The traditional Christmas meal is often centred around meat, leaving vegetarians and vegans to make-do with a hardly handful of starters or side dishes (or sometimes nothing at all)! If you are catering for someone who doesn’t eat meat, or simply want to try and incorporate more plant-based foods into your Christmas cooking, we have put together some suggestions for meat-free dishes to serve this festive season.
Starters
Spinach and ricotta Christmas tree
Baked Camembert with honey-roasted grapes, almonds and puff-pastry shards
Baked Camembert with honey-roasted grapes, almonds and puff-pastry shards
Baked vegan feta
Spinach, Blue Cheese and Walnut Puffs
Mains
Beet Wellington with balsamic reduction
Whole baked cauliflower
Lentil sausage rolls
https://www.foodandhome.co.za/recipes/lentil-sausage-rolls-with-tomato-sumac-salad
Savoury cheesecake
Sides
Hasselback butternuts with bay leaves, cinnamon and sage
Smashed potatoes
Vegan pumpkin fritters
Vegan pumpkin fritters with chilli-miso caramel dipping sauce
Fig and olive-tapenade star bread
Desserts
Sticky Date & Ginger Puddings
Ice-cream Christmas trees
Mini pecan, macadamia and walnut pies
https://www.foodandhome.co.za/on-shelf/mini-pecan-macadamia-and-walnut-pies
Easy Vegan Chocolate Cake
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