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    Home » Recipes by Meal Type » Vegetarian Dinner Recipes

    Dec 9, 2017 · Modified: Jul 14, 2022 by Becca Heyes · This post may contain affiliate links · 26 Comments

    Build your own vegetarian Christmas dinner!

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    Build your own vegetarian Christmas dinner! Over 60 recipes to choose from - just pick one dish from each category and you've got a perfect, irresistible vegetarian or vegan Christmas dinner!

    Ohhh yes, it's that time of year again! Time for my annual round-up of vegetarian Christmas dinner recipes.

    In 2014 I shared my ultimate vegetarian Christmas dinner menu.

    The year before that, I shared 50 vegetarian Christmas dinner recipes that can all be served alongside the usual veggies and gravy.

    This year, I thought I'd let you build your own vegetarian Christmas dinner from a selection of my favourite recipes from around the web!

    ...yes, all three of these posts are basically the same thing with a different title. But there are lots of new recipes here too! So hopefully you'll be able to find plenty of inspiration here to build an amazing Christmas meal. Just pick one or two recipes from each category, and you'll have an irresistible vegetarian Christmas dinner... then you just have to remember to send me my invitation!

    I've marked on which of the recipes are vegan, but obviously a lot of the other recipes could easily be adapted to fit with any dietary requirements.

    Enjoy!

    First up:

    The main event

    It's best to choose your main dish first, as it might determine what sorts of side dishes you want to serve alongside it. Since this will be the most important part of your vegetarian Christmas dinner, I have plenty for you to choose from!

    Cheesy chickpea cake

    Cheesy chickpea cake (pictured above)
    Cauliflower cheese tart
    Mushroom and chestnut pie
    Vegetable toad in the hole
    Cheesy carrot nut roast
    Vegetarian haggis and mushroom wellington [vegan]
    Carrot and white bean veggie cutlets
    Beetroot and shallot tarte tatin from Delicious
    Seitan roast stuffed with shiitakes and leeks from Post Punk Kitchen [vegan]

    Cheese and onion plait

    Cheese and onion plait (pictured above)
    Carrot and cashew nut roast
    Sage and onion homemade seitan roast
    Cheesy lentil slice
    Spinach and ricotta strudel with chickpeas
    Chestnut and chickpea roast
    Rainbow carrot, taleggio and hazelnut tarte tatin from Food To Glow
    Huge Christmas sausage roast from Mouthwatering Vegan Recipes [vegan]

    Creamy lentil and aubergine stack

    Creamy lentil and aubergine stack (pictured above)
    Mini cheesy lentil loaves
    Very veggie lentil bake
    Cheesy potato and lentil pie
    Mini mushroom picnic pies
    Bulgar stuffed courgettes with pine nuts from Family Friends Food [vegan]
    Tofu skin roulade with sage mushroom stuffing from Veggie Belly [vegan]
    Mediterranean crescent ring from Erica's Recipes
    Feta and red onion marmalade roly poly from The Veg Space
    Brie, potato and mushroom tart from Tinned Tomatoes

    Potatoes

    Next up, one of my favourite parts of the meal: the potatoes! a.k.a. the best vegetable ever. So good that it deserves its own category all to itself. I usually stick with roast potatoes, but if you're not a fan, there are loads of other options.

    Perfect roast potatoes (pictured above) [vegan]
    Buttery chateau potatoes
    Cheesy herbed potatoes Anna
    Hasselback potatoes with gorgonzola and honey from Jamie Oliver
    Potato roses from Family Friends Food
    Easy Dauphinoise potatoes from Kavey Eats
    Easy sideways potato gratin from Family Friends Food

    Low-key vegetable side dishes

    Not all dishes at the table need to be battling for attention - some vegetables are just happy being simply served with tasty flavours. With all the super rich dishes that are sure to be around at Christmas, it's nice to choose to serve one or two more low-key vegetable sides as well to balance things out. Not to mention, they're usually quicker and easier to prepare (leaving you more time to nibble on chocolate)!

    Honey soy glazed carrots

    Honey and soy glazed carrots (pictured above)
    Salt and vinegar roasted cauliflower [vegan]
    Slow cooker ratatouille [vegan]
    Maple dijon roasted Brussels sprouts from Closet Cooking [vegan]
    Maple roasted rainbow carrots with fennel seeds from Food To Glow [vegan]
    Braised greens from Jamie Oliver
    Mediterranean roasted vegetables from Fab Food 4 All
    Roasted red cabbage from Recipes From A Pantry [vegan]
    Roasted Brussels sprouts from Hungry Healthy Happy [vegan]

    Fancy vegetable side dishes

    Having said that... when else can you pour cream all over your vegetables and call it good, if not at Christmas? Here are some more fancy vegetable side dishes - just one of these will probably be plenty.

    Whole roasted cauliflower cheese

    Whole roasted cauliflower cheese (pictured above)
    Roasted green beans with lemon and feta
    Cheesy pesto white bean mash
    Cheesy sweetcorn pudding
    Creamed kale with chickpeas
    Celeriac gratin from Jamie Oliver
    Sweet potato gratin with chanterelle mushrooms and comté cheese from A Cozy Kitchen
    Mini sweet potato gratins from Oh Sweet Basil

    Stuffing

    The dish that changes everything from an everyday Sunday roast to a super special Christmas dinner: stuffing! Even if you've got nothing to stuff, that doesn't stop you from having some stuffing on the side, and there are plenty of flavours to choose from.

    Mushroom and chestnut vegetarian stuffing

    Mushroom and chestnut vegetarian stuffing (pictured above) [vegan]
    Roasted garlic and cauliflower stuffing

    Herb stuffing with Brussels sprouts from Heartbeet Kitchen
    Southern cornbread stuffing from Food To Glow [vegan]
    Classic sage and onion stuffing from The Kitchn
    Mixed mushroom stuffing from Jamie Oliver [vegan]
    Squash and kale stuffing with sour cherries and pecans from Food To Glow [vegan]

    Gravy

    And finally, to tie everything together - lashings and lashings of gravy. Who says you need meat juices to make an amazing gravy?

    The best homemade vegetarian gravy

    The best homemade vegetarian gravy (pictured above) [vegan]
    Caramelised onion gravy
     from Oh My Veggies [vegan]
    Lentil gravy from Sodium Girl [vegan]
    Vegetarian onion gravy from Kitchen Treaty [vegan]
    Rich spring onion gravy from Food To Glow [vegan]

    Dessert

    If all that wasn't enough for you, you can always have dessert! These obviously aren't specific to a vegetarian Christmas dinner, but hey, we vegetarians like dessert too, right? Stick with something traditional, or go for something a bit more out-there... or both.

    Super easy caramel pear crumble cake

    Super easy caramel pear crumble cake
    Brûléed rhubarb and ginger cheesecake
    Easy peanut butter chocolate pots
    Toffee apple blondies
    Homemade peanut butter millionaire's shortbread
    Traditional Christmas pudding from A Mummy Too
    Oreo and caramel cheesecake from Tinned Tomatoes
    Death by chocolate cake from Coffee & Vanilla
    Traditional figgy pudding from The Hedge Combers
    Festiva cranberry, orange and walnut layer cake from Supergolden Bakes
    Chocolate eclairs with cranberry and pistachio from Baking Queen 74
    Cranberry and white chocolate trifle from Tin and Thyme

    And there you have it. Hopefully even the fussiest of eaters will be able to find something they like in that lot! What will you be serving up for your vegetarian Christmas dinner this year?

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    1. Sarah Gibbons says

      December 04, 2015 at 6:39 pm

      No need to worry about what I am having for Christmas dinner now. Thanks for some great recipes Becca.☓

      Reply
    2. Petra (@BeHealthyFeelGd) says

      December 04, 2015 at 6:15 pm

      Thanks for putting this together Becca, really useful stuff!

      Reply
    3. Kavey says

      December 04, 2015 at 4:34 pm

      What an amazing collection of recipes, Becca! I'm going to pass this to my mum, she's a pescetarian but often looking for vegetarian alternatives that are as appetising to the veggie guests as the meat and fish options are.

      Reply
    4. Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy says

      December 04, 2015 at 11:48 am

      Oh wow Becca - what an amazing list. I am very excited for my veggie Christmas dinner this year. Thanks for adding my sprouts recipe :)

      Reply
    5. Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry says

      December 04, 2015 at 11:26 am

      Because we are a very meat eating household I sometimes struggle with what to make for my veggie friends for xmas. No I have over 6o great ideas...

      Reply
    6. Margot @ Coffee & Vanilla says

      December 04, 2015 at 9:38 am

      Oh, that all sounds amazing Becca!!! I'm not vegetarian but I could easily give up turkey (which I don't really like anyway) for one of those dishes from your list.
      The whole roasted cauliflower reminds me of my mum's whole cauliflower with breadcrumbs she used to make...
      And thank you for linking to my chocolate cake, much appreciated.

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      • Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says

        December 04, 2015 at 9:53 am

        That sounds fab Margot, have you blogged the recipe?

        Reply
    7. Elizabeth says

      December 04, 2015 at 7:04 am

      Goodness me with the sound of all these delicious recipes I've half a mind to have a vegetarian Christmas!! Yum!

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      • Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says

        December 04, 2015 at 9:53 am

        You should definitely do it! :) The meat just takes up precious space on the plate anyway ;)

        Reply
    8. Choclette says

      December 03, 2015 at 9:23 pm

      Oh, I want to have this Christmas dinner and try a little bit of everything. Greedy I know, but it's so rare to have a choice. Fab round up with loads of great ideas. Thank you :)

      Reply
      • Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says

        December 04, 2015 at 9:55 am

        Haha to be honest I don't cope well when there's too much choice! I'm so used to having only two or three veggie options to choose from that I can never decide if there are too many options ;)

        Reply
    9. Camilla says

      December 03, 2015 at 9:02 pm

      Wow these recipes all look amazing, I think I could quite happily go vegetarian on Christmas Day after seeing all these;-) Thanks for including my dish;-)

      Reply
    10. Jo of Jo's Kitchen says

      December 03, 2015 at 8:11 pm

      What an amazing collection of recipes. Have a lovely veggie Christmas dinner everyone!

      Reply
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