Vegetarian Christmas dinner

**mccaugm** · 03-Dec-07, 11:19

Has anyone got any suggestions for something original to serve for a vegetarian Christmas dinner?

**alanatkie** · 03-Dec-07, 12:19

Check out these website they have a few ideas

http://www.vegsoc.org/cordonvert/recipes/christmas.html

http://uktv.co.uk/food/homepage/sid/...FQjilAodElKIpQ

**sassylass** · 04-Dec-07, 03:44

Originally Posted by mccaugm

Has anyone got any suggestions for something original to serve for a vegetarian Christmas dinner?

My daughter makes a delicious veggie haggis.

Vegetarian Haggis

Ingredients

100g/4oz onion, peeled & finely chopped

15ml/1tbsp sunflower oil

50g/2oz carrots, very finely chopped

35g/11/2 oz mushrooms, finely chopped

50g/2oz red lentils

600ml/1pint vegetable stock

25g/1oz mashed, tinned red kidney beans

35g/11/2 oz ground peanuts

25g/1oz ground hazelnuts

30ml/2tbsp shoyu (soy sauce)

15ml/1tbsp lemon juice

7.5ml/11/2tsp dried thyme

5ml/1tsp dried rosemary

generous pinch cayenne pepper

7.5ml/11/2 tsp mixed spice

200g/8oz fine oatmeal

Freshly ground black pepper

Method
1. Pre-heat the oven to 190°C, 375°F or Gas Mark 5

2. Sauté the onion in the oil for 5 minutes, then add the carrot and mushrooms and cook for a further 5 minutes.
3. Now add the lentils and three quarters of the stock.
4. Blend the mashed red kidney beans in the remaining stock, add these to the pan with the nuts, shoyu, lemon juice and seasonings.
Cook everything, well mixed together, for a further 10 to 15 minutes.
5. Then add the oatmeal, reduce the heat and simmer gently for 15 to 20 minutes, adding a little extra liquid if necessary.
6. Turn the mixture into a lightly oiled 1lb loaf tin and bake for 30 minutes. 7. Serve with mashed neeps and tatties.

**mccaugm** · 04-Dec-07, 13:35

The veggie haggis sounds lovely...might give that a go...take me ages to gather the ingredients but I am sure Tesco online will see to that...LOL!

Failing that its Burns night next month...might have it then...