Christmas trimmings, sides and sauces
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Air fryer
Air fryer roast potatoes
Our ultimate air fryer roast potatoes recipe is infused with aromatic garlic and rosemary and given extra crunch from a secret ingredient.
Game
Game terrine with brandy-soaked prunes
Nicholas Balfe's game terrine makes a special Christmas dish. The festive spices go beautifully with seasonal game and brandy-soaked prunes.
Preserves
Wine jelly
Debora Robertson's wine jelly is a versatile condiment to have on hand. Serve with cheese and charcuterie, or stir into sauces.
Leeks
Creamy baked leeks
In this cosy side dish recipe, leeks are cooked slowly in cream and cheese until soft and golden. A delicious accompaniment to any roast.
Brussels sprouts
Roast sprouts with bacon, chestnuts and cream
Roast sprouts with bacon and chestnuts until tender and nutty, then stir through cream for an unapologetically decadent Christmas side dish.
Christmas recipes from around the world
Christmas Jansson’s temptation
Brontë Aurell shares her recipe for Jansson's temptation (Jansson's frestelse), a classic Swedish potato dish made with cream and ansjovis.
Bread sauces
The best bread sauce
A classic bread sauce recipe with onion, bay leaf and nutmeg. Serve as part of our zero-waste Christmas dinner, where everything gets used up.
Carrots
Orange and honey-roast carrots and parsnips
Carrots and parsnips are a key part of a roast dinner because they add colour and sweetness – especially with a good drizzle of honey.
Red cabbage
Braised red cabbage with pickled walnuts and tarragon
Red cabbage is an essential element of the festive plate, thanks to its sweetness and acidity. Make this Christmas side dish ahead.
Brussels sprouts
Sprout and anchovy gratin with porcini crumb
This gratin, with the sprouts baked in anchovy-infused cream, will be the dark horse of your Christmas dinner. Just wait until you taste it...
Stuffing
Goose liver and sausagemeat stuffing
This rich sausagemeat stuffing for roast goose is bolstered with the goose’s liver and given zing with pickled walnuts.
Gravy
Goose gravy
When there’s roast goose in the mix, it’s easy to make great gravy. This recipe uses veg trimmings and roasting juices for a rich result.
Christmas trimmings, sides and sauces
Christmas peas
Buttery peas flecked with pink grapefruit provide a flash of green at the Christmas table. Not traditional, but zingily flavoursome.
Christmas trimmings, sides and sauces
Sprouts in blankets
Two Christmas icons combine to make sprouts in blankets. Even sprout haters will change their beliefs when they taste them wrapped in bacon.
Celeriac
Celeriac, sage and black garlic gratin
Celeriac, sage and black garlic create the ultimate winter gratin. This flavour-bomb of a side dish is sure to liven up your Sunday roast.
Tahini
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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