Vegetarian Christmas recipes
Enjoy one of our vegetarian Christmas recipes, including canapés, starters, mains and sides. They’re meat-free AND marvellous. There’s centrepieces including a parsnip and porcini mushroom wellington and Middle Eastern-spiced nut roast, plus inspiring sides, such as crispy sliced lemon potatoes and salted caramel parsnips and cauliflower.
Looking for a vegetarian Christmas menu with the wow-factor? Look no further…
Our five easy Glow Up hacks can add festive flavour to umpteen vegetarian dishes, from a savoury granola to add texture to roasted parsnips to sage and nutmeg garlic butter to stir through sprouts.
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Christmas trimmings, sides and sauces
Butter-roast parsnips with hazelnuts and sage
Dish up your best-ever roast parsnips this Christmas. Crisp sage and a scattering of toasted hazelnuts provide flavour and crunch.
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Filo pastry recipes
Vegetarian filo Christmas wreath
Food writer Elly Curshen’s spectacular filo-wrapped wreath makes a perfect vegetarian Christmas main or Christmas buffet centerpiece.
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Pâté recipes
Mushroom and tarragon pâté with roasted grapes and chestnuts
This easy pâté makes a pretty vegetarian starter, Roasted grapes bring bursts of sweetness while earthy chestnuts add festiveness.
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Vegetarian Christmas dinner recipes
Root vegetable, chickpea, and feta tart
Looking for a vegetarian main that looks impressive but doesn’t take hours to make? Sabrina Ghayour's root veg and feta tart is the answer.
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Nut recipes
Black garlic and clementine nut roast
This isn’t just any old nut roast. Tangy black garlic is complemented by sweet and zesty clementines for a treat of a vegetarian centrepiece.
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Pear recipes
Mulled pears, three ways
This showstopping trio of mulled poached pears - simmered in wine, white tea or cider - offers something for everyone at your Christmas table
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Tahini recipes
Tahini roast potatoes with figs
OK, these tahini spuds aren’t the prettiest roast potatoes you’ve ever seen. Believe us, this incredible side dish makes up for it in taste.
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Vegetarian pie recipes
Ottolenghi’s butternut crunch pie
This ruffled filo pie from team Ottolenghi cleverly treads the line between sweet and savoury, with a top note of zingy heat thanks to a scattering of pickled chillies.
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Vegetarian Christmas dinner recipes
Sourdough stuffing balls
These zingy sourdough stuffing balls are a vibrant alternative to the heavy, traditional versions. Great with turkey, chicken or goose.
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Pickled recipes
Breaded pickled shiitake mushrooms
These breaded mushrooms are crisp on the outside, but soft, sharp and sweet with umami notes inside. A real treat for Christmas parties.
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Puff pastry recipes
Goat’s cheese, squash and mushroom pithivier
This mushroom pithivier cleverly combines a roundel of squash with roast mushroom and hazelnut duxelles, plus an oozing goat’s cheese centre.
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Roast potato recipes
Ghee roast potatoes
For roast potatoes with an Indian twist, use ghee for crisp and golden results then serve with a zesty fresh coriander chutney.
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Favourite vegetarian recipes
Giant mushroom vol-au-vent
The sharing dish just got a whole lot more fun with our giant mushroom vol-au-vent recipe. Dive in and help yourself to a generous portion.
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Sharing recipes to feed a crowd
Giant Ferrero Rocher éclair to share
The award for the biggest, best pastry goes to our giant Ferrero Rocher éclair. This showstopper serves 8-10 for an ideal Christmas dessert.
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Cranberry recipes
Cranberry pavlova with sorbet
Can't face Christmas pud? Our cranberry pavlova is the perfect counterpoint of sweet and sharp to balance the rich flavours of Christmas.
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Baked cheesecake recipes
Spiced rum Christmas pudding cheesecake
This boozy Christmas pudding cheesecake looks impressive as a festive dessert but is really simple to make.
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