We asked the vegans in our life what they eat on a typical Christmas Day, so if you're new to veganism or are stuck for ideas, we have you covered!
Christmas on Female First
Cristina Popa Campaign Coordinator at Naturewatch Foundation
Dinner
A pastry, light bites and soufflés buffet with aubergine puffs, spinach and artichoke soufflé, roasted gnocchi, sundried tomato & olive stacks, kale pesto and cauliflower picnic pies and creamy mushroom vol-au-vents
Dessert
Clementine soufflé and almond cigar pastries and homemade Irish cream and ice-cream.
Jennie Rudd- Campaign Director at Naturewatch Foundation
Starter
Salad with nuts and bread to start
Dinner
Roasted veg
Dessert
Christmas pudding with brandy.
Vegan wine
Claire Brazington- Administrator at Naturewatch Foundation
Dinner
Layered mushroom and cashew nut roast
Dessert
Filo apple pie and vegan ice-cream
Joanna Randall (Campaign Manager)
Dinner
Vegan sausage roast with gravy and potatoes
Dessert
Vegan cheddar, Wensleydale with cranberries and a cashew nut-based brie with quince jelly on a peppery water cracker.
Marzipan stolen and brandy
Kirly-Sue- Vegan Blogger, TV Presenter, vegan Cook & author - www.kirlysueskitchen.co.uk
Breakfast
Fried Dumplings with beans and plantain
Christmas dinner
Curried veg stew
Potatoes roasted in coconut oil
Mashed sweet potatoes
Tossed Salad
Plantain
Mini Jamaican patties
Dessert
Vegan mince pies and ice cream
Sorrell
Karin Ridgers, Director of Veggie Vision
Mains
Cruelty free, organic roast, roast potatoes with the skins on, roast sweet potatoes lightly drizzled with olive oil. Eggfree Yorkshire puddings, steamed veggies, roast carrots and mashed parsnips.
OR
'Mock' (meat free) meats such as vegan beef and vegan turkey.
OR
A slice of nut roast with cranberry sauce.
Dessert
Christmas pudding with vegan cream and a mince pie.
I love having a vegan Christmas… the true meaning of the word peace to all things… and this includes turkeys!
Ali Ryland from The Vegan Society
Dinner
Nut roast wrapped in pastry with lots of chestnuts and vegetables
Cranberry sauce, mint sauce and roast potatoes
Laura Wilson, PR and Brand Communications Executive
This year will be my first vegan Christmas dinner so I'm super excited, I will be documenting it all including the recipes on my new site www.totovegan.com that's launching on the 1st of December!
Starter
'Prawn' Cocktail - it uses avocado instead!
Mains
Festive chickpea tart, potatoes, sweet potatoes, all the vegetables you can think of, homemade vegan Yorkshire puddings, cauliflower free-from cheese, vegetable stuffing balls with vegetable gravy.
Dessert
Dairy and gluten free brownies with my friend's delicious ice cream that's made from organic homemade hemp milk!
Olivia Jordan- Media Officer at PETA
Starter
Perfect Winter Salad - Roasted root vegetables (sweet potato, pumpkin, beetroot and parsnips) with dried cranberries and a maple dressing.
Dinner
Lentil and Walnut Rolls - Puff pastry rolled with a brown lentil and walnut 'sausage' filling
Vegan Mulled Wine - With allspice berries, cinnamon bark, orange peel and clove berries
Pola Pospieszalska from www.fitnessangel.org
Starter
Lentil soup
Olive lentil and bean paste on bread
Dinner
Cabbage stew with mushroom, cumin, garlic and pepper
Vegetable stew with tofu
Dessert
Ginger and cinnamon oatmeal cookies with dates and macadamia nuts
Ginger chocolate cake
Vegan spiced wine with almonds and raisins and spices
George White, World Animal Protection
Dinner
Tofurky feast box- A vegan roast, stuffing, gravy, wishstix and brownie
Roast veggies and a nut roast
Dessert
Booja Booja ice cream, merry moos and a moo free advent calendar
Jennifer White, PETA
Dinner
Sainsbury's Nut Roast with roast veggies (in oil)
Linda McCartney Sausages
Bisto Gravy (surprisingly vegan)
Dessert
Waitrose essential mince pies (surprisingly vegan) and Swedish Glace Vanilla Ice Cream
Sascha Camilli, European Media Coordinator, PETA Foundation
Dinner
Nut roast, grilled veggies
OR
Roasted vegetables and oven-baked tofu, plus lots of hearty, winter-y salads.
OR
Tofurky roast
Jenny Liddle co-director of PR at Excellart.co.uk
Starter
Cranberry and braised tofu vol-au-vents
Mains
Vbites Meat Free Celebration Roast with all the trimmings
Dessert
Co-operative Christmas pudding with soya cream
