Vegetarian Christmas starter recipes
Christmas dinner for vegetarians will be wonderful with one of these vegetarian starter recipes, including cauliflower cheese croquettes and three-onion soup with stilton croutons
Avoid endless scrolling and browse our ready-made vegetarian Christmas menu.
Add some spice to your festive failsafes with our five Glow Up hacks, including herby candied pecans to add to salads and starters and a glossy sage and nutmeg garlic butter to stir through veg.
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Halloumi recipes
Halloumi, clementine and barley salad
Add colour to a festive spread with this vibrant halloumi and clementine salad. Enjoy as a starter or pile it up on a platter as a side dish.
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Christmas starter recipes
Marinated goat’s cheese salad
Infusing creamy, soft goat’s cheese with aromatic fennel seeds, rosemary and chilli is a simple way to turn an already tasty treat into something even better.
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Make-ahead Christmas starters
Turnip, cheddar and quince rose
This turnip, cheddar and quince rose makes a beautiful vegetarian starter. It's easy to make and showcases a veg deserving far more attention.
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Miso recipes
Miso devilled eggs
Who doesn’t love a devilled egg? This Japanese-inspired version of the retro classic vastly improves the original by amping up the umami with a spoonful of miso. They’re the best devilled eggs you’ll ever eat.
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Favourite vegetarian recipes
Giant mushroom vol-au-vent
The sharing dish just got a whole lot more fun with our giant mushroom vol-au-vent recipe. Dive in and help yourself to a generous portion.
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Vegetarian Christmas starter recipes
Harissa and pine nut palmiers
The perfect snack or starter before the main course, these savoury harissa and pine nut palmiers are moreish and will go down a treat
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Christmas baking recipes
Cheese, cranberry and thyme fondue star
This fun cheese Christmas bake is indulgent, comforting and equally delicious served as a snack with drinks or with a hearty bowl of soup.
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Recipes using sourdough bread
Baked camembert bread bowl
This camembert bread bowl works as a hearty starter, informal tear and share lunch, or perhaps as part of a vegetarian Christmas buffet.
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Canapé recipes
Devilled eggs
The ultimate Christmas party food, devilled eggs are about as moreish as canapés get and a must for the Christmas table.
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Vegetarian Christmas starter recipes
Baked camembert with honey, granola and rye crackers
This isn't your run-of-the-mill baked camembert recipe. We've combined the oozy cheese with homemade rye crackers, a savoury granola and...
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Favourite vegetarian recipes
Potato and parsnip latkes
Alan Rosenthal's latkes - potato pancakes - are so crispy and more-ish they'll disappear in seconds, making it the perfect savoury snack for a dinner party.Â
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Vegetarian starter recipes
Mini mushroom and freekeh scotch eggs
A vegetarian twist on a classic, these mini mushroom and freekeh scotch eggs make a fun and festive starter, and will satisfy whoever is at the table.Â
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Christmas starter recipes
Three-onion soup with stilton croutons
An updated version of a classic recipe, this three-onion soup with rich stilton croutons makes both a decadent and crowd-pleasing starter.
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Savoury bread recipes
Garlic bread and melty baked cheese wreath
Is there a better way to bring a crowd together than with a melty cheese and garlic bread wreath? No, we can't think of one either...
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Canapé recipes
Cheesy polenta fritters
There are so few ingredients in these little cheesy morsels and yet they’re so tasty. Serve them as a canapé or snack before a dinner party.
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Alpine recipes
The ultimate Swiss cheese fondue
We've tried and tested numerous recipes in search of the ultimate swiss cheese fondue – and we think we've finally cracked it.
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