Vegetarian recipes
Ideas for a sensational spread on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and throughout the festive season, including a stunning centre-piece - Layered squash, barley & spinach pie.
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Individual Christmas pies
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This recipe for a stunning vegetarian Christmas alternative, can easily be reduced or increased to make as many as you need
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Squash & sage pithivier
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This simple pie for one makes a great veggie option for Christmas Day - make as many as you need and freeze ahead
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Cranberry & blue cheese tart with pear salad
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Use up the remains of the cheeseboard and your cranberry sauce in this sweet-savoury tart
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Roast pumpkin & fennel with mushrooms
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Serve alongside a roast rib of beef for a special festive meal or Sunday lunch
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Walnut & Stilton orzotto with roasted squash & Port sauce
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MasterChef finalist, Alex Rushmer, shows us how to create a show-stopping vegetarian starter for the festive season
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For The Keen Cook
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Thai mango, chilli & lime cups
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Serve these quick, zingy vegetarian nibbles at your next party
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Chargrilled polenta with balsamic mushrooms
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This simple veggie supper wins the olive vote for top cheat's choice, creating a stylish dish using ready-made polenta
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Lentils with squash & feta
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This warm salad of Puy lentils makes a hearty side dish or great-value supper
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Clementine, feta & winter leaf salad
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This wonderfully light salad is packed with easy-to-find seasonal ingredients and makes a great Christmas starter
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Wild rice, chestnut & squash stuffing
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Add a colourful and healthy dish to your Christmas lunch table with this vegetarian stuffing
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Roasted root vegetables
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Root veg is a must with Sunday lunch and Christmas dinner, and this easy recipe is low-fat, superhealthy and high in fibre to boot
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Sticky carrots with thyme & honey
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Give your carrots some flavour with this easy idea using small Chantenay carrots and just three other ingredients
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Swede & parsnip bake
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A mixed mash of favourite winter root veg with a crispy herb topping, which can be chilled or frozen ahead
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Red cabbage with Bramley apple & walnuts
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A sweet, crunchy cabbage dish with a superhealthy boost of vitamin C
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Traditional bread sauce
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Every Christmas lunch needs a big bowl of bread sauce on the table
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Cranberry & red wine sauce
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Keep this Christmas-spiced cranberry sauce in the fridge for up to a week before the big day
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Creamy potato & shallot gratin
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How will you serve your potatoes this Christmas? If rich and creamy is your thing, try this indulgent gratin recipe
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Chunky roast potatoes
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Keeping your roasties nice and big makes it much easier to keep them crisp and warm
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Squashed baby potatoes with rosemary
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Lighter than your average roastie, these roasted new potatoes make a healthy addition to your Christmas plate
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Savoy cabbage with almonds
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A superhealthy side dish with lightly toasted almonds to give your cabbage some crunch
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Carrot & star anise purée
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If you fancy adding something a little different to the table on Christmas Day, this seasonal purée could be just the thing
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Buttered peas & leeks
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A simple side for your roast dinner, which counts towards your five-a-day
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Layered squash, barley & spinach pie
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A spectacular veggie Christmas centrepiece - when sliced, it looks stunning, and the flavours go brilliantly with all your favourite trimmings
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Polenta & goat's cheese stacks
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This show-stopping vegetarian main will dazzle dinner party guests and it's special enough to serve on Christmas Day
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Truffled parsnip & Parmesan bruschetta
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Scented truffle oil and fresh Parmesan make humble parsnips the star in this tasty Christmas canapé
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Quick & easy party nibbles
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Ten stunning ideas for your Christmas drinks party, all suitable for vegetarians
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Fresh Savoy, red onion & egg pie
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A great vegetarian main - perfect pastry and a scrummy filling
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Herby cheese roulade
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This impressive dish can be made up to 12 hours ahead
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Grilled goat's cheese with cranberry dressing
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A smart veggie starter that will impress even the biggest foodie at your dinner table
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Fig & blue cheese tart
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This extra special tart with crumbly walnut pastry makes a fabulous vegetarian dinner
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Classic Christmas pudding
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What's Christmas without the pud? This is a plump pudding with history...
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Fruit-filled clementine cake
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A beautiful, moist gluten-free cake packed with zingy citrus flavours, wonderful for Christmas
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Parsnip, cranberry & chestnut loaf
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A modern take on the nut loaf, this makes a great vegetarian centrepiece for Christmas Day or a special dinner
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Squash & nigella seed soup
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Nigella seeds are a flavourful addition to this winter soup; they taste like oregano and have the slight bitterness of mustard seeds
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Chicory & houmous bites
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These chicory and houmous bites couldn't be easier to make for a buffet
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Mushroom & olive tatins
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This is a versatile dish, starter, main, picnic or snack. It's smart enough for entertaining and easy enough for everyday
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Easy cheese & onion slice
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This cheesy dish is a great buffet recipe for guests to just help themselves to
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Mushroom & tarragon pâté
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This low-fat, easy pâté is a perfect vegetarian starter
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7-cup Christmas pudding
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A classic light, spiced Christmas pudding - so simple you don't even need any kitchen scales
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Goat's cheese & onion pastries
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Use a hearty shortcrust base then top with creamy cheese and crunchy walnuts and contrast with watercress salad
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Crisp spinach tart with squash wedges
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This veggie filo pie with roast pumpkin is versatile enough for a quick dinner, packed lunch or buffet
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Spiced rice & mushroom en croute
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This festive centrepiece makes a great veggie main course
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Open ravioli with squash & porcini mushrooms
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Don't leave the vegetarians out this Christmas, with this special yet easy to manage recipe
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Melty mushroom Wellingtons
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This smart all-in-one vegetarian main is perfect for entertaining on winter nights
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Goat's cheese & cranberry tartlets
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These vegetarian tartlets make great finger food for a festive drinks party
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Rosemary & olive drop scones with goat's cheese
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Tasty pop-in-the-mouth nibbles to impress guests with before dinner
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Fennel & chestnut loaf with cranberry relish
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Good Food reader Barbara Keen shares her vegetarian loaf recipe with seasonal chestnut and cranberry
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Festive squash jalousie
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Perfect for a veggie Christmas Day centrepiece, this easy pie tastes great with all the traditional trimmings
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