Vegetarian Christmas recipes
Enticing meat-free recipes for the festive season, with starters, main courses and snacks. Enjoy moreish pies, soups, tarts, nut roasts and veggie traybakes.
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App onlyMincemeat flapjacks. This is a premium piece of content available to registered users.
Make some Christmassy flapjacks using mincemeat. They make the perfect travel companion, and are great if you’re craving some festive flavours
App onlyVegan butternut & pecan spiral pies. This is a premium piece of content available to registered users.
Make a festive meat-free centrepiece using shop-bought filo pastry for ease. The squash filling is packed with umami notes thanks to miso paste and soy sauce, plus a touch of maple sweetness
Root vegetable tatin with candied nuts & blue cheese
Make this vegetable tatin with nuts and cheese as a Christmas showstopper. Perfect for a veggie family, it also makes a great Boxing Day buffet centrepiece
Beetroot & red onion tarte tatin
Try this vegan tart for a show-stopping centrepiece. The bold red of beetroot against the vibrant green salad also makes it ideal for a meat-free celebration.
Veg peel fritters
Make veg peelings the star of the show with these easy fritters. They're perfect the day after a big family dinner, such as at Christmas time
Easy red cabbage
Bring red cabbage to life with the flavours of cinnamon and star anise. It's a great side dish at Christmas, along with all the traditional trimmings
Spiced squash & curry leaf pickle
Make our Indian-inspired pickle, heady with tamarind and spices, to gift to friends. Enjoy with cheddar and crackers, samosas or a Boxing Day turkey curry
App onlyChocolate spiced gingerbread house cake. This is a premium piece of content available to registered users.
Put a fresh spin on a classic gingerbread house with this showstopper – it simplifies the process by using layers of chocolate sponge and treacle buttercream inside
App onlyBaked camembert with brioche bun wreath. This is a premium piece of content available to registered users.
Elevate the classic tear-and-share bread with molten cheese with Tom Kerridge's recipe. It's perfect for a special occasion when you need to feed a crowd
Easy cheesy leeks
Make these luxurious leeks as part of your Christmas spread. Easily prepared in advance, the dish will bring great flavour to your Christmas dinner feast
Christmas cookies
These festive vanilla cookies make a beautiful edible Christmas tree decoration. Or, you could pack them into boxes to give as end-of-term gifts for teachers and friends.
How to make polenta
Minimise the stress of catering for a crowd by prepping this crispy polenta base ahead of a party, then finishing on the night with three delicious toppings
Honey soy sprouts
Try a new twist on sprouts. Shredding and coating them in a sticky soy and honey sauce takes them to a new level – it's sure to be a crowd-pleaser
Squash & chestnut crackers
Impress veggie guests this Christmas with these butternut squash and chestnut puff pastry crackers. Serve with vegetarian gravy and plenty of trimmings
App onlyMalted chocolate yule log. This is a premium piece of content available to registered users.
Decorate this yule log with white chocolate snowflakes to make it even more Christmassy. It will be a big hit with fans of malted chocolate
App onlyPoached pear trifle with florentine crunch & almond custard. This is a premium piece of content available to registered users.
Round off Christmas dinner with this showstopping pear trifle. A trifle with a difference, it’s laced with amaretto for a more grown-up dessert
Individual butternut squash wellingtons
Bake these vegetarian dinner party pastries for a special occasion, like Christmas Day. They're filled with squash, spinach, chestnut mushrooms and tangy blue cheese
Hasselback roast potatoes
Make hasselback potatoes flavoured with garlic and rosemary, rather than just normal roasties. They have unique textures, with crisp edges and buttery middles
Baked red onions with ricotta
Gather your friends for a relaxed evening – these baked red onions are special but simple to prepare, so you won’t be stuck in the kitchen
Cheesy cauliflower flask soup
Keep warm with our hearty cauliflower soup that can be decanted into a flask for a car or train journey. Top with the croutons before serving
Pull-apart garlic rolls with baked camembert
Create a memorable sharing experience with our pull-apart garlic rolls – they're baked with a wheel of gooey baked camembert, making them ideal for big gatherings such as Boxing Day
Multi-seed cheese straws
Make cheese straws with the added flavours of sesame and poppy seeds, dried onion flakes and sea salt. They're great snacks to serve with cocktails
Rosemary polenta bites with peperonata
Serve our rosemary polenta bites with peperonata as canapés or a starter ahead of a celebration. They're ideal for a special occasion such as Christmas
Nut roast rolls
Bake these vegetarian nut roast rolls for a Boxing Day buffet or summer picnic. They're packed with mushrooms, lentils and nuts, and encased in puff pastry
