Christmas dinner for vegetarian - no nuts or mushrooms!!

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Just that really. I'm trying to find a nice recipe/ready made thing that is special enough for Christmas dinner but has no nuts or mushrooms!! Does such a thing exist?

a vegetable wellington ? put a cut out christmas tree shape on top of the pastry before you cook it

annajones.co.uk/recipe/goodwill-pie

I'd ask them what they would eat/like. Straight up me!

Look, I know you want to cater well, but sometimes it is just not possible without knowing, especially if you are not veggie yourself.

They might be happy with just veggies. I am!
Not interested in meat-shaped veggies. Give me a bowl of stuffing and (veggie) gravy and I'm happy.

Extra roasties - a lot of extra roasties.

Quorn roast

Maple toast butternut squash

Butternut squash dauphinoise.

Maple roast!

Lentil bake.

Wellington has mushrooms (I detest mushrooms too). And probably no nuts requested, to avoid the dreaded nut roast, which went out with the 70s.
I'm making myself a version of this, but with fresh beetroot added.
www.greatbritishchefs.com/recipes/root-vegetable-tarte-tatin-recipe
I'm never sure why people are bemused by cooking a veggie meal, surely you don't eat meat for every meal, every day?🤷 Although if I'm eating at other people's houses I am happy just to eat the side dishes as I don't want to be a pain.

I'd be wary of the fake meat too, Quorn makes me ill and a lot of the other stuff is rank. Although Linda Mc's red onion and rosemary sausages are OK (and the stuffing which is virtually the same).

Sorry, I look like I'm off on one...But the Goodwill pie mentioned above isn't vegan, although it looks lush and I'm very tempted.

Baked Camembert?

And sorry, I've just reread and it says veggie, not vegan, my bad, I'm knackered and I'm away to my bed now!

Air?

Something halloumi based or goats cheese?

Maybe ask them for some ideas if you're close enough?

This looks impressive & simple
www.olivemagazine.com/recipes/vegetarian/squash-and-ricotta-croissant-wreath/

If that is too big
www.olivemagazine.com/recipes/vegetarian/butternut-squash-and-gruyere-pithivier/

It’s seems everything without mushrooms & nuts is butternut & pastry!
www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/waitrose-christmas-vegan-festive-filo-swirls/873006-744819-744820

I was veggie for a decade, I was always perfectly happy with the veg & roasties, while everyone else had turkey and gravy, as long as there was cauliflower cheese so it wasn’t too dry.

Happy pear has a recepie for brocolli pie which is lovely
Baked Camembert with a cranberry jelly
Caramelised onion and goat cheese tart
Lentil “meat loaf”

Roast cauliflower

My Mum used to make us a thing she called a vegetable crown. Shortcrust pasty filled with a ratatouile style vegetable filling topped with cheese and baked.

I did bbq jackfruit one year. The none veggie guest snaffled it.

I’ve made the goodwill pie before, it was lovely. Have bookmarked several of those Olive recipes to try, too!

Pastry, cheese, butternut.... who needs meat??

Goat cheese and onion tartlet

Thanks for all the suggestions. It's for my 18 year old daughter who is recently veggie and so wouldn't really know what to suggest herself!

www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/moroccan-spiced-pie

is my go-to for vegetarian Christmases, but it has nuts, and is loads of work. Worth it though. I skip the sauce to save effort.

Or have a look at
www.easycheesyvegetarian.com/50-vegetarian-christmas-dinner-recipes/
for lots of options. I make the Mini Cheesy Lentil Loaves in silicone cupcake moulds. They are lovely with lots of gravy.