottolenghi's Plenty changed the way people cook and eat. Its focus on vegetable dishes, with the emphasis on flavour, original spicing and freshness of ingredients, caused a revolution not just in this country, but the world over. Yotam Ottolenghi is the most creative but also practical cook of this new culinary era—a 21st-century Escoffier.If I had a four-star rating for cookbooks, I would give Plenty More five stars.” Bring a small saucepan of water to the boil and add the quinoa. Cook for 9 minutes, then drain in a fine sieve, refresh under cold water and set aside.A new wave of Ottolenghi fever (and fervor) is about to hit and, thank goodness, there’s no cure. I suggest you simply give in to it, replenish your spice pantry, gather your vegetables, grains and legumes, and celebrate big-time.” Vegetables have moved from the side dish to the main plate, grains celebrated with colour and flair. It’s a revolution that is bold, inspiring and ever-expanding.

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Ottolenghi is a genius with vegetables—it’s possible that no other chef has devised so many clever ways to cook them.” Place the remaining olive oil in a small saucepan with the shaved lemon skin. Place on a medium heat, bring to a gentle simmer, then remove from the heat to cool and infuse. Mix the basmati rice with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and ½ teaspoon of salt. Place in a medium saucepan with 330ml of boiling water, cover and cook on the lowest possible heat for 15 minutes. Remove from the heat, place a tea towel over the pan, replace the lid and set aside for 10 minutes. Then uncover and allow to cool down completely. Chef Yotam Ottolenghi outdoes himself with the follow-up to his famed book Plenty. Expect even bigger, bolder meatless recipes.”You might be tempted to think the obvious – that only veggies would. But Ottolenghi has the palate of a discerning omnivore and embraces so many flavours that it’s entirely possible everyone will...