A vegetarian Christmas lunch

Ho ho ho! Turkey schmurkey – who needs poultry when we've got these great recipe options for a meat-free festive menu.

A vegetarian Christmas lunch

Meat-free canapés

Flatbread with red lentil pâté

Flatbread with red lentil pâté

Serving this red lentil pâté with a smoky flatbread makes it a deliciously wintry dish.

Sweetcorn and red chilli cakes with avocado salsa

Sweetcorn and red chilli cakes with avocado salsa

A wonderful vegetarian canapé with a kick.

 


Inspiring starters

Feta and pomegranate salad

Feta and pomegranate salad

This is stunning, and the flavours are a real wake-up call: salty feta; sweet, crunchy pomegranate seeds; and bitter leaves and herbs.

Stilton, leek and celery tart with apple and cranberry chutney

Stilton, leek and celery tart with apple and cranberry chutney

A gorgeous vegetarian cheesy tart with a fruity accompaniment which makes an apt starter at Christmas or for a grand dinner party.

Artichoke soup and parsnip crisps

Artichoke soup and parsnip crisps

This delicious light starter can be made in advance, making the rest of the cooking easier.

 


Marvellous mains

Mum's Christmas roast

Mum's Christmas roast

This easy vegetarian recipe for Christmas roast is nut-free. Finely diced veg and mushrooms are baked with cheesy breadcrumbs on top, to make a moist veggie roast with a crunch for those who'd rather not have turkey.

Beetroot, goat’s cheese and cranberry parcels

Beetroot, goat’s cheese and cranberry parcels

Surprise your guests – veggie or not – with these colourful beetroot and goat’s cheese parcels.

Christmas pilaff

Christmas pilaff

This easy Christmas pilaff, with pomegranates, pistachios and spices, makes a colourful and tasty vegetarian rice dish.

 


Trrrrrrimmings

Roast carrots and parsnips with walnut sauce

Roast carrots and parsnips with walnut sauce

Go back to your roots this Christmas with these roast parsnips and carrots.

Stir-fried sprouts with nutmeg

Stir-fried sprouts with nutmeg

Convert a sprout-hater with this quick recipe.

Very Christmassy red cabbage

Very Christmassy red cabbage

A great alternative to sprouts.

Perfect roast potatoes

Perfect roast potatoes

You can never have too many roast potatoes, especially on Christmas Day. Master this recipe using goose fat (or olive oil) and you’ll want to make a roast with all the trimmings every Sunday of the year.

 


Classic puds

Chocolate and panettone Christmas pudding with cranberry toffee sauce

Chocolate and panettone Christmas pudding with cranberry toffee sauce

A deliciously indulgent Christmas pudding recipe that will knock the stockings off any other pud.

Classic trifle

Classic trifle

This old-style trifle recipe is so easy to make a day ahead, and it tastes amazing.

Walnut and whisky Christmas cake

Walnut and whisky Christmas cake

A good Christmas cake will last you the whole of the holiday. A great one, like this wonderful walnut and whisky cake, will be around for a couple of days, tops.

 

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webeditor

November 1

If you open the recipe you will see that it offers a vegetarian option in place of goose fat.

Jackie_lowings

October 29

Why are you suggesting a vegetarian recipe for roast potatoes using Goose fat????

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