Because Christmas doesn't have to be an all-ham affair.
Dec 11, 2023 4:00pmThese vegetarian dishes will keep carnivores and plant-eaters happy at your Christmas meal. For starters and snacks, we have elegant gaufrettes, pommes dauphines and vibrant dips. Plus, colorful salads, satisfying tarts and a showstopping spinach and ricotta rotolo for heartier vegetarian Christmas mains. All of these dishes make vegetables the star, seeing that these recipes take pride of place at your Christmas dinner table.
Here are our best vegetarian Christmas recipes.
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Couscous with haloumi and honey-chilli apricots
Photo: James Moffatt
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Zucchini and potato croquettes
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Fig, pomegranate and burrata with Sherry vinaigrette
Photo: Con Poulos
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Nik Hill's cauliflower cheese tart
Photo: Benito Martin
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Baby vegetable slaw with grapefruit and tarragon
Photo: Con Poulos
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Broccoli and cauliflower Peruvian fried rice
Photo: John Paul Urizar
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Heirloom tomatoes and peaches with white bean and hazelnut tarator
Photo: Con Poulos
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Potato gaufrettes with summer-vegetable tartare
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Pea and mint dip with labne and radishes
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Smoky eggplant and capsicum dip with pita bread
Photo: Will Horner
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Golden fried haloumi and olives
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Char-grilled asparagus and haloumi with mint and lemon
Photo: William Meppem
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Pommes dauphine
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Matt Stone's raw zucchini, pine nut and miso salad
Photo: Alicia Taylor
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Burrata with herb oil and cucumber
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Toasted corn and spelt with miso dressing
Photo: Chris Court
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Simple tomato and onion salad with vincotto dressing
Photo: Sharyn Cairns
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Bert's zucchini, stracciatella and basil salad
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Eggplant lines
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Etta's tamari-roasted pumpkin, sunflower and horseradish
Photo: Alicia Taylor
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Stuffed zucchini flowers with basil sauce
Photo: Alicia Taylor
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Quinoa salad with pomegranate, pumpkin and ashed goat's cheese
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Green beans with tarragon, preserved lemon and fried almonds
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Fred's pumpkin galette with blue cheese and thyme
Photo: Ben Hansen
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Embla's cheddar gnocchi, crushed tomato and olive oil
Photo: Mark Roper
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Damien Pignolet's guide to making ratatouille
Photo: Ben Hansen
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Artichoke and salted ricotta tart with salsa verde
Photo: Chris Chen
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Andalusian spinach and chickpeas
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Roasted pumpkin with zhoug
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Cauliflower and hazelnut strozzapreti with Gorgonzola
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Corn with herb butter and chipotle salt
Photo: Chris Chen
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Burrata with broad bean and chickpea stew
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Capitano's caponata
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Whole roasted cauliflower with chilli butter
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Honey-ginger roasted carrots by Leonardo's Pizza Palace
Photo: Mikkel Vang
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Silverbeet and Gruyère tart
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Roasted vegetables recipe with preserved-lemon dressing
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Braised mushrooms with polenta
Photo: Alicia Taylor
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Tomato and mixed-grain salad with black garlic dressing
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Char-grilled capsicum salad with sherry vinaigrette
Photo: Chris Chen
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Goat's cheese and potato salad
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Roast stuffed zucchini flowers with tomato and oregano
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Phil Wood's braised broccoli with butter beans, chickpeas and chilli
Photo: Mark Roper
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Grilled eggplant salad with lentils and sesame yoghurt
Photo: Prue Ruscoe
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Danielle Alvarez's summer vegetable tian
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Eggplant parmigiana
Photo: William Meppem
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Spinach and ricotta rotolo
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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