The Vegetarian Compass

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The Vegetarian Compass brings together the best of these recipes as well as dozens of new ones that borrow ingredients and methods from a broad range of ethnic cuisines and even macrobiotic cooking. Familiar ingredients like grits are transformed by a wild mushroom sauce; rice reaches new heights in Fruit Sushi; and even black-eyed peas attain unusual distinction when featured in a warm salad with chanterelle mushrooms and a champagne vinaigrette. A selection of vegetable-based pates, burgers, and sausages will convince anyone that Shiitake Hazelnut Burgers or servings of Spicy Potato and Spinach Chipotle Sausage cede nothing to their meat counterparts.