Christmas can be stressful enough as it is without realising too late that one of your guests is vegan and you’ve only got trays of turkey, ham and pigs-in-blankets to offer.
Luckily, being vegan over the holidays is much simpler in 2019, thanks to the popularity of the lifestyle and the supermarket alternatives now available.
If McDonald’s and Domino’s can go vegan, so can any Christmas dinner.
Here’s what to tuck into if you’ve trimmed turkey off the menu this year…
Crisp and golden, this hand-wrapped puff pastry Wellington is a parcel any vegan would be happy to open this Christmas.
Featuring hand-rolled paprika pastry filled with delicious layers of vegan seed stuffing, vibrant red cabbage and spiced sweet potato, and finished with a splash of festive port and sherry, this decadent centrepiece will have even non-vegans forgetting about the turkey.
Combining spicy beetroot and butternut squash chunks, cranberry and onion chutney, and finished with roasted chestnuts on top, this crunchy, hearty dish makes an appetising serving.
Combining heaps of cashews, almonds, pistachios, mushrooms and butternut squash roast lavishly swimming in a rich port and redcurrant gravy, this crunchy dish can definitely topple the turkey this Christmas.
Roasted carrots marinated in smoky paprika and dill with a creamy spinach vegan sauce make for a wholesome and filling offering.
A showstopper of a dish, this chestnut mushroom, butternut squash and fruit stuffing wreath serves up big flavour for small prices.
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