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Alternative Christmas food

Try these festive recipes for a twist on a classic Christmas, from entertaining inspiration and vegetarian showstoppers, to unusual edible gifts and alternative seasonal desserts. Update the traditional roast for bacon wrapped porchetta-style turkey complete with stuffing, or for a Middle Eastern influence try our Harissa-spiced turkey crown with preserved lemon couscous.

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Roasted roots with umami dressing: Add some extra flavour to your dishes with umami, a deep savoury taste sensation that can be used as a salad dressing or to perk up a side dish of roasted vegetables

Put the mac ‘n’ cheese out with a serving spoon then put the toppings in little bowls and let everyone add their own. You’ll need to use your biggest baking dish for this or split it between 2 smaller ones.

Tea-smoking your own fish is much easier than you’d imagine. Earl grey adds a lovely flavour, but if you’re a real smoke-lover, try lapsang souchong.

Alternative Christmas dinners

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This showstopping cake is a glorious combination of chocolate and mint that makes an excellent dessert for a festive party

This is a festive spin on a classic victoria sponge – instead of jam and cream it is layered with a homemade clementine curd (you can use shop-bought if you prefer) and a champagne-spiked cream

Kugelhupf is a light cake similar to brioche or baba and is popular in central Europe. This version is made with chocolate, hazelnut and cinnamon

Festive dessert recipes

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Take your Christmas dinner starter to the next level by adding champagne to your king prawn vol-au-vents

This turkey and ham raised pie is a little effort but is definitely worth it.

Stilton, chard and walnut wellington - This veggie wellington is packed with big, bold flavours and looks impressive but is still easy to make. This makes a great main for vegetarians at Christmas.

Christmas pastries

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Just because you're gluten free doesn't mean you have to miss out on all the Christmas fun. These boozy mince pies don't compromise on flavour or texture

It's your classic prawn cocktail with a twist. Pass them around your Christmas do and watch as everyone tucks in with glee.

This simple recipe for deep-fried sprouts with a sweet and savoury dressing makes a great snack or side - a delicious way to get this festive tradition in this Christmas

Canapé ideas

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Homemade grenadine and champagne cocktails - These homemade grenadine and champagne cocktails are an easy way to impress your guests

Move over red, mulled white wine with a splash of dry cider is here and its comforting winter spices are guarenteed to leave you feeling festive and merry this Christmastime

Drink recipes

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This chicken and shredded sprouts pie with butterbean mash is a healthy version of your favourite comfort food. Use Brussels sprouts for a real depth of flavour.

These gluten free duck fat hasselback potatoes are the perfect side dish for a dinner party. Rich, golden and immensely tasty – duck fat elevates everyday ingredients into something very special. Fat from any well-reared animal is a resource to be savoured and, if you render your own, it costs next to nothing

Quick Pan Fried Potatoes Recipe with Harissa Use up your leftover potatoes with this punchy recipe. Make this quick dish for an easy side at a festive get together with friends

Potato dishes

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Gingerbread Pudding

Traditional Christmas Desserts

Steamed Puddings

Easy Dessert Recipes Christmas

Christmas Pudding Recipes

Christmas Puddings

British Desserts

Toffee Sauce

Christmas Desserts Easy

Try this as an alternative after your Christmas meal – it’s far lighter than a Christmas pudding but with a seasonal flavour. If you’d like things a bit richer use Billington’s dark muscovado sugar instead of the lighter sugar.

waffles on a plate with strawberry jam and butter

Turkey And Brussel Sprouts

Lemon Couscous

Easy Lunchbox Ideas

Cheesy Turkey

Christmas Morning Recipes

Christmas Breakfast Recipes

Cranberry Butter

Easy Lunchbox

Easy Waffle Recipe

This cranberry butter is a delicious topping for waffles or pancakes not just on Christmas morning, but all year round

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Easy Pie Ideas

Venison Pie

Lattice Pastry

Winter Comfort Food Recipes

Vension, thyme and port lattice pie

Rich venison in port gravy is encased in buttery lattice pastry to create the ultimate winter pie – serve with potatoes and greens for a weekend treat

Christmas Parsnip Recipes

Vegetable Crisps Baked

Christmas Parsnips And Carrots

Alternative Christmas

Parsnip crisps

These are a healthy, homemade alternative to crisps – keep an eye on them in the oven, as they darken quite quickly

Burrata Starter

Entrees Recipes Starters

Starter Food Ideas

Salad Burrata

Fine Dining Starters

Fine Dining Appetizers

Starter Salad

Burrata Bruschetta

Gastronomic Food

Burrata, romesco & red chilli

Edinburgh’s Noto uses gochujang to add a spicy kick to a Spanish romesco sauce. Paired with creamy burrata, it makes an easy, no-cook festive starter

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Christmas Sponge Cake

White Christmas Cake

Best Christmas Cake Recipe

Snow White Cake

Showstopper Cakes

White Chocolate Fudge

Fruit Cake Christmas

Olive Recipes

This is a very light vanilla cake, and one that we love to serve on Christmas Day in place of a normal fruit cake. In order to keep the colour as white as possible, use a very light-coloured butter such as Lurpak.

Healthy Winter Recipes

Hasselback Chicken

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Lasagne Sheets

Truffled celeriac and cavolo nero lasagne

Layers of celeriac béchamel swirled with a delicious cavolo nero pesto, plus a hint of very good truffle oil to add a note of luxury to things

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Clementine and bream crudo

With only a handful of ingredients, minimal prep and no cooking, you'll have an effortless restaurant-style starter in a matter of minutes

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Party Food Entrees

Christmas Dinner Starters

Christmas Dinner Party Ideas

Prawn Starters

Fancy Dinner Ideas

Vegetarian Christmas Dinner

Christmas Starters

Champagne Recipe

Winter Holiday Recipes

Giant champagne and lemon prawn vol-au-vents

Take your Christmas dinner starter to the next level by adding champagne to your king prawn vol-au-vents

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Honeycomb Recipe

Christmas Baking Easy

Chocolate Cake Recipes

Hazelnut Cake

Christmas Baking Recipes

Light Cakes

Easy Christmas Treats

Christmas Cake Recipes

Cake Mixture

Chocolate, hazelnut and cinnamon kugelhupf

Kugelhupf is a light cake similar to brioche or baba and is popular in central Europe. This version is made with chocolate, hazelnut and cinnamon