Discover new flavors with our modular vegan menu for Christmas, perfect for Christmas Eve dinner or lunch on the 25th. Suitable for everyone, even those who are not vegan, it offers starters, first courses, second courses and desserts to be customized according to tastes and preferences, bringing new flavors to the table.
Christmas is upon us, will you celebrate with Christmas Eve dinner or lunch on December 25th? Maybe you have been thinking for a few days about the Christmas menu to bring to the table, because you would like to change it from usual or because you will have vegetarian or vegan guests.
Or maybe this is your first vegan Christmas, you are still experimenting in the kitchen and you don’t know what those who will celebrate with you might like. So we propose a modular vegan menu. You will choose what to bring to the table as a starter, first course, second course and dessert for Christmas Eve dinner or Christmas lunch.
This Christmas menu is for everyone, even those who are not vegan. Each of you will be able to vary and compose it according to your tastes and food and lifestyle choices. Maybe it will be an opportunity to cook and taste something new and to experience new flavours.
Here is our modular vegan menu for Christmas.
APPETIZERS
Savory pie with purple potatoes and smoked tofu
An irresistible and flavourful savory pie, prepared on a vegan shortcrust pastry base. The filling combines boiled purple potatoes and diced smoked tofu, flavored with olive oil, aromatic herbs, salt and pepper. Once filled, the dough is folded at the edges and baked in the oven until golden. Perfect for a tasty and original dish, to be enjoyed warm. Here you can find the complete recipe.
Beetroot hummus
Chickpea hummus is an appetizer that is always much appreciated by everyone, but also something that you probably eat often, we recommend the red beetroot hummus variant. You can spread it directly on croutons, perhaps combining it with walnut kernels. Or you can serve it in small bowls to accompany raw vegetables sliced into sticks.
Russian salad with vegan mayonnaise
The preparation of the vegan Russian salad does not change, except for the mayonnaise. You will need to boil or steam diced potatoes and carrots, along with the peas. Then just season with a mayonnaise prepared with almond or soy milk and extra virgin or corn oil (more delicate flavour).
Battered vegetables
You can prepare your vegetables with a thick batter based on water and chickpea flour or wheat flour, to which you add a pinch of salt, pepper and turmeric. Some prefer to use beer or sparkling water for the batter, which will be puffier.
FIRST
Vegan lasagna
Lasagna lends itself to numerous variations. You can prepare them with homemade bechamel made from vegetable milk and season them with tomato sauce, mushrooms, pumpkin, radicchio, red cabbage and other vegetables according to your tastes.
Vegan cannelloni
Starting from those made of durum wheat semolina, which are easily found in the supermarket, you can serve numerous variations of vegan cannelloni, to be prepared with your homemade bechamel, with mushrooms, ground seitan, cabbage or your favorite vegetables.
Pumpkin and mushroom risotto
A pumpkin and mushroom risotto to bring to the Christmas table that everyone will really like. For those who don’t want to give up the classic risotto, to make it vegan and even lighter, simply use extra virgin olive oil and vegetable broth to replace butter and meat broth.
Winter quinoa
Pair your quinoa-based first courses with seasonal ingredients: you can choose between mushrooms, broccoli, cauliflower, red cabbage, turnip greens, pomegranate seeds and mushrooms, but also think about making stuffed pumpkin. Add dried fruit, such as hazelnuts, to give an extra crunch.
Seitan ravioli in broth
A dish that combines tradition and innovation, seitan ravioli in broth are a perfect choice for the vegan Christmas menu. The delicacy of the handmade pasta contains a tasty seitan-based filling, flavored with herbs and spices, which recalls the typical flavors of the holidays. Served in a hot and fragrant broth, prepared with fresh vegetables and natural flavourings. Here you can find the complete recipe.
SECONDS
Seitan stew with mushrooms and tomato
Tomato seitan stew is a hot and tasty dish perfect for holidays. The dried mushrooms are browned with garlic and extra virgin olive oil, then flavored with tomato puree, parsley and pepper. The seitan slices join the sauce, absorbing its aromas during slow cooking over low heat. An enveloping comfort food, ideal for enriching a vegan menu.
Tofu skewers
Here is the recipe for preparing delicious baked tofu skewers to enrich with seasonal vegetables. Perfect for an appetizer or a light main course, these skewers combine tofu cubes marinated in soy sauce with seasonal vegetables, olives or mushrooms. Once assembled, they are cooked on the grill or in a pan to obtain a tasty and colorful dish, ideal for any occasion.
Indian style lentils
You can prepare Indian-style lentils to serve as a side dish, for example to a seitan-based second course, to create a protein-rich dish. Enrich your Indian lentils with herbs and spices: turmeric, ginger, curry, coriander.
Chickpea and potato burger
Preparing chickpea burgers is very simple. For approximately 6-8 veggie burgers, mix 300g of boiled and mashed chickpeas to puree them with a boiled and mashed potato. Mix everything by hand or with the food processor. Add herbs and spices, such as oregano, ginger and rosemary, salt and pepper. Add chickpea flour or breadcrumbs until you reach a well-workable dough with which to form burgers or meatballs to cook in the oven or in a pan until golden.
SWEETS
Vegan panettone
You can prepare your vegan panettone at home with sourdough, choosing to enrich it with raisins, candied fruit or chocolate chips, depending on your tastes. The leavening takes a long time, so plan ahead.
Pandoro vegan
Haven’t you found a vegan pandoro at the supermarket or organic shop? If you want, you can try preparing it at home. If you don’t have a pandoro mold, use a panettone one or choose a cake pan with high edges.
Vegan nougat
Vegan nougat is prepared without honey, with cane sugar or alternatively with corn or rice malt. You will also need shelled hazelnuts, shelled almonds and extra virgin olive oil.
Vegan panforte
Panforte is a dessert made from dried fruit and nuts that is traditionally prepared for Christmas and other holidays. We have chosen panforte as the Christmas recipe to offer you because it is simple to prepare, as well as really tasty. The vegan panforte is without honey.
Ginger biscuits
Flour, sunflower oil, whole cane sugar, cinnamon, chopped ginger and vegetable milk are the ingredients you will need to prepare your ginger biscuits, also excellent as gifts.
