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MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!! :)  Vegetarian

Whether you’re preparing a meat-free Christmas or are expecting vegetarian guests, we’ve got plenty of ideas to inspire you, with recipes that even non-veggies will enjoy!  Planning a vegetarian feast  Alternative veggie christmas menus Soups and starters

Soups and starters A seasonal soup makes a perfect warming starter or for a change why not serve a warm salad or tasty vegetarian paté?

Broccoli, Cream Cheese & Pear and Almond Soup Pumpkin and Haricot Bean Soup Carrot Soup with Ginger Roasted Tomato and Creme Fraiche Soup Honey Roasted Parsnip Soup Sweet Potato and Coconut Cream Soup Potato and Roasted Red Pepper Soup Chestnut and Red Wine Paté - vegan Port and Stilton Paté Warm Pear and Walnut Salad with Roquefort Dressing and Croutons Halloumi and Mango Salad with a Minty Dressing Broad Bean, Butter Bean, Courgette, Pea and Feta Salad Grilled Goats' Cheese with a Salad of Fresh Peas, Asparagus and Broad Beans Field Mushrooms and Taleggio Cheese on Bruschetta Spicy Leek and Goats' Cheese Souffle

Main course For the main course, make sure roast potatoes are cooked with a vegetarian oil or fat and that a Vegetarian Gravy is available.

Luxury Nut & Seed Loaf with Cranberry, Apple and Brandy Sauce Winter Wraps with Sweet and Sour Peppers - vegan Chestnut Bourgignon Pie Caponata Charlottes with Dried Fruits Vegetable en Croute Stuffed Aubergines Spinach Roulade with Cheese Sauce Gruyere Cheesecakes with Pesto Grilled Vegetable Satay Trio of Stuffed Vegetables

Accompaniments These are the all-important extras that really make a difference to a meal.

Roast Potatoes Galette of Potatoes and Exotic Mushrooms Saffron Fondant Potatoes Sweet Potato Mash with Walnuts and Pineapple Carrot & Apricot Purée Cranberry Chutney Braised Chestnuts in Red Wine Gravy Christmas Tree Platter Cauliflower with Two Cheeses and Crème Fraiche Cauliflower with Saffron

Desserts

Christmas Toffee Pudding Spiced Winter Pudding - vegan with Cinnamon Cream Mincemeat, Apple and Apricot Crumble Tart - vegan Mince Pies Chocolate Chestnut Torte Christmas Pudding Truffles - vegan Christmas Pudding Ice Cream - vegan Poached Pears with Red Wine and Ginger Sauce Mincemeat, Orange and Cranberry Strudel

If you’d like more ideas for a traditional meat-free Christmas, check out the Vegetarian Society’s website or visit the Vegan Society. And for the lowdown on vegetarianism, see our feature.

Baked Chicken. 

Christmas is just around the corner and people are running here and there for that perfect gift. Not only so but this is also the time when most families come together to eat ham and turkey and black cake. Other families cannot have Christmas lunch without a whole chicken baked or roasted. If baked chicken is not your tradition, here is your chance to make it yours.

Ingredients:

3-31/2 lb chicken

1 tsp paprika

1 tsp thyme                                

1/2 tsp dried oregano

1 tsp garlic crushed

1 tsp lime juice

melted butter for basting


Season the chicken with vinegar, salt, green seasoning and let it marinate for about 1 hour. Place the chicken in a baking dish and sprinkle with the paprika, thyme, oregano and garlic. Rub the mixture all over the chicken, lifting the skin and spreading the seasoning underneath it.

Preheat the oven to 190 degree c or 375 degrees f or gas mark 5. Strain the lime juice and pour over and under the skin of the chicken rubbing well. Spoom the melted butter all over the chicken, then transfer the chicken to the oven and bake for 1 1/2 hours to 2 hours.

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