The best Christmas dinner for vegetarians, in 6 steps

Christmas dinners are a classic, a special moment in which the whole family gathers to enjoy a good delicacy, a few drinks and, of course, good company.

These dates are special and are an opportunity to bring the whole family together, which is surely more complicated during the rest of the year. Love is breathed in a night of partying and good food as a tradition.

But vegetarians may not be taken into account at the Christmas table, as baked turkey or prawns are frequent. For this reason, in today's article, we present different recipes so that vegetarians can enjoy a delicious dinner in the company of their loved ones.

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A few tips before you start cooking

If you are going to surprise a relative, partner or friend who is vegetarian, first you should know that there are some differences between the products that different types of vegetarians eat or not.

So be aware of this differentiation:

• Lacto-ovo vegetarians: These types of people consume eggs and dairy.
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• Lacto-vegetarians: Like the previous ones, they consume dairy products. However, they do not eat eggs.
• The classic vegetarians: They are the strictest, because they do not eat dairy products or eggs, only vegetables.
• vegans: Do not include products from an animal in your diet.

Christmas dinner proposal for vegetarians

Regardless of whether you want to serve a vegetarian menu for a group or for one person, you can leave your diners speechless with some meat-free recipes. Now, remember that not all vegetarians eat eggs and milk, so try to educate yourself on what your guests can and cannot eat. In this way you will be completely successful in their tastes and you will enjoy a wonderful evening together.

To know some Christmas recipes for vegetarians, you just have to keep an eye on the following lines.

1. mushroom pate

A delicious starter to start the night in a delicious way.

Ingredients:

• 1 onion
• 500g mushrooms (sliced)
• 1 tablespoon tahini
• 80ml olive oil
• Salt, garlic or spices to your liking

Cut the onion and slice the 500g of mushrooms. We put them together on a tray and put it in the oven at 180º for 15 minutes. Once that time has passed, we put the mushrooms and the onion in the blender. Add a tablespoon of tahini (sesame butter), 80 ml of olive oil, salt, garlic or the spices that you like best. We beat, and we already have it ready. We can spread this delicious pate on toast, breadsticks with cereals or with any vegetable (carrots, celery, etc.).

2. Bruschetta with cream cheese and cherry tomatoes

An easy recipe to make but with a rich flavor to please your guests. Another delicious entree.

• Ingredients
• Bread, toast or square crackers
• Cherry tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons cream cheese
• onion chives
• Cilantro
• rocket leaves
• Olive oil

The first thing we will do is the “dip”. Mix the two tablespoons of mayonnaise and the two tablespoons of cream cheese and add the ciboulette onion. Mix it again together with the coriander. We cut the bread into slices, although it is also possible to use toast or biscuits, and toast it in the oven at 150º with a little olive oil. Cut the cherry tomato into slices and, finally, make the bruschetta: placing the dip on top of the bread and then the cherry tomato. On the other hand, we mix the olive oil with the arugula and add them to the bruschetta last in small amounts.

3. Christmas quinoa with hazelnuts, apple and blueberries

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of quinoa
• 2 cups of water
• 2 cups of hazelnut
• ½ cup blueberries
• 1 apple
• ¼ onion
• 2 celery stalks
• Lemon
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• Parsley
• 5 cambray onions
• Salt and pepper

We rinse the quinoa and clean it. Place this in a pot, add salt and cook for 15 minutes. On the other hand, we heat the tablespoon of olive oil and fry the celery and the chopped onion for two minutes. Add salt and pepper and cook for three more minutes. Remove it from the heat and add the parsley, the blueberries and the green part of the cambray onion cut into fine pieces. Chop the apple and also add it. We squeeze the lemon on top of these ingredients. Finally, we add the cold quinoa and the chopped hazelnuts and the olive oil, salt and pepper.

4. Eggplant cannelloni

A true Christmas classic. You just have to replace the meat with vegetable ingredients. A very healthy recipe.

Ingredients:

• Olive oil
• 1 large onion
• 3 garlic cloves
• 6 tomatoes
• Peperoncino
• Basil
• Oregano
• Laurel
• Salt and pepper
• 1 cup of ricotta cheese
• Mozzarella cheese
• 4 black olives
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil

Place the olive oil in a saucepan and mix it with the garlic and onion and fry it. Add the chopped tomatoes to the sauce after 5 minutes of cooking and mix it together with the basil, oregano, bay leaf, pepperoncino, salt and pepper. Let it cook for 5 minutes and lower the heat and cover. This will be the sauce.

Let the aubergine soak for 5 minutes and grill or grill until golden brown on both sides. For the sauce, we mix the ricotta cheese, the black olives and the fresh basil and add a little salt and pepper. Once mixed, we place it in the thinnest part of the aubergine and roll it up. Then we add the sauce and then place the mozzarella cheese on top. We bake it for 35 minutes in broil. It's ready.

5. potato soufflé

A delicious light dish prepared in the oven for vegetarians and vegans.

Ingredients:

• 4-5 potatoes
• ⅓ cup nutritional yeast
• ⅓ Cup of quinoa flour
• Carrot
• Broccoli

We rinse the potatoes and peel them. Then we cut them into fine pieces. We put them to boil for about 20 minutes so that they are well cooked. We drain them and crush them without making it look like a puree. Add the carrots, broccoli, nutritional yeast and quinoa flour and mix. Add pepper and place it in the oven at 250º for about 15 minutes. It is now ready to eat.

6. Oatmeal Gingerbread Christmas Cookies

Healthy cookies to enjoy with your family on this special day

Ingredients:

• 1 cup oats
• wholemeal flour
• flax seeds or meal
• dates
• piece ginger
• lemon zest

In a bowl we combine all the ingredients and make the mixture with water. Mix until you get a moist dough. Grate the ginger and lemon and put it inside the bowl. Cut the dates into small pieces and add to the dough. On a wooden board we put the wholemeal flour and place the pasta that we have made just on top to make the cookies with some molds. On a plate with butter paper we place the cookies on top. We put it in the oven over medium heat for approximately 30 minutes. The delicious cookies are now ready to eat.