Vegetarian main courses
Discover an inspired range of vegetarian main courses right here, and keep the veggies in your life happy and well-fed.
Whether you’re feeding a crowd or want to impress just one or two vegetarians, we’ve a whole host of ideas, from lasagnes and curries to burgers and quiches.
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Gnocchi recipes
Caramelised fennel gnocchi
Slowly caramelising fennel in the same way you would onions renders it sweet and tender – an easy yet tasty topping for shop-bought gnocchi.
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Fennel recipes
Roast fennel quinoa salad with basil yogurt dressing
This fennel salad is packed with roasted summer vegetables and finished generously with a vibrant basil and lemon dressing.
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Fennel recipes
Fennel tarte tatin
This fennel tarte tatin is a great vegetarian dinner or side for a roast. Fennel seeds temper the sweetness and goat’s cheese adds tang.
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Easy vegan recipes
Cumin-spiced mushroom gyros
This plant-based gyros is stuffed with wedges of mushroom and crispy crinkle-cut fries, with the fresh tzatziki and tomato salad.
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Spinach recipes
Gennaro Contaldo’s cheesy spinach terrine
Gennaro Contaldo's cheesy spinach terrine makes a versatile lunch or light supper dish. This springtime dish is perfect for lunch al fresco.
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Pressure cooker recipes
Pressure cooker pea, mint and parmesan risotto
Silky pea risotto in 20 minutes?! You heard us right. Pressure cookers cook risotto rice super quickly, saving you time and energy.
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Favourite warm salad recipes
Artichoke and barley salad with soft-boiled eggs
A combo of hot and cold ingredients creates a robust warm salad, perfect for spring. It includes jarred artichokes, eggs and honeyed almonds.
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Paneer recipes
Paneer makhani
Chef Aktar Islam shares his recipe for paneer makhani. Have a go at making your own paneer before simmering in the rich, creamy sauce.
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Traybake recipes
Spinach, chard and chickpea puff pie
This vegan pie is filled with caramelised onions, plenty of wilted greens and creamy chickpeas. Bake in a tray with shop-bought puff pastry,
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Cauliflower recipes
Cauliflower steak diane with potato wedges
Served in a diane sauce with spinach and crispy poppy seed wedges on the side, this cauliflower steak is an absolute treat of a veggie main.
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Vegetarian Christmas dinner recipes
Root vegetable, chickpea, and feta tart
Looking for a vegetarian main that looks impressive but doesn’t take hours to make? Sabrina Ghayour's root veg and feta tart is the answer.
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Nut recipes
Black garlic and clementine nut roast
This isn’t just any old nut roast. Tangy black garlic is complemented by sweet and zesty clementines for a treat of a vegetarian centrepiece.
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Vegetarian comfort food recipes
Aubergine biryani
Vegetarians deserve biryani too! In this wonderful recipe from DabbaDrop, aubergine brings meatiness while tomato masala offers umami punch.
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Sustainable recipes
No-waste pumpkin curry
Curry is such a tasty way to use pumpkin, and this no-waste recipe uses the flesh, skin and the pumpkin seeds in a coconutty chutney.
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Dinner inspiration in 20 minutes
Portobello mushroom mulitas
Mulitas are like an even more delicious quesadilla, sandwiched with plenty of melted cheese. Ours feature juicy portobello mushrooms.
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Noodle recipes
Pulled king oyster mushroom, peanut and chilli noodles
Strands of meaty King oyster mushrooms are strewn through a nutty, fragrant sauce in this easy vegan noodles recipe.
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