Continually rated as one of the best vegan restaurants in the country, Candle 79 is at the forefront of a movement to bring elegance and sophistication to vegetarian cuisine. Not only is its fare local, seasonal, organic, and sustainable, but also so flavorful and satisfying that customers-vegan and omnivore alike-are constantly asking for recipes to cook at home. This collection answers that call, with simple yet impressive recipes for Chickpea Crepes, Ginger-Seitan Dumplings, Live Lasagna, Chocolate Mousse Towers, Cucumber-Basil Martinis, and more. Expanding the horizons of vegan fare with appetizers, soups, salads, mains, brunches, desserts, cocktails, and wine pairings, Candle 79 Cookbook invites every home cook to make truly green cuisine.

xi Foreword1 Introduction

Amuse-Bouches and Appetizers 5
6 Heirloom Tomato-Avocado Tartare
9 Roasted Artichokes with Spring Vegetables and Crispy Onion Rings
11 Avocado Salsa
12 Zucchini Blossom Tempura
15 Arancini with Roasted Plum Tomato Sauce
17 Smoked Paprika Hummus
18 Cashew Cheese-Stuffed Yuca Cakes
19 Spinach-Mushroom Pâté
20 Seitan Cakes
23 Ginger-Seitan Dumplings

Soups 25
26 Live Avocado-Cucumber Soup
29 Farmers' Market Gazpacho
30 Tortilla Soup
33 Jerusalem Artichoke Soup with Crispy Sage Leaves
34 Herbed Potato-Leek Soup
35 Black Bean and Roasted Poblano Soup
36 Butternut Squash-Chestnut Soup with Caramelized Pears

Salads 39
40 Heirloom Tomato Salad with Macadamia Cheese and Crispy Capers
42 Butterhead Lettuce, Cauliflower, and Red Bell Pepper Salad
43 Watercress, Jicama, and Corn Salad with Jalapeño Dressing
45 Wild Mushroom and Cipollini Salad with Fresh Horseradish Dressing
46 Kale, Vegetable, and Spelt Berry Salad with Chive Vinaigrette
48 Stuffed Avocado with Quinoa Pilaf and Chipotle-Avocado Dressing
49 Seaweed Salad with Ginger-Sesame Dressing
50 Beet, Fennel, and Fig Salad with Cranberry-Sage Dressing
52 Blood Orange-Fennel Salad
53 Mediterranean Salad with Kalamata Olive Vinaigrette

Entrées 55
58 Stuffed Poblano Peppers
61 Spring Vegetable Risotto
63 Wild Mushroom and Spring Vegetable Fricassee
64 Herb-Marinated Grilled Vegetables
66 Moroccan-Spiced Chickpea Cakes
69 Saffron Ravioli with Wild Mushrooms and Cashew Cheese
71 Manicotti Rustica
73 Potato Gnocchi
75 Pan-Seared Pine Nut Pesto Tofu
76 Chile-Grilled Tofu with Avocado-Tomatillo Sauce
78 Live Lasagna
80 Tempeh Cakes
83 Tempeh with Mole Sauce
84 Nori- and Sesame-Crusted Seitan
86 Panko-Crusted Seitan Milanese
87 Sofrito-Seared Seitan
89 Seitan Piccata
90 Tamarind-Barbecued Seitan
91 Paella
94 Spaghetti and Seitan Wheatballs with Roasted Plum Tomato Sauce
95 Black Bean-Chipotle Burgers

Sides, Sauces, and Secrets 99
100 Barbecued Black-Eyed Peas
101 Granny Smith Coleslaw
101 Sweet Potato Mash
102 Roasted Fingerling Potatoes
103 Potato Cakes
104 Polenta Fries
105 Soba Noodles
106 Jasmine Rice
107 Quinoa-Vegetable Pilaf
108 Marinated Tempeh
109 Seitan Cutlets
110 Sautéed Royal Trumpet Mushrooms
111 Braised Green Beans
112 Gingered Sugar Snap Peas
113 Sautéed Swiss Chard
114 Creamed Spinach
115 Ginger-Soy Dipping Sauce
116 Roasted Plum Tomato Sauce
117 Red Bell Pepper-Curry Sauce
119 Roasted Red Bell Pepper and Tomato Sauce
120 Mint-Cilantro Chimichurri Sauce
121 Pesto
122 Zucchini Blossom Sauce
124 Edamame-Mint Sauce
125 Apricot Chutney
125 Cashew Crème Fraîche
126 Sage or Tarragon Aioli

Brunch 129
130 Chickpea Crepes
131 Wild Mushroom, Asparagus, and Spring Vegetable Crepes
133 Butternut Squash, Mushroom, and Sage Crepes
134 Home-Style Pancakes with Blueberry Butter
136 Sourdough French Toast
137 Tofu and Seitan Sausage Scramble
138 Mixed-Grain Waffles with Raspberry Butter

Desserts 141
142 Summer Berry Crumble
144 Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
145 Chocolate Ice Cream
146 Sorbets
148 Mexican Chocolate Cake
149 Apple-Apricot Strudel
151 Peach Parfait
152 Doughnuts
154 Chocolate Mousse Tower

Drinks 157
158 Apricot Spritzer
159 Elderberry Elixir
160 Ginger Ale
163 Coconut-Mint Frappé
165 Summer Sangria
166 Winter Spiced Sangria
167 Cherry Pie
168 Pomegranate Cosmo
169 Mango Margarita
170 French 79
172 The Grapevine
173 Ginger Rush
174 Sake Mojito Classico
174 Mixed Berry Sake Mojito
176 Cucumber-Basil Martini
179 Glossary
182 Resources
185 Acknowledgments
187 About the Authors
188 Index
193 Measurement Conversion Charts