42 Vegetarian & Vegan Christmas Dinner Recipes

Christmas dinner is traditionally a meat-heavy affair, no matter where in the world you're celebrating. In Germany, roast goose in the on the menu, Italians enjoy the The Feast of the Seven Fishes on Christmas Eve while in Britain, the star of the show is usually turkey. So for vegetarian and vegans, the Christmas dinner table can be particularly uninviting - but it doesn't need to be! These 42 recipes are here to prove there are countless plant-based dishes you can serve up this Christmas.

Starters and salads

1. Christmas Tree Salad
   

   Image & Recipe: Healthy Happy Life

2. Autumn Kale Salad With Fennel, Honeycrisp & Goatcheese

Image & Recipe: Cookie & Kate

3. Wild Mushroom Croustades

Image & Recipe: What Would Cathy Eat

4. Warming Winter Soup

Image & Recipe: Oh She Glows

5. Vegan Sausage Rolls

Image & Recipe: Hot For Food

6. Vegan Spinach Dip

Image & Recipe: Kblog

7. Vegan Sundried Tomato & Butternut Squash Bisque/Soup

Image & Recipe: Allyson Kramer

8. Upside Down Mushroom Tartlets

Image & Recipe: Martha Stewart

9. Christmas Cracker Starters

Image & Recipe: AO Life

10. Squash, Stilton and Walnut Rolls

Image & Recipe: Jamie Oliver

11. Brussel Sprout Sliders

Image & Recipe: The New York Times

12. Veggie Pot Pie Pasties

Image & Recipe: Amuse Your Bouche

13. Vegan "prawn" cocktail

Image & Recipe: Lucy's Friendly Foods

14. Vegan Roasted Parsnip and Butternut Squash Soup

Image & Recipe: My Darling Vegan

Main Courses and Sides

15. Classic Nut Loaf

Image & Recipe: The Kitchn

 16. Beet and Burrata Tart

Image & Recipe: Whitney Bond

17. Salt & Vinegar Potato Rosti

Image & Recipe: Bon Appetit

18. Balsamic Roasted Brussel Sprouts

Image & Recipe: Detoxinista

19. Roasted Cauliflower and Goats Cheese Quiche

Image & Recipe: Closet Cooking

20. Vegan Roasted Garlic & Herb Dinner Rolls

Image & Recipe: My California Roots

21. Lemon and Parsley Fingerling Potatoes

Image & Recipe: Bon Appetit

22. Caramelized Beets

Image & Recipe: Isa Chandra

23. Vegetables Wellington

Image & Recipe: Serious Eats

24. Artichoke-Rosemary Tart with Polenta Crust

Image & Recipe: Food Wanderings

25. Roast Head of Cauliflower in Creamy Mushroom Sauce

Image & Recipe: Closet Cooking

26. Seitan Roast Stuffed With Walnuts, Dried Cranberries and Mushrooms

Image & Recipe: Fat Free Vegan

27. Individual Christmas Pies

Image & Recipe: BBC Good Food

28. Vegan Shepherd's Pie

Image & Recipe: The Full Helping

29. Quinoa-stuffed Acorn Squash Rings

Image & Recipe: Rikki Snyder

30. Pumpkin Pot Pie

Image & Recipe: Earthy Feasts

31. Vegan Stuffing

Image & Recipe: The Full Helping

32. Creamy Brussel Sprout and Quinoa Gratin

Image & Recipe: Cookie & Kate

Desserts

33. Vegan and Gluten-Free Mince Pie

Image & Recipe: Unconventional Baker

34. Raw Vegan Christmas Fruit Cake

Image & Recipe: A Virtual Vegan

35. Amaretto Snow Balls

Image & Recipe: Pure Ella

36. Vegan Egg Nog

Image & Recipe: Oh She Glows

37. Vegan Apple Gingerbread Cake

Image & Recipe: Minimalist Baker

38. Vegan Salted Caramel Ice Cream

Image & Recipe: Cara's Cravings

39. Gluten-free and Vegan Gingerbread Men

Image & Recipe: Sarah Bakes Gluten-Free

40. Christmas Tree Meringue Cookies

Image & Recipe: Cake And Allie

41. Healthy Christmas Pudding

Image & Recipe: The Healthy Chef

42. Vegan Peppermint Bark

Image & Recipe: Chocolate Covered Katie