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"Every time I eat at CPK, I have to have this salad! I love the tangy dressing, the fresh basil, the crispness of the ingredients. My husband got their cookbook for Christmas one year and I enjoy making it at home occasionally too!"

Ingredients: Dijon mustard, dried oregano...

"This is a recipe that I got from a vegetarian cookbook and made a few modifications to. We have fallen for this dish and now make it a few times a month. My two year old also loves it. We tried it out on some non-vegetarians and they all loved it."

Ingredients: pepper, dried basil...

"My family just loves this bean salad.
It provides a protein source for my vegetarian daughter and my omnivore husband likes it as well. I've adapted it from a recipe in Chatelaine Food Express, Quickies 2"

Ingredients: pepper, Dijon mustard...

"Easy to prepare & tasty. Great at BBQ's"

Ingredients: lemon juice, olive oil...

"This is best when made several days before eaten. Put on top of salad greens, or on mixed with hot rice. You may use canned chick peas for this. I got this from an old notebook which I had written recipes in a long time ago. I suspect it comes from Moosewood cookbook. Prep time does not include cooking of chickpeas."

Ingredients: dried garbanzo beans, fresh ground black pepper...

"On "30 Minute Meals" Rachael served this fast and easy dish up with a wonderful Warm Chopped Chicken Picatta Spinach Salad."

Ingredients: salt & freshly ground black pepper, dried thyme...

"This sauce is so rich and satisfying that you forget that it is vegetarian and quite healthy. I use homemade pappardelle, but any wide noodle or even lasagna noodles or any pasta of your choice will work just fine. With a salad and bread and wine and cheese, it's a lovely meal. Feel free to add more garlic and more chili pepper if you like."

Ingredients: salt & freshly ground black pepper, extra virgin olive oil...

"Found this in Lidia Italy at Home, and it looks easy so how can it be bad with these ingredients? For a taste of it on a bruschetta grill slices of country bread. Allow for cooling time. Update - I made this again the other night and use crushed red pepper flakes instead of black pepper and I too reduced the amount of oil that I used.Also, served it..."

Ingredients: fresh Italian parsley, fresh ground black pepper...

"Pulled from an old issue of vegetarian times. I used to be pretty leary of eggplant, but this was enchanting. Good on its own; better with pasta or rice."

Ingredients: eggplants, diced tomatoes...

"This is very easy and fast so it's perfect for a weeknight meal. This is another one of Momma Maglione's recipes! Fagioli is pronounced "fazool.""

Ingredients: pepper, ditalini, olive oil...

"A nice quick summer lunch, or can be served as an elegant appetizer salad. If you can find tuna in olive oil, it's well worth it in this recipe, but when draining the tuna, save the olive oil for the dressing. Cook time is actually chill time."

Ingredients: dried oregano, olive oil...

"Another recipe featuring my favorite beans and my favorite pasta/breadcrumb combination. Low fat but not for low carbers, or just eat less of it:D Oil-cured olives are strong tasting but very good in small doses, so slice into small pieces. Published in the NY Times a while ago, adapted from Barbuto Restaurant, an Italian eatery in the meatpacking..."

Ingredients: extra virgin olive oil, mint leaves...

"Easy to put together, easy to eat! Just serve with a loaf of crusty bread, and a sprinkle of parmesan cheese, and you have a winner! You can substitute fresh tomatoes for the canned."

Ingredients: dried basil, dried oregano...

"A tuscan chickpea, tomato, and pasta soup"

Ingredients: pepper, elbow macaroni...