What are you serving your veggie guests for Xmas dinner?

[LittleMosIron]

Or if you're vegetarian, what are you having?
It has to be something to go to go along side all the usual trimmings.
I don't mind either making it or buying it. Just has to be something lovely.

TIA

Any chance of a recipe for this, please?

I'm either making a pie or buying a nut roast, I think.

If pie, I'm roasting squash, onions, herbs, maybe mushrooms and adding a bit of Stilton and some walnuts, I think. It's now just for dp and I, so only my fussiness to contend with, rather than anyone else's.

Vegetarian haggis is delicious with all the roast trimmings.

Was eyeing this up a couple of weeks ago

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/dec/04/whole-roast-cauliflower-wellington-cheese-sauce-recipe-ravinder-bhogal?

Get some merchant gourmet chestnut stuffing and bake separately. Make some mushroom gravy. Any available vegan sausages. I like Linda McCartney red onion and rosemary ones (cook from frozen) or Sainsbury’s plant pioneer sausages. Then they can just eat everything else, provided they are not cooked on animal fat, but be warned that often non veggie eaters want some too.

Vegetarian Wellington (mushrooms, chestnuts and sweet potato) in puff pastry. It goes well with onion gravy and I do all sides (other then pigs in blankets) vegetarian friendly.
Other then the turkey and pigs in blankets I try and keep everything the same!

Sorry- I should have clarified- I meant I'm not vegetarian but I'm basically not that into meat of any type (other than bacon) so I'd actually be totally happy to just eat the sides in a delicious gravy soaked carb fest :-)

My DH and I love a nut roast with all the timings. We make in advance and freeze it.

Same here for DH, with the addition of veggie ‘pigs in blankets’. I gave up making him something different years ago 😂

Nut roast from m+s or cook and loads of gravy 🤤

Some great ideas here. I usually just have the trimmings/veg including cauliflower cheese, but I do like sound of @MixedBagofNuts pie.

This isn't chicken thighs are the nearest to chicken I've found .. really nice !

Stealing this! Sounds amazing

I think this thread perfectly demonstrates why, wherever possible, the best option is to discuss it with the guest. What one person adores another detests. If they really are happy to eat whatever you decide then I would go for a dish that complements the sides you are cooking for everyone else (for example if everyone else is having a traditional roast I wouldn't be serving a veggie lasagne or curry).
My favourite veggie alternative for Christmas dinner is red onions stuffed with a mix a sofrito, mushroom and cranberry, with Stilton and bread crumbs on top.

mushroom wellington, a mix of mushrooms, beetroot, ricotta and walnuts in puff pastry, easy to make and tasty or Cranks nut roast

I've bought the Pieminister veggie pies for my two vegetarians

Aldi do a pack of 2 nut roasts with melting camembert middle. I love them.

We always have a nut roast of some kind (have a few recipes to choose from) with some home-made gravy (normally we just use granules but make actual veggie gravy for Christmas Day). The meat-eaters have a bit as well.

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/individual-christmas-pies
This is what I have made.

I would cry if I got this! No protein?

Some excellent suggestions on here. Thank you everyone ☺️

It’s one meal.
Im not a fan of pretend meat or nut stuff, bloody love a roasty and parsnips!

I make a nut roast, starting with grated raw parsnips & carrots, then chopped chestnuts, almonds, pecan and toasted hazelnuts. Meanwhile chop and fry a load mushrooms, onions, leeks and shallots, throw in some frozen cranberries then deglaze the pan with red wine/port/sherry or madeira, add loads of seasonings and herbs, crush some cooked beans, mix all the ingredients together, and if falls apart add some eggs, then and squidge it into a big wreath shaped baking tin.

Most years there is enough left over to also fill a few small loaf tins that can be frozen. Especially if I go off piste with the grated vegetables and throw in a few sweet potatoes, or cook lentils to add to the beans. I like having loads of leftovers because it is good cold, sliced and served with cranberry sauce in sandwiches on boxing day.

Hungry now.

I'm super boring and just get the vegan versions of a turkey crown and pigs in blankets!

TBH though as long as you check nobody really hates a certain food most veggie/vegans will be grateful for any effort made for them at all!😁

Pescaritarian here, but I'd choose for a nut loaf. Not sure who you're thinking of, but I'm always happy to bring my own veggie/fish option, so don't be afraid to ask.

Vegetarian here, this year I'm being lazy and getting Quorn escalopes, sides will be Brussels sprouts roasted in olive oil with garlic and Parmesan + cooked red cabbage with apples (Delia recipe), and probably roast potatoes with rosemary too.