Course overview

Vegan chef and plant-based restaurant owner Kirk Haworth teaches you how to cook stunning vegan and plant-based food.

This vegan cooking course will help you to celebrate veganism by using vegetables in innovative ways to maximise their flavour, with new plant based recipes to inspire you. Kirk has mastered the art and techniques of making vegetables the true stars of the show.

You will finish this course inspired by the endless possibilities of plant-based cooking, equipped with the foundational cooking techniques you will need to create delicious vegan dishes at a professional standard.

You will be guided through which ingredients you should be using, and Kirk will help you to create dishes good enough to serve in his own restaurant!

By the end of the course, you will have a full understanding of the environmental, wellbeing and nutritional benefits of a plant based diet.

You'll learn:

which ingredients to keep in your kitchen cupboards to enrich your vegan recipes
new vegan recipes including risotto, soup and a full plant-based dinner party menu (including dessert)
how a plant-based diet can improve your wellbeing
how vegan diets can positively affect our environment

The course includes:

4 on-demand video lessons - presented by chef Kirk Haworth
lifetime access to the videos, notes and interactive class
flexible classes - join and learn when and where you like
downloadable lesson notes
practical vegan and plant based recipes (with tutor feedback available)
access on your mobile, PC, Mac or laptop
small interactive online classroom - chat online to students from around the world and share your creative ideas

Time to complete the vegan cookery course:

Every student is different but in general we think the whole course will take around 13 hours to complete including:

Video lessons: 2 hours in total
Course notes: 15 minutes per lesson
Your vegan and plant based cookery assignments: at least 2 hours per lesson
Interactive classroom time: 15 minutes per lesson
Tutor feedback review (Expert level): 15 minutes per lesson

You'll need:

A full list of ingredients for each recipe and equipment is included in the class notes, but you'll need standard kitchen equipment, and plenty of vegetables!

The course is suitable for cooks at all levels - from vegans looking for new recipes to professional chefs looking for vegan or plant-based inspiration for their menus.

Ready to get started?

Just add the course to your basket above - choose the 'Expert' option for personal feedback from Kirk on your vegan dishes.

If you know someone who'd love this course then give it as a gift - just tick "This is a gift" at the checkout.

Any questions? Contact us by clicking on the orange speech symbol - we'd love to hear from you.

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Lesson summary

Adapting your pantry and tastebuds to become a plant based chef

During this lesson, you’ll be taught how to kit out your pantry with key ingredients to become a plant based chef. You’ll be taught which ingredients you should have to hand to perfect your palette and cooking techniques. These include: Herbaceous oils, sauces, ferments, condiments, seed creams, toasted, seeds & nuts, dried herbs, dried fruits, preserved & pickled vegetables, pulses & grains, confit onions, coconut oil, flours, salts, spices, aromats and others.

First dish: Spring Risotto

In this lesson Kirk will run you through the nutritional benefits of a vegan diet, and the many ways that it will improve your overall wellbeing. He will then walk you through one of his favourite core dishes to cook at home for you and your family - Spring Risotto.

Second dish: Seasonal Soup

Next, Kirk will go into depth on how a vegan diet will positively affect the environment, and why we should all be making a conscious effort to introduce more plant-based meals into our diet. He will then demonstrate you can prepare your own Seasonal Soup, wherever you are in the world.

Fine Dining Spread

Finally, Kirk will demonstrate how you can create a fine dining spread which will impress and entertain guests in your own home. This will include a starter, main course and dessert which can be enjoyed by everyone – even the meat lovers will be licking their plates clean!

Choose how you want to learn

Expert-level

Develop your learning further with marked assignments and personal tuition:

Start the course whenever you like
Tutor access for personalised assignment feedback & coaching
Certificate of completion and CPD learning hours
Online classroom with up to 20 classmates
Lessons with expert videos & notes
Group chat & direct message with tutor & classmates
Lifetime access to videos, notes & classroom

Peer-level

Get the most from shared knowledge and community study:

Start course whenever you like
Practise what you learn with your peers
Online classroom with up to 20 classmates
Lessons with videos & notes
Course assignments
Group chat & direct message classmates
Lifetime access to videos, notes & classroom

meet the expert

Kirk Haworth

Executive Chef of high-end plant-based restaurant Plates in east London that blends food, art, and travel.

Why choose Learning with Experts?

Start whenever it suits you, and immerse yourself in motivational lesson tutorials with expert guidance.

Enhance your learning and personal growth with lesson assignments. Each course includes an optional assignment at the end of every lesson.

Drop a friendly message or respond to your assignment feedback. Our world-class experts are just a click away, ready to help you!

Stay informed about your own progress and those of your peers, and take joy in celebrating achievements along the way.

Chat and share ideas with passionate communities of learners from around the world.

Frequently asked questions

What’s the difference between PEER and EXPERT options?

At Peer and Expert level, you get access to the same core content and features:

Video lesson tutorials led by your expert tutor
Downloadable lesson notes
Option to practise what you learn with lesson assignments
Group learning within an online interactive classroom of up to 20 classmates
Lifetime access to videos, notes and classroom

If you choose Expert level, you get all of the above plus the following:

Personalised assignment feedback and coaching from your expert tutor
Opportunity to interact with your expert tutor through a private messaging system
Certificate of completion.

What is an online classroom?

Our online classroom has been developed to allow you to learn from our experts in a sociable environment alongside up to 20 other students. After each video tutorial led by your expert, you will be encouraged to practice what you have learned with optional assignments - these can be seen by the other students in your class, who are free to share their own thoughts and questions with you.

You will be encouraged to take part in an ongoing class discussion where you can discuss ideas, post images or work, and comment on each other’s assignments. It’s a great way to learn from other like-minded people who share your passion from all over the world.

This means not only do you benefit from people who are outstanding in their field, but also from a close-knit group of like-minded people whom you can learn alongside. Group learning has shown to greatly improve not just the experience of studying, but also how well you retain the knowledge, and we have built our classroom experience around this fact.

When can I start my course and how long will it take?

You can start your course any time within 12 months after receipt of your purchase confirmation email. Once you start, you’ll have lifetime access — meaning you can revisit the lesson videos and notes whenever you want.

Our courses are designed so that you can study at your own pace, some prefer to binge learn while others like to spread their studying over a longer period of time - it’s completely up to you. To give you a rough time frame, each lesson video is approximately 30-40 minutes long, and we recommend that you spend around an hour on each assignment.

How often can I speak with the Expert?

If you opt for the Expert version of your course, the time you have to interact with your tutor is limited to course length. You will have one week per lesson to chat to your tutor and to have your assignments marked, and during this period you can ask them as many questions as you would like.

To find out the length of each course, head to the product page and look at the Course outline to see how many lessons it contains. e.g. a four lesson course assumes that you will have completed the assignments within four weeks.

Your tutor interaction period will start as soon as you enter the classroom. If you find that you are struggling to complete the assignments in the allocated time or you wish to put this function on hold, just get in contact with one of the team via the support button and we will help you out.

Support and full FAQs

If you need any help with a course, be it one you’ve started already, or one you are looking to purchase, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our Support email address.

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Vegan & Plant Based Cooking