It has been ages since I’ve done a book review. And I have a stack of brilliant cookbooks that deserve reviews but I haven’t gotten around to it. And I have no idea if I will. I have really good intentions but I only have so much time and energy.
But when I received a copy of Angela Liddon’s newest cookbook, Oh She Glows Everyday, it jumped right to the front of the line. Why? Well, because I know I could just close my eyes, flip through the book and randomly point at a page and know, without a shadow of a doubt, that that recipe will be incredible. I know this because every recipe I’ve ever made of Angela’s, either from her blog or from her first book (check out my review), has been a winner. Also, the philosophy behind Oh She Glows Everyday is that the recipes are more simple, you know, like the things you make everyday. So delicious + simple = perfect.
Oh She Glows Everyday is also a beautiful addition to any cookbook shelf. Though Angela shot the cover and a few other recipes, the majority of the recipes were shot by the talented Ashley McLaughlin. If you’re like me and love flipping through gorgeous cookbooks, you’ll love this one.
Photographs copyright © 2016 by Ashley McLaughlin.
I chose to make the Roasted Garlic Basil Pesto Potatoes with Arugula because a.) Roasted Garlic, b.) Pesto, and c.) Potatoes. I love all these things. I don’t love Arugula but Angela suggests using it even if you’re not a fan because it pairs well with the rest of the dish. And boy, was she was right! I loved everything about this dish. We served it alongside some roasted portobello mushrooms for dinner. The next day, I mixed in some cooked chickpeas and ate it cold for lunch. It was just as good the next day.
This is one of those amazing side dishes that disappears incredibly fast! It’s a fancy, restaurant-worthy recipe that is sure to impress special guests. (If you are serving a large crowd, I recommend doubling the recipe since it only serves four as a side.) If you’ve been skeptical about arugula in the past, I encourage you to give this recipe a try; the spicy, peppery-tasting green pairs beautifully with a bold and bright pesto. If you can’t find baby arugula, be sure to chop regular arugula into bite-size pieces so it’s easier to eat. Hemp hearts add a kick of protein and omega-3 fatty acids for a nutritional boost. This dish is amazing served warm, but the chilled leftovers taste great as well.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds (900 g) Yukon Gold or red potatoes, unpeeled, chopped into 1-inch (2.5 cm) cubes (about 6 cups/ 1.5 L)
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons (22 mL) extra-virgin olive oil
- Fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 large garlic head
- 1/2 teaspoon (2 mL) extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 cup (250 mL/3/4 ounce/20 g) lightly packed fresh basil leaves
- 3 to 4 tablespoons (45 to 60 mL) hemp hearts
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons (30 mL) fresh lemon juice, or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon (1 mL) fine sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 3 cups (750 mL) baby arugula, chopped
- Fresh lemon juice, for serving(optional)
- 1 tablespoon (15 mL) hemp hearts, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Line an extra-large baking sheet (15 by 21 inches/38 by 53 cm) with parchment paper.
- Make the potatoes: Place the potatoes on the baking sheet and toss with the olive oil until thoroughly coated. Spread the potatoes into an even layer. Season with a couple of pinches of salt and pepper.
- Make the roasted garlic: Slice the top off the garlic bulb so all the individual garlic cloves are trimmed. Place garlic bulb on a square of aluminum foil (about 8 inches/20 cm square) and drizzle the top of the cloves with the olive oil. Wrap the garlic bulb entirely in the foil and place it on the baking sheet with the potatoes.
- Roast the potatoes and garlic for 20 minutes, then remove pan from the oven and flip the potatoes with a spatula. Return the potatoes and garlic to the oven and continue roasting for 15 to 20 minutes more, until the potatoes are golden and fork-tender.
- Make the pesto: In a food processor, combine the pesto ingredients and process until mostly smooth, stopping to scrape down the bowl as necessary. Keep the pesto in the processor because we will add the roasted garlic as the final step.
- Remove the potatoes and garlic from the oven. Carefully unwrap the garlic bulb and let cool for 5 to 10 minutes, until it’s cool enough to handle.
- Turn off the oven and return the potatoes to the oven with the door ajar so they stay warm. (You can also put the potatoes into an oven-safe casserole dish so the dish stays warm when serving.) Squeeze the roasted garlic cloves out of the bulb. You should have about 2 packed tablespoons (30 mL) of roasted garlic. Add it into the food processor with the pesto. Process until mostly smooth—you can add a touch more oil if necessary to get it going.
- Assemble the salad: This is the important part where you need to act fast; I like to assemble the salad very quickly so that it’s warm when I serve it. Grab a large serving bowl and place the arugula in the bottom of the bowl. You can break it up into smaller pieces with your hands a bit. Then, remove the potatoes from the oven and quickly place them into the serving bowl on top of the arugula. Toss the potatoes and arugula with the pesto until thoroughly combined. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Sometimes I add another drizzle of lemon juice if I feel like the dish needs more acidity. Sprinkle on the hemp hearts and serve immediately.
Notes
Reprinted from Oh She Glows Every Day by arrangement with Avery Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, A Penguin Random House Company. Copyright © 2016, Glo Bakery Corporation.
And now for the Giveaway!
In the comments below, please share what your favorite recipe from Angela/Oh She Glows. The winner will be picked at random and will receive one copy of Oh She Glows Everyday. The contest is open to US and Canadian residents only and will end at 11:59pm PST on September 21st, 2016. Good luck!
Unless otherwise noted, photography by Chris Miller
I love her smoothies like cold busting or green glow one….
protein goddess salad with lemon taking dressing
protein goddess salad with lemon tahini dressing
I love her salads and her Bailey’s recipes. I so want to win this book. I love her blog and all of her recipes.
How to pick one recipe from OSG?! My current favorite is her fail-proof chocolate cupcakes from the OSG app, mostly because they’re tempting me from my fridge as we speak! Would love a copy of Oh She Glows Everyday!
My favorite recipe has to be the Cauli-power Fettuccine “Alfredo” It’s incredible!
Oh She Glows is a great website. There’s so many great recipes i have pinned that I haven’t tried yet. I love the chickpea flour pancake – it’s great for people who want omelettes but can’t eat eggs. I also love the raspberry chia Jam.
I Love Angela’s plant-based travel recipes, especially the gazpacho and vegan overnight oats. What a treat to have these items ready for trips or anytime!
Oh Snap these potatoes look good! Oh She Glows is such a legend now! Love her Falafel recipe. so gooood!
My favorite recipe from her first book is the double chocolate fudge cake!
I love the Smoky Butternut Squash Sauce with Pasta and Greens recipe. I’ve made it a handful of times now and I just can’t get enough of it.
Is there a substitute for the oil or can it just be left out?
Is there a substitute for the oil or can it just be left out? Trying to cook Oil-Free.
My favorite are her crispy almond butter chocolate chip cookies from her first book. Sooo good!
My favorites (right now): taco fiesta potato crisps, life-affirming warm nacho dip, and lemon-tahini dressing with her black bean quinoa salad on her blog!!! (Oh, and I really want that new cookbook!!)
Oh, I forgot one: I make her overnights oats all the time, esp with her pear and blackberry chia jam combo. Highly recommend.
Everything I’ve made from Angela has been tremendously delicious & healthy, but my favorite recipe and the one I’ve made the most by far are the savory breakfast lentils from her first book. They’re incredibly easy, wonderfully warming for a chilly morning & I love how you can just mix up whatever toppings you prefer. 🙂
Looks great! I love Angela’s peanut butter balls from her first cookbook!
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Oh, these look amazing! I’m not a fan or arugula either but I might be convinced to give it a try here 🙂 My favorite OSG recipe is the raw pumpkin pie with oat crust from her first cookbook. I know it’s still early for pumpkin but I can’t help it, it’s amazing!
Does everything count as an answer? Because no matter what I choose from her blog it turns out amazing! Can’t wait to cook from her new book
I love her Banana Bread Muffin Tops recipe. I make them all the time for my kids.
I love her Crowd Pleasing Caesar Salad!
I love her no bake chocolate fudge cookies!
Angelia’s kale Caesar salad is one of my favorites! Best dressing ever
love her no bake fudge cookies and pumpkin gingerbread muffins!!
Our favorite recipe is Cauli-power Fettuccine “Alfredo.” =)
One of my favorites is Toffee Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookie Bars!
I’ve loved just about every recipe out of the Oh She Glows cookbook… a huge hit that comes to mind, though, is the hot nacho dip!
My favorite Oh She Glows recipe is actually her Basic Chia Seed Pudding recipe! I use it every time I make chia seed pudding, it’s a staple in our house!
Love her recipe for homemade baileys. mmmm
I just made her chickpea salad today and put it in a wrap. That’s one I keep going back to, so I think that makes it my favorite!
My favorite recipe from Oh She Glows is The Life Affirming Warm Nacho dip. It is to die for!!
I LOVE her overnight oats!
A delicious and versatile favorite from Oh She Glows is the Cauli-power Fettuccine “Alfredo”.
The raw buckwheat parfait is just the best. I make it all the time!
Next Level Vegan enchiladas sound awesome.
The Glo Bars are a hit with my whole family. I even have to make extra for my husband’s work friends.
My favourite definitely has to be her Warm Spring Salad with asparagus and strawberries. Delicious!
My favorite recipe of Angela’s is her Jumbo Chickpea Pancake. I love a savory breakfast, and this recipe is so good and so so easy! I have also made her vegan rolo’s a number of times as they are so delicious. I am so excited for her new book!
My favorite recipe from her first book would have to be the ultimate nutty granola clusters. I made this for my mom and it was the first time she ever had homemade granola. She really loves it.
Her meat loaf from her first cookbook. I already had a fave vegan meatloaf but this one, the texture, soft but with a little crunch and chewiness. The sweetness of the sauce on top. Omnomnom
My favorite recipe from Oh She Glows so far is her Chickpea Hummus from her first cookbook. It is very tasty and simply to make. I just bought her first cookbook and have many meals already planned to make from it this week. I am very excited about making her Indian lentil cauliflower soup.
My favorite recipe is her Tex-Mex casserole from her first cookbook. It is amazing!!
Her trail mix cookies!! Seriously the BEST
I have to say my favorite is the Classic Glo Bars. Normal granola/energy bars are SO expensive and have crazy ingredients. Glo Bars are easy, delicious, and easily stored for a later date.
I totally love “The Big Vegan Bowl”…I do this regularly with various vegetables/beans. It’s a winner! 🙂
Her Out-the-Door Chia Power Donuts. Love how healthy they are, baked, and filled w chia seeds! I make a lemon bluberry glaze and omgosh.. Yummy!
I have many favourites from her book, but the one I made just last night is the Indian Lentil-Cauliflower Soup! Yummy! But I love her Glo Bars and Peanut Butter Balls, too!
My favourite of hers is definitely the lasagna with basil cheese sauce (from her blog). My step-daughter has requested this meal at least once a month over the past 2+ years! Every time we go for a potluck, this is what we take and it’s always a huge hit. I also use the basil cheese sauce recipe as a veggie / cracker / nacho chip dip and if I add a bit more veggie stock it works great as a sauce for gnocchi, macaroni or fettuccine.
Husband’s Healing Stew! Cant wait to make it this fall… hopefully no healing required
omg I make her turtle cookies ALL the time. plus her green been casserole every thanksgiving!
My favorite Oh She Glows recipe is the Life Affirming Warm Nacho Dip. It is fantastic!
My favorite recipe is her no bake Elvis bars with banana and chocolate !
I love her overnight oats and smoothies!
I love her smoothie recipes!!
My favorite recipe is the Chakra Ceasar Salad with roasted chickpeas instead of the nutty herb croutons. So delicious and really simple to make. It could be a everyday recipe, it’s that good!
I guess it’s a sort of basic (classic!) recipe, but her green monster smoothie has been my summer breakfasts for a couple of years now!
I love Angela’s Oh Em Gee Burger!
I love love love the Two-Layer Raw Chocolate Brownies. I literally make these weekly!
I like the overnight oats recipes and also like the golden french lentil stew!
Life affirming nacho dip is a go to for non-vegan gatherings!
I love Angela’s chocolate chip cookie recipe!
Love the pumpkin gingerbread muffins
My kids favorite are the glow bars. I make then sunflower seed butter and they take them to school. My favorite recipes from her last book is the tomato soup with chickpea croutons and 15 minute Avocado pasta. I haven’t made a recipe from either her book or website that I haven’t liked. All great recipes.
Last night I made Angela’s Crowd Pleasing Caesar Salad. It was soooo good, even my picky husband liked it! 🙂
I really like her salad recipes, especially the cesar salad.
Her chocolate cake is really good. But her recipes are great. I find the baking recipes in particular always turn out perfectly.
I love the taco soup and chocolate smoothie recipes!
Definitely her tomato soup with roasted chickpea “croutons”. Even my kids eat it up, which is saying a lot. Thanks for the chance to win! I put her book on my library wish list and am 64th in line. 😐
Haven’t tried any of Angelas recipes yet, but the Oh Em Gee Veggie Burgers sound amazing! and is a must try – maybe with the roasted garlic pesto potatoes on the side 😉
I love Angela’s maple cinnamon mashed sweet potatoes!! They are so delicious and my family makes them for thanksgiving every year!! http://ohsheglows.com/2013/11/26/3-course-vegan-and-gluten-free-holiday-menu-step-by-step/
I can’t wait for Angela’s new cookbook! This potato recipe looks delicious.
So hard to choose, but my favorite today is the 3-Layer Nut-Free Dream Cups… so good!!!
Did you see the Oh Em Veggie Burger post from the new cookbook…..LOVE it!! Nothing like a good veggie burger.
I like her veggie burger recipes!
Hard to pick just one, but I am a big fan of her avocado pasta and tomato basil pasta recipes.
My favorite is the 10-spice vegetable soup! 🙂
Angela has so many awesome recipes! I have to say that her avocado chocolate torte from her blog and the chocolate chip cookies with almond and oat flour from her first book are the two recipes I repeat most often. I will also mention that I recently brought a vegan “meat”loaf (adapted from her recipe) to a non-vegan meatloaf party in my neighborhood and blew some serious minds.
Her chickpea burgers are the bomb.com!
I love her glow bars. They are a great afternoon snack.
Her creamy basil lasagna (can’t remember the actual name) is the bomb. Made it a gazillion times, always a hit.
Go vegan!
I love her tomato soup w chickpeas! sooo good!
Overnight Oats and Smoothies
The Banoffee pie 😀
Her granola recipe from her first cookbook is amazing!
i love her one bowl double chocolate chip cookies and butternut squash mac n cheeze!
Almond Chocolate Chip Cookies!
Holiday soup for the soul!
My favorite is the Avocado Strawberry Caprese
I want to eat the Chocolate Raspberry Dreams Breakfast Parfait.
She has amaaazing smoothies! Thank you for this recipe. Nothing I love more than potatoes!
I haven’t tried any of her recipes yet! It’s time I started. 😉
After reading all of these recipe reviews it sounds like I need this cookbook to make all of them. They all sound so good, but I love variety and smoothies!
Raspberry almond thumbprint cookies and the crowd pleasing caesar salad!!
like you i love everything she creates but if i had to choose one i would say this one, 3-Layer Almond Coconut Chocolate Bars! keep eating them and making them over and over again!
I love all of Angela’s recipes and I can’t wait to try these potatoes. But the two I make most are her portable baked oatmeal and spaghetti squash with black bean guacamole.
My absolute favorite recipes from Angela has been the 3 course Vegan GF Holiday Menu! This collection of recipes have been life savers for Thanksgiving and Christmas. The Lentil Walnut balls were amazing as well as Kale Salad, maple cinnamon sweet potatoes and cranberry sauce. But everything I have made from her blog has been excellent.
I’ve enjoyed all her recipes but one that stands out is her Next Level Vegan Enchiladas…homemade sauce and all. So good.
I am in love (like slightly obsessed) with the buddha bowl and I know it says summer glow but I’ll love it alllll year long! 🙂
I love the broccoli cheez wraps from her first cookbook. so good! Also, basically any dessert she creates.
Her nut milk how-tos are great! Would love a copy of this book
Veggie burgers look great!
I love the overnight oats.
My favorite recipe from Angela’s blog is the Make Ahead Steel Cut Oatmeal! I make it all the time!
The recipe I have made more times than I can count is her pumpkin pie with spiced pecan crust, simply amazing!
I’ve been waiting for this book! Angela is amazing… My favorite recipe?? The African Peanut Stew!! Even my “I don’t want to eat all those plants” opinionated college boy asks for seconds. 😊
My favourite is the tex-mex casserole!
Thanks for the giveaway. My favorite recipe is her Crowd-Pleasing Vegan Ceasar Salad.
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I love her vegan cheese dip recipe!
If we’re talking about the recipe that gets made most frequently in our household, well, it’s got to be her Peanut Butter Cooke Dough Bites with chocolate chips, from her first cookbook. Yep, my whole family has a sweet tooth…
I love her vegan Caesar salad with crispy chickpea croutons!
I love the toffee cinnamon oatmeal bars. Super yummy!
That recipe looks delicious! I was thinking about the OSG cookbook just the other day; I’ve cooked almost everything in it! It’s so hard to choose just one favorite. I guess I’ll have to say the Maple-Cinnamon Apple & Pear Baked Oatmeal, because we eat it everyday! I don’t even have to look up the recipe any longer. For a while we were also on a Life-Affirming Warm Nacho Dip kick. 🙂
Thanks for the giveaway
i love her sweet potato curry
Oh man! This recipe looks like it would be a winner in my house! I love everything from her site 🙂
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I like her smashed potatoes!!! Crispy and good.
I’m already gunning to make the seedy Glo Bars from her most recent post. Her chocolate chips cookies are … um, great. 😉
As we’re heading in to fall, my current favorite is her 10-spice vegetable soup. Her smoky butternut squash sauce is another old favorite perfect for fall!