ONE OF HOME & GARDEN and GOOD FOOD’S BEST COOKBOOKS OF 2025

Irresistible vegetarian and vegan recipes inspired by award-winning food writer Yasmin Khan’s travels – and the cooking she does at home for family and friends.

Lifting its name from the Persian word for ‘herbs’, Sabzi brings you more than 80 accessible plant-forward recipes that celebrate the best of Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and South Asian flavours.

From bountiful salads to fragrant soups, colourful mezze, and heart-warming mains, Yasmin invites home cooks to make delicious meals that are good for the health of both people and the planet, while staying connected to the traditional food cultures that make us who we are.

With easy-to-make recipes that put vibrant vegetables at the heart of a meal, dishes in the book include:
· Spicy Tomatoes with Walnuts and Pomegranates
· Smoky Tofu Shakshuka
· Grilled Corn on the Cob with Feta, Coriander and Chilli
· Sweet Potatoes with Pistachio and Mint Pesto
· Persian Aubergine, Split Pea and Dried Lime Stew
· Halloumi Lasagne
· Coconut Channa Daal
· Rhubarb and Cardamom Tart

An invitation into Yasmin's treasure trove of a kitchen, Sabzi is a celebration of the life-affirming and nourishing power of plants.


‘A book full of flavour and colour from a writer I love’ – Anna Jones

‘Such a beautifully inviting book’ – Nigella Lawson

You need this book in your life... Yasmin Khan comes to our rescue with Sabzi, packed as it is with bright, fresh, faff-free recipes * Nigella Lawson *
Pure poetry and joy. When I ask people what they’re cooking, Yasmin’s name always comes up * Meera Sodha *
Highly cookable recipes from a writer I love – a book full of colour, flavour and good reasons to eat more vegetables * Anna Jones *
Resplendent with colorful and bountiful vegetable dishes that beg to be eaten and shared. There isn't a recipe that I don't want to devour! * Hetty Lui McKinnon *
Sabzi proves how exciting plant-based cooking can be. * BBC Good Food *
An enchanting book... these are simple plant-forward recipes that demonstrate just how vibrant and delicious veggies can be. * Sainsbury's Magazine *
As well as offering great recipes, [Yasmin's] a seriously good food and travel writer... I love the construction of this book... approachable and easy to navigate to suit your mood. -- Mark Diacono * Delicious Magazine *
Acclaimed food writer Yasmin Khan serves up feel-good dishes that nourish both body and planet -- Emily Cope * I paper *
Sabzi is a love letter to herbs, pulses, grains and slow afternoons of sharing food with friends and family. * Stylist *

Yasmin Khan is an author and broadcaster who is passionate about sharing people’s stories through food. Her critically acclaimed cookery books, The Saffron Tales, Zaitoun and Ripe Figs, chronicle her culinary adventures through Iran and Palestine, sharing recipes and stories that celebrate beauty and the power of the human spirit in regions more commonly associated with conflict. Before working in food, Yasmin was a human rights campaigner for a decade with a special focus on the Middle East. Sabzi is her fourth book.

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