Classic Christmas Day menu
delicious. team
Check out our classic Christmas day menu for all you die-hard traditionalists out there. We’ve featured our favourite failsafe festive recipes, including our easiest ever Christmas turkey recipe, so you can guarantee best results on the day.
For many, Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a proper roast turkey, pigs in blankets, brussels sprouts and a traditional Christmas pudding. Luckily, we’ve devised a classic Christmas menu complete with all your favourite festive trimmings.
Nibbles and starters
To start off your three-course menu begin with a Christmas classic, smoked salmon, or prawn cocktail:
The main event
Our pick of flavourings for the bird are sage, bay and pancetta, and the turkey recipe below has stuffing and chipolatas included for ease.
- Perfect roast potatoes
- Brussels sprouts and bacon
- Turkey gravy
- Christmas red cabbage
- Balsamic and brown sugar roast carrots and parsnips
The pudding
We’ve got options for a traditional pud or something more chocolatey…
Check out the rest of our complete Christmas menus, here:
Last-minute Christmas menu
Make-ahead Christmas menu
Vegan Christmas menu
Vegetarian Christmas menu
Christmas menu for two people
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