Vegetarian recipes

James Ramsden's spicy vegetarian recipe uses paneer and carrots for a budget-friendly, easy-to-make meal – perfect for meat-free Monday

Cumin and chilli add a spicy kick to Sybil Kapoor's hearty borlotti bean and tomato soup. Spinach adds more goodness to this an easy, satisfying supper.

This easy vegetarian lentil and spinach soup gets a flavour boost from cumin. A topping of fried onions and pine nuts gives it another upgrade.

Once the aubergine and noodles are cooked, it's easy to assemble this dish, which includes mango for sweetness and a light chilli dressing for heat.

Baked eggs are a guaranteed crowd pleasure. This vegetarian recipe uses mainly storecupboard ingredients making it a cheap way to feed the whole family.

We've swapped mayonnaise for Greek yogurt making this potato salad lighter and healthier. It's the perfect side salad for a barbecue or relaxed dinner party.

Top this Middle Eastern-style vegetarian quinoa salad, by vegetarian cookery book writer Rose Eliot, with halloumi, houmous, feta or avocado.

Beadcrumb pasta is the dinner you didn't know you needed, until now. Nina Olsson uses a handful of simple ingredients in this breadcrumb spaghetti dish.

A vegetarian spaghetti alla puttanesca. Rose Elliot's recipe leaves out the anchovies but is still full of capers, tomato and olives.

A vegetarian leek and potato soup made with almond milk and almond butter for non-dairy creaminess. You can serve this soup chilled or warm.

We've made this Indian vegetable curry healthier by swapping traditional coconut cream for yogurt – lessening the saturated fat.

Donal Skehan's cheese and thyme potato tart is just as good served cold as hot. This budget-friendly recipe is a real comfort food dish.

Calling all vegetarians, this meat-free butternut and mushroom wellington encased in a brioche crust makes for a stunning veggie centrepiece.

Raymond Blanc's boozy choux buns are the perfect sweet Christmas canapé. Make them in advance, then defrost in the oven when it's party time.

Serve these easy, impressive, crispy pan potatoes as an alternative to classic roast potatoes for your dinner party or Sunday lunch.

These sweet and zesty, sherry-glazed carrots are more than just a side dish – they're the perfect partner for your Christmas dinner.

Adding sweet-sharp pomegranate juice and warm spices to red cabbage takes this easy Christmas side dish to the next level.

Velvet-smooth parsnip purée topped with crunchy breadcrumbs, is the ultimate Christmas side dish – once you've tried parsnip purée you...

A quick vegetarian gnocchi recipe, for two people, served with a full-of-flavour walnut and watercress pesto; a midweek meal ready in just 25 minutes.