Viva Vegan! by Terry Hope Romero (co author of Veganomicon) and published by Da Capo Press.

We are Terry Hope Romero fans when I saw that she had written latin inspired vegan cookbook I had to get my hands on it! This book doesn’t disappoint! The pictures are amazing and the recipes all look incredible. We have many dog-eared already. I love that she writes a great little intro for each recipe. I have actually been going through the cookbook just reading these intros! If you love to cook in the latin style- you will love this cookbook.

Part 1 Latin Cuisine and Vegan Cooking
Introduction
The Vegan Latin Pantry
Kitchen Tools (or How Do I Slice a Mango?)

Part 2 The Recipes

Ch 1 A Few Essential Latino Vegan Recipes

• Annatto-Infused Oil (Aciete de Achiote)
• Basic Onion-Pepper Sofrito
• Steamed Red Seitan
• Steamed White Seitan
• Chorizo Seitan Sausages

Ch 2 Salsas and Condiementos

• Creamy Avocado-Tomato Salsa (Venezuelan Guasacaca)
• Green Tomatillo Sauce
• Peanut Sauce (Salsa de Mani)
• Chimichurri Sauce with Smoked Paprika
• Pickled Red Onions
• So Good, So Green Dipping Sauce (Green Aji Sauce)
• Green Onion Sauce
• Pine Nut Crema
• Red Chile Sauce
• Simple Latin Tomato Sauce
• Classic Roasted Tomatillo Salsa
• The Only Guacamole Recipe I Ever Make
• Fresh Tomato Salsa with Roasted Chiles and Winter Salsa and Dried Chile Variation
• Cashew Crema
• Chocolate-Chile Mole Sauce (a Oaxacan Wannabe)
• Spicy Salsa Golf
• Habanero-Melon-Papaya Salsa

Ch 3 Bocadillos, Snacks, and Appetizers

• Eggplant Torta Sandwich
• Mashed Potato Pancakes with Peanut Sauce (Llapingachos)
• Mixed Mushroom Ceviche
• Tostones with Avocado and Palm Ceviche
• Mini Potatoes Stuffed with Mushrooms and Olives (Papas Rellenas)
• Mexican Side-Street Corn
• Bite-Size Green Plantain Sandwiches (Patacones)
• Cubano Vegano Sandwich

Ch 4 Ensaladas

• Cilantro-Citrus Vinaigrette
• Fresh Gazpacho Salsa Dressing
• Creamy Ancho Chile Dressing
• Classic Cabbage
• Spinach-Avocado-Chile
• Black Bean-Corn Salsa Salad
• Fruity Chile Slaw
• Spinach-Brazil Nut-Gazpacho Salad
• Shredded Carrot-Jicama
• Chipotle Caesar Mexicano
• “Any Noche” Romaine and Fruit Salad with Candied Chile Peanuts
• Chayote and Potato Salad with Capers and Peas
• Tomato Salad with Sweet Crisp Onions (Ensalada Chilena)
• Mango-Jicama Chopped Salad
• Hearty Warm Yuca and Cabbage Salad
• Salvadorian Marinated Slaw (Curdito)
• Peruvian Red Chile-Corn Salad with Limas and Cherry Tomatoes
• Quinoa Salad with Spinach, Olives and Roasted Peanuts

Ch 5 Beans and Rice, Los Dos Amigos

• Basic Beans from Scratch
• Home-Style Refried Beans
• Red Beans with Dominican-style Sazon
• Venezuelan-style Black Beans (Caraotas)
• Colombian-style Red Beans
• Drunken Beans with Seitan Chorizo
• Costa Rican Refried Rice and Beans (Gallo Pinto)
• Classic Stovetop Long Grain White or Brown Rice
• Cilantro-Lime Rice
• Yellow Rice with Garlic
• Arroz con Coco (Savory Coconut Rice)
• Savory Orange Rice, Brazilian Style

Ch 6 Vegan Asado: Tofu, Tempeh, and Seitan

• Chimichurri Baked Tofu
• Tofu Chicharrones
• Zesty Orange Mojo Baked Tofu
• Latin Baked Tofu
• Mojo Oven-Roasted Seitan
• Peruvian Seitan and Potato Skewers (Seitan Anticuchos)
• Latin Shredded Seitan
• Seitan Saltado (Peruvian Seitan and Potato Stir-fry)
• Tempeh Asado
• Yellow Chile Grilled Tempeh (with Aji Amarillo)
• Pan-fried Tempeh with Sofrito

Ch 7 Complete Your Plate: Vegetables, Plantains, and Grains

• Fried Sweet Plantains
• Sweet and Nutty Roasted Stuffed Plantains
• Crispy Fried Green Plantains (Tostones)
• Mofongo
• Braised Brazilian Shredded Kale
• Calabacitas (Mixed Squash Saute)
• Swish Chard with Raisins and Capers
• Pan-Grilled Vegetables in Chile-Lime Beer
• Peruvian Potatoes with Spicy “Cheezy” Sauce
• Crunchy Fried Yuca (Yuca Frita)
• Yuca with Cuban Garlic-Lime-Mojo Sauce
• Amaranth Polenta with Roasted Chiles
• Quinoa-Oyster Mushroom Risotto (Quinotto)

Ch 8 One-Pot Stews, Casseroles, and Cazuelas

• Potato-Chickpea Enchiladas with Green Tomatillo Sauce
• Quick Red Posole with Beans
• Green Posole Seitan Stew with Chard and White Beans
• Creamy Potato Peanut Stew (Guatita)
• Rice with Pigeon Peas (Arroz con Gandules)
• Spicy Tortilla Casserole with Roasted Poblanos
• Creamy Corn-Crusted Tempeh Pot Pie (Pastel de Choclo)
• Arroz con Seitan
• Portobello Feijoada (Brazilian Black Bean Stew with Portobello Mushrooms)

Ch 9 Super Fantastico Latin Soups!

• Creamy Potato Soup with Avocado (Locro)
• Cuban Black Bean Soup
• Hearty Pumpkin and Cranberry Bean Stew (Porotos Granados)
• Sancocho (Vegetables, Roots, and Plantain Soup)
• Sweet Potato-Chipotle Bisque
• Quinoa-Corn “Chowder” with Limas and Aji
• Tropical Pumpkin Soup
• Potato-Kale Soup with Sizzling Chorizo

Ch 10 For the Love of Corn: Arepas, Pupusas, Tortillas, and More

• Pupusas Stuffed with Black Beans and Plantains
• Homemade Soft Corn Tortillas
• Whole Wheat Flour Tortillas with Chia
• Taquitos with Chorizo and Potatoes
• Chorizo-Spinach Sopes
• Black-Eyed-Butternut Tostadas
• Chipotle, Seitan, and Potato Tacos
• Arepas (Venezuelan-and Colombian-style “Tortillas”
• Colombian Grilled Arepas with Corn and Vegan Cheese
• Arepas Stuffed with Oyster Mushrooms and Pimiento Peppers
• Arepas with Sexy Avocado-Tempeh Filling (Avocado Pepiada Arepa)
• Savory Fresh Corn Pancakes (Cachapas)

Ch 11 You, Too, Can Tamale

• Savory Vegan Masa Dough
• Black Bean-Sweet Potato Tamales
• Red Chile-Seitan Tamales
• Chocolate Mole Veggie Tamales
• Farmers’ Market Tamales
• Pineapple-Raisin Sweet Tamales

Ch 12 Empanadas!

• Wheat Empanada Dough
• Creamy Corn-Filled Empanada (Empanada Humitas)
• Shredded Seitan and Mushroom Empanadas with Raisins and Olives
• Sweet and Spicy Seitan-Potato Empanadas (Bolivian Saltenas)
• Corn-Crusted Pumpkin-Potato Empanadas
• Beans, Rice and Sweet Plantain Empanadas

Ch 13 Drinks

• Creamy Horchata
• Real Brown Sugar Limeade (Agua de Papelon)
• Tropical Fruit Shake (Batido)
• Real Hot Chocolate and Variations
• Simple Syrup
• Sangria
• Mojito
• Michelada (Spicy, Salty, Ice-Cold Beer)

Ch 14 Desserts and Sweets

• Churros
• Chocolate para Churros
• Sopaipillas with Orange Flower-Agave “Honey”
• Un-Dulce de Leche
• Crepes with Un-Dulce de Leche and Sweet Plantains
• Coconut Tres Leches Cake
• Fresh Mango and Guava Bread Pudin
• Simply Arroz con Leche
• Sweet Coconut Corn Pudding (Majarete)
• Dulce de Batata (Sweet Potato Sweet Mash)
• Chocolate Orange Spice Cake with Dulce de Batata
• Fresh Papaya-Lime Sorbet
• Sweet Corn Ice Cream
• Buttery Cookies with Thick Dulce de Leche Filling (Alfajores)
• Thick Dulce de Leche Filling
• Vanilla-Coconut Flan
• Cafe con Leche Flan