People who don't eat meat, what do you do instead?o inst

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I am torn!

Rose Elliot cashew roast. In fact I’d better make mine for the freezer soon

My daughter is veggie, she just has everything apart from the meat, I do separate sage & onion stuffing with fried mushrooms in puff pastry as we have sausage meat stuffing

Sometimes just the vegetables, have had different vegetarian sausages over the years, but best of all is vegetarian haggis.
Dm likes to make an onion tart for us veg types, which is nice enough, but she really needn't bother.

Non Turkey crown with stuffing. I think it’s a Sainsburys taste the difference one.

Also vegan pigs in blankets.

We cook everything to accommodate vegetarians, and just do a meaty gravy.

I quite like the sturdiness as long as it's isn't dry (mushrooms are great for this) but a way to make nut roast less bomb proof in texture is to layer with roasted veg, herbs and a cheese that keeps its shape

Oooo we made this onion tart one year and it was amazing

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/ultimate-onion-tart

and an ottolengi cauliflower cake which was delicious too.

@housethatbuiltme this reminds me of my discussion with the school as to what exactly were fish free fish fingers

We made a fabulous mushroom Wellington one year.

We used to always get the cheatin roast and tofurkey but last year just had the supermarket roasts and the “this isn’t” and Sainsbury’s ones were good. We’ve usually got a nut roast too and all the trimmings of course.

Oh yeah we usually have vegan pigs in blankets too, think last year made our own with Richmond sausages and Richmond vegan bacon.

Oooh thanks that’s sold out but I quite like the idea of adding a juicy marbles steak to the Christmas menu, have never tried one as never felt I could justify the cost!

It’s worth it - absolutely delicious! I look forward to it every year

Veg does have some protein in it as does cheese sauce if you have cauliflower cheese. But for one meal it really doesn't matter

In our house there's bowls of nibbles including loads of nuts so plenty of opportunities to get protein 😄

Oh just remembered - there’s a v reasonably priced Linda McCartney frozen roast that’s actually pretty good in a Greggs sort of way - ie not gourmet but v tasty

I normally do myself a nut roast kind of thing with chestnuts with roasties, mash, veg etc. it's just for me as everyone else eats meat.

I do actually eat fish but not for Christmas dinner.

I like one of the fancy individual pies that Waitrose sells, or I sometimes make a puff pastry slice thing with goats cheese and caramelised red onions. Pastry goes really well with a roast, in my opinion.

So basically a cheese and onion pasty?

Our Christmas Day tends to consist of 2 vegans, 2 vegetarians and one meat eater. We have whatever Ocado do.

Same here, I just like all the veggie bits: roast potatoes, parsnips, tenderstem, carrots and yorkshire puddings.

Another very long term veggie here saying please check re fake meat. There’s no way I could eat the loin thing, and I would eat a quorn roast but why? There’s loads of lovely imaginative food available which isn’t imitation meat.
we have had the mushroom and Stilton parcels from Lidl I think, also nut and mushroom Wellington, v good.
i do love a nut roast though, especially a parsnip one served with creamy mushroom sauce 😋

I spotted veggie 'prawns' in Asda online!

Depending on ingredients they normally taste like a nutty stuffing so what's not to like if you like stuffing?
Usual ingredients- Chopped/ground nuts, onions, some veg liked Chopped mushrooms or grated Carrots or roasted squash, maybe a cheese layer if not vegan , some herbs, some breadcrumbs. I like them quite chunky.
The M&S one is nice and the meat eaters have a bit like stuffing.

Rose Elliott clearly nailed it years ago. We used to do her chestnut and redwine en croute but prefer somewithout pastry now.

I make a couple of the Delia parsnip roulades every year as for a few of the guests it's not Christmas without it. It has many steps but comes together impressively at the end. My sincere advice is do not attempt it on Christmas day. It's definitely a day before task as you need space and pans to make it.

https://christmasfood.marksandspencer.com/vegetarian-nut-roast-serves-4-/p/fdp60713124#prevPage=plp

M&S seem to have changed the recipe by adding cheddar and kidney beans. I could swear it's been vegan for years?
They do have a vegan stuffed quorn type roast but that's annoying for vegans wanting a nut roast instead.

Yes they definitely did a vegan nut roast before. M&S is rubbish for vegans this year, they used to have much more. Thankfully some of the other supermarkets still seem to have decent options.