If you've got a vegetarian guest this Christmas, or are simply looking to add more meat-free dishes to your festive menu, then you've come to the right place for the best vegetarian Christmas recipes.
We've got something for everyone in our best vegetarian Christmas recipes round-up; from a spectacular vegan main that'll impress everyone around the table to our most searched for nut roast recipe (courtesy of the Hairy Bikers) and a beautifully balanced veggie tart that works for any buffet. Oh, and a delicious vegetarian Christmas starter recipe, too.
Because we all know that now having meat on your plate won’t make anyone feel short changed, as long as what’s there in its place is still a show-stopping crowd pleaser. Which all these recipes are.
Serve up a delicious Christmas that caters to everyone's needs, without the stress, with these festive vegetarian and vegan recipes...
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Vegetarian Christmas recipes: Beetroot Wellington
Impress vegan guests with this standout festive centrepiece, served with an indulgent gravy.
Try this beetroot wellington recipe
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Vegetarian Christmas recipes: Sprout, fennel, apple and blue cheese tart
Delicious served hot or cold, this veggie tart is beautifully balanced with sweet, salty, aromatic and bitter flavours.
Try this sprout, fennel, apple and blue cheese tart recipe
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Vegetarian Christmas recipes: The Hairy Bikers' Nut Roast
It might sound like a bit of a cliché as a veggie option for Christmas Day, but if you’re going to cook a nut roast, this spinach, wild mushroom and cashew nut roast is the recipe to make.
Try the Hairy Bikers' nut and spinach roast recipe
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Vegetarian Christmas recipes: Kale and Cheese Tart
This savoury kale and cheese tart makes the most of the kales mineral notes with toasted almonds, lemon zest, capers and plenty of pecorino. Its lovely warm with buttery roast potatoes and all the other Christmas trimmings.
Try this kale and cheese tart recipe
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Vegetarian Christmas recipes: Chestnut Bourguignon Pie
This full-bodied mushroom and chestnut pie is packed full of flavour and will make the perfect veggie accompaniment to the festive trimmings.
Try our chestnut bourguignon pie recipe
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Vegetarian Christmas recipes: Walnut and Spiced Plum Christmas Cob
Packed full of festive colours and flavours, even meat-eaters will find it hard to resist this quirky Christmas cob.
Try our walnut and spice plum Christmas cob recipe
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Vegetarian Christmas recipes: Pumpkin Ravioli
This dish from the Mantua region of northern Italy is traditionally eaten on Christmas Eve, but is delicious served on Christmas day too.
Try our buon natale pumpkini ravioli recipe
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Vegetarian Christmas recipes: Honey Glazed Shallot Tarte Tatin
This gorgeous tart makes a brilliant alternative to quiche, full of deliciously buttery fried shallots and glistening with honey and balsamic vinegar.
Try our honey glazed shallot tarte tatin recipe
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Vegetarian Christmas recipes: Broccoli and Blue Stilton Soup
A festive soup that is packed full of flavour and will make the perfect vegetarian Christmas starter.
Try Tom Aikens’ broccoli and blue stilton soup recipe
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Vegetarian Christmas recipes: White Stilton and Red Onion Tart
This celebratory twist on a cheese tart is simply delicious and will make the ultimate veggie centre piece.
Try our white stilton with apricot and red onion tart recipe
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Vegetarian Christmas recipes: Belgian Potato Tart
This classic Belgian potato tart is deliciously indulgent and will make the perfect celebratory feast.
Try the Hairy Biker’s Belgian potato tart recipe
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Vegetarian Christmas recipes: Butternut Squash Soup
A great Christmas day soup, packed with festive flavours and perfect served with cheese straws. The Bramley apple is the secret, tempering the sweetness of the chestnuts and squash.
Try our chestnut, roasted butternut squash and Bramley apple soup recipe
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Vegetarian Christmas recipes: Fennel, Squash and Courgette Gratin
Crisp, creamy and deliciously warming, this tasty vegetable gratin will make the perfect accompaniment to the festive trimmings.
Try Bruno Louberts’ fennel, squash and courgette gratin recipe
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Vegetarian Christmas recipes: Pistachio Stuffed Mushroom
Need a meat-free starter? These pistachio-stuffed portabellos are nutty, creamy, and look every inch as impressive on the table as your pigs-in-blankets stack.
Try this pistachio stuffed mushroom recipe