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Vegan Christmas
Roast carrots and parsnips with hazelnut dukkah
These Middle Eastern inspired roasted root vegetables combine dukkah, hazelnuts and maple syrup for crunch, sweetness and depth of flavour.
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Asparagus
Asparagus and quinoa salad with peas and broad beans
Spring produce such as asparagus, peas, broad beans and lovage are the star players in this crunchy and sweet vegan salad recipe.
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Hot cross buns
Gail’s hot cross buns
The recipe for these hot cross buns comes from high-end bakery chain Gail's – each step is accompanied by a photo to make it easy to follow.
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Gravy
Parsnip and porcini gravy
Searching for a vegan gravy? Chef Maria Elia's parsnip and porcini gravy pairs perfectly with vegan wellington, but works with any roast.
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Gratins
Fennel, taleggio, potato, parmesan and thyme gratin
You're never going to stray far wrong with a fennel gratin. This one's made with punchy taleggio, parmesan and thyme so it's a real treat.
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Sweet potatoes
Roast sweet potato, beetroot and red onion salad with miso dressing
We've used miso dressing in this roast sweet potato, beetroot and red onion salad for an umami kick. It makes a great vegetarian lunch.
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Vegetarian starters
Roast purple sprouting broccoli with smashed white beans
Gill Meller's roast purple sprouting broccoli recipe makes a wonderful sharing starter. Alternatively, serve it as a side with the Sunday roast.
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Christmas trimmings, sides and sauces
Carrot, parsnip and mascarpone gratin
A make-ahead side dish to serve with your roast dinnerr. This creamy carrot and parsnip gratin with rosemary and bay is a crowd pleaser.
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Potatoes
Ultimate dauphinois potatoes
There’s slicing, infusing and layering to be done, but the indulgently good finished result makes our dauphinois potatoes utterly worth it.
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Christmas trimmings, sides and sauces
Sherry-braised leeks
These silky textured braised leeks, made more indulgent with sherry and double cream, are delicious as a Christmas side dish.
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Carrots
Brown-butter carrots with pistachios and dill
Drizzle young carrots with nutty brown butter and sprinkle with pistachios and dill for an elegant spring side dish.
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Recipes to celebrate spring
Tenderstem broccoli gratin
This creamy, zesty tenderstem broccoli gratin makes a wonderful vegetarian side dish for dinner parties or spring time Sunday lunch.
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Make-ahead Christmas sides
Freeze-ahead roast potatoes
Get ahead and save time when planning a big roast dinner by prepping and freezing your roast potatoes in advance. These are guaranteed to be crispy too.
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Healthy vegetarian
Quick charred spring onion and sweet potato salad
Charred sweet potatoes are tossed with za'tar, spring onions, lamb's lettuce and feta to make a filling sweet potato salad.
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Recipes to celebrate spring
Sherry-braised fennel with pretzel crumbs and goat’s cheese
Tender fennel is braised in sherry then topped with crisp pretzel crumbs and goat's cheese in this simple dinner party starter recipe.
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April seasonal
Michel Roux Jr’s braised little gem lettuces
Michel Roux Jr's braised little gem lettuce recipe is n easy way to transform lettuce into a luxurious side dish. Braise with port and stock.
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