Alternative Christmas roast recipes
Not a fan of turkey or just fancy doing something different this year? Browse our alternative Christmas roast recipes for some new festive inspiration. Choose from beef, game, chicken, goose and showstopping vegetarian dishes.
Our Glow Up mini recipes, including a luscious sage and nutmeg garlic butter to rub under the turkey’s skin or toss with veg, are a great way to jazz up your festive alternatives too.
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Alternative Christmas roast recipes
Roast guinea fowl with fennel, shallot and white wine sauce
This guinea fowl roast with thyme butter, bacon and a rich white wine sauce serves four, making it a special...
Christmas recipes from around the world
Pierna mechada (Mexican roast pork leg)
This flavour-packed Mexican roast pork leg with adobo is enjoyed at Christmas, says chef Adriana Cavita. Here, she shares her...
Alternative Christmas roast recipes
Herby tamarind lamb with baked jollof rice
This tamarind and herb-stuffed lamb leg with baked jollof rice recipe is a celebratory Senegalese-inspired one-pot by award-winning author and...
Alternative Christmas roast recipes
Christmas roast goose
Make roast goose the star of Christmas dinner. Roasting the legs separately ensures everything is perfectly cooked, while the long...
Duck recipes
Sauerkraut-stuffed duck with roast apples and mulled wine gravy
This festive roast duck sings with mulled wine flavours. A cinnamon, clove, star anise and nutmeg rub spices the duck’s...
Chestnut recipes
Pot-roast guinea fowl with chestnuts and spiced gravy
Guinea fowl is perfect for pot braising, a method ideal for keeping this lean bird moist and tender. The heady...
Alternative Christmas roast recipes
Brioche and thyme butter-stuffed chicken crown
A top-quality chicken makes a great alternative to turkey for a small Christmas gathering. It’s cheaper and less prone to...
Alternative Christmas roast recipes
Roast chicken with comté mushroom sauce
Everyone loves a simple roast chicken but, as with most things in life, it’s made even better with lashings of...
Easy vegan recipes
Nut roast balls, onion gravy and greens
Clodagh McKenna’s nut roast balls with rich onion gravy and greens makes a fantastic vegan alternative to roast dinner or...
Christmas recipes for four
Salt-baked celeriac with tahini
Salt-baked celeriac makes an easy but impressive vegan centrepiece. Serve on a colourful lentil and pomegranate salad with tahini sauce...
Tahini recipes
Whole roasted satay cauliflower
Marcus Wareing’s whole roasted satay cauliflower elevates the humble veg to star ingredient. The moreish satay marinade works with many...
Duck recipes
Michel Roux Jr’s roast duck with spiced pears
Michel Roux Jr’s Christmas roast duck makes a decadent festive dinner for two. The meat is tender and the crisp...
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