Christmas Veggie

You should be able to get a ready made dish from the supermarket to have with the veggies.

I’m with Jaycee5 I’m happy with just the veg. And veggie gravy. I do like a bit of mustard too. I don’t like quorn tofu etc. My daughter usually choose veggie sausage as easy and knows she likes them . This year I’m making a lentil loaf as my nephew veggie too

farview, thats a good idea. I had a wander round Waitrose today and the ready meals looked dull.

Number 3 son has been a veggie for years. After thinking it was a phase, so buying shop bought veggie meals (I had enough to contend with cancer and a houseful) I got my act together and now home cook and freeze for xmas as I can't cope with too many elements. So for example, this year, (we only have him for the day as he is in panto. Oh no he isn't! ) I've already made a sage nut roast which freezes really well and just needs defrosting and then popping in oven. For an easy starter, I have some puff pastry (shop bought) and I'll make some caramelised onions the night before, shove a square of pastry in the oven (we're having lobster starter!) with the onions and a small goats cheese. Then he will have his nut roast for main. My children told me years ago they hate a turkey roast. So it became a tradition we had turkey roast on boxing day (when GC visited) although not this year as we are going out with GC. So we have something like a wellington or steak or rare roast beef with dauphinoise and so on. The pre frozen nut roast and starter will be easy peasey along with the rest of it. You don't want to be faffing around trying to get xmas lunch out and cooking veggie from scratch. Good luck.

If you give your Xmas guests beet wellington, isn’t there a danger they’ll end up with red teeth? I would be horrified to have that served up to me. Sorry!

I am looking for a recipe for a vegetarian wellington to make for DD’s Christmas main. I had one in a restaurant last week which was really delicious. The nearest I can come to it is a Sainsbury’s recipe, but I would be interested in any others. River I can’t get yours to download!

I love huge Portobello mushroom stuffed with chestnut,onion, peppers etc cook my roasties in olive oil with rosemary,and a vegetarian stuffing plus the sprouts, parsnips etc..don't like processed or ready made food..

I think M&S did a veggie roast which was lovely.
Or
www.sainsburys.co.uk/shop/gb/groceries/sainsburys-nut-roast--taste-the-difference-550g-7406064-p-44?istCompanyId=1e096408-041f-4238-994e-a7cf46bf9413&istItemId=wxtiapripl&istBid=t&PPC=*&gclid=CjwKCAiA0uLgBRABEiwAecFnk7waJYzB4T5WkBzWtwRkxiDPJvIQNA6b6L9pimIMc4z1YnUBT0x09xoCBqgQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Waitrose have an advert for beet wellington. It didn't inspire me either. Though I'm very fond of plain boiled baby beets.
We were veggie for a few years but ate fish. I once made sweet and sour prawns with rice which was well received.
And a traditional xmas pudding with veggie suet and brandy butter.
I still sometimes make a recipe similar to Gagagran's stuffed peppers (page 1) Just for every day.

Does anyone have any bright ideas as to what to do with the whole chestnuts you buy in a foil pouch? I don’t mean anything grand for entertaining, just in general how they’re best used. I’m vegetarian and my favourite meals are salads with lots of radicchio and just vegetables covered in cheese sauce.

Toto309. Iceland have a varied vegetarian selection fresh and frozen.Veggie tarte tatin delicious.

Camembert Wellington went down a treat with a vegetarian friend.

I am afraid the Beet Wellington sounds desperately dull to me.

I love just a few ready cooked chestnuts and a portabello mushroom which with all the other trimmings available make a very tasty veggie meal. I shall be having this with my non vegetarian family - no bother.

Rose Elliot's "Chestnut and Red Wine Pate en croute" is fabulous.

Quorn roast here too

I love butter beans Jaycee5 (I’m not vegetarian but make a lot of veggie dishes and only have meat a couple of times a week) - where did you get the recipe please?

I am vegetarian and am happy just to have the vegetables as there are loads at Christmas and usually cooked in a more special way that usual. As long as there is a non meat sauce or gravy, I am happy.
I am making a butter bean loaf this year (which is nicer than it sounds). Supermarkets have much more choice of vegetarian mains nowadays.

www.bosh.tv/recipes/big-bosh-roast
Mushroom wellington video

This is the best tofu recipe- www.mobkitchen.co.uk/crispy-sesame-tofu-with-sticky-sauce-2/
Crisp tofu with sticky sauce- even my tofu hating OH likes it. With 4 vegans to cater for this year I’m doing a mushroom Wellington from the BOSH cookbook , the recipe is online too, will use ready made pastry which most of the supermarkets do which don’t have dairy in.

The effort of cobbling together a good marinade, Riverwalk, is really worth it for some tasty, nutritious Tofu. Really.

I do Quorn roast for the two veggies in my family. I haven't tried it. They say it's nice but could just be being polite!

No problem , we are a tiny family of 4 and one is veggie and I like veggie, so no logistical/oven issues!

I’m a veggie and am always grateful when people are able to cater for me. Always happy to accept pretty much whatever is offered and most of the uk supermarkets have some nice bits and pieces. Equally, if the person inviting me seems even the slightest bit uncertain I am more than willing to make a suggestion or bring my own, pre-prepared dish. If you’re not sure, why not ask? Good luck and well done for being kind enough and willing to do this for someone not so ‘middle of the road’ at a busy time.

There's a new Linda McCartney Christmas roast that looks nice, and Iceland have a good range of vegetarian and vegan mains. Personally I'm more than happy with a good old nut roast though!

I did a stuffed red peppers for my vegan DGD last year and she loved it. I used chestnuts, rice, tomato, garlic, celery, onion and cashews and she loved it. I mixed the filling with olive oil and baked till tender.

Fortunately I did two as DH decided he would prefer one to the roast leg of lamb the rest of us wee eating!