Christmas vegetarian recipes, from snacks to mains

These 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.

For recipes using cheeses that traditionally contain animal rennet – parmesan, pecorino, Manchego and Gruyère, for example – check the labels at your local grocer and subsitute with vegetarian-friendly options.

Couscous with haloumi and honey-chilli apricots

Couscous with haloumi and honey-chilli apricots

Zucchini and potato croquettes

Zucchini and potato croquettes

A large plate of figs with burrata, garnished with pomegranate arils and fennel sprigs — Photo: Con Poulos

Fig, pomegranate and burrata with Sherry vinaigrette

Fig, pomegranate and burrata with Sherry vinaigrette

Nik Hill’s cauliflower cheese tart

Nik Hill’s cauliflower cheese tart

flat lay image of colourful vegetable salad with ruby grapefruit — Photo: Con Poulos

Baby vegetable slaw with grapefruit and tarragon

Baby vegetable slaw with grapefruit and tarragon

Broccoli and cauliflower Peruvian fried rice

Broccoli and cauliflower Peruvian fried rice

Heirloom tomatoes and peaches with white bean and hazelnut tarator

Heirloom tomatoes and peaches with white bean and hazelnut tarator

Potato gaufrettes with summer-vegetable tartare

Potato gaufrettes with summer-vegetable tartare

Pea and mint dip with labne and radishes

Pea and mint dip with labne and radishes

Smoky eggplant and capsicum dip with pita bread

Smoky eggplant and capsicum dip with pita bread

Golden fried haloumi and olives

Golden fried haloumi and olives

Char-grilled asparagus and haloumi with mint and lemon

Char-grilled asparagus and haloumi with mint and lemon

Pommes dauphine

Pommes dauphine

Matt Stone’s raw zucchini, pine nut and miso salad

Matt Stone’s raw zucchini, pine nut and miso salad

Burrata with herb oil and cucumber

Burrata with herb oil and cucumber

Toasted corn and spelt with miso dressing

Toasted corn and spelt with miso dressing

Simple tomato and onion salad with vincotto dressing

Simple tomato and onion salad with vincotto dressing

Bert’s zucchini, stracciatella and basil salad

Bert’s zucchini, stracciatella and basil salad

Eggplant lines

Eggplant lines

Etta’s tamari-roasted pumpkin, sunflower and horseradish

Etta’s tamari-roasted pumpkin, sunflower and horseradish

Stuffed zucchini flowers with basil sauce

Stuffed zucchini flowers with basil sauce

Quinoa salad with pomegranate, pumpkin and ashed goat’s cheese

Quinoa salad with pomegranate, pumpkin and ashed goat’s cheese

Green beans with tarragon, preserved lemon and fried almonds

Green beans with tarragon, preserved lemon and fried almonds

Fred’s pumpkin galette with blue cheese and thyme

Fred’s pumpkin galette with blue cheese and thyme

Embla’s cheddar gnocchi, crushed tomato and olive oil

Embla’s cheddar gnocchi, crushed tomato and olive oil

Damien Pignolet’s guide to making ratatouille

Damien Pignolet’s guide to making ratatouille

Artichoke and salted ricotta tart with salsa verde

Artichoke and salted ricotta tart with salsa verde

Andalusian spinach and chickpeas

Andalusian spinach and chickpeas

Roasted pumpkin with zhoug

Roasted pumpkin with zhoug

Cauliflower and hazelnut strozzapreti with Gorgonzola

Cauliflower and hazelnut strozzapreti with Gorgonzola

Corn with herb butter and chipotle salt

Corn with herb butter and chipotle salt

Burrata with broad bean and chickpea stew

Burrata with broad bean and chickpea stew

Capitano’s caponata

Capitano’s caponata

Whole roasted cauliflower with chilli butter

Whole roasted cauliflower with chilli butter

Honey-ginger roasted carrots by Leonardo’s Pizza Palace

Honey-ginger roasted carrots by Leonardo’s Pizza Palace

Silverbeet and Gruyère tart

Silverbeet and Gruyère tart

Roasted vegetables recipe with preserved-lemon dressing

Roasted vegetables recipe with preserved-lemon dressing

Braised mushrooms with polenta

Braised mushrooms with polenta

Tomato and mixed-grain salad with black garlic dressing

Tomato and mixed-grain salad with black garlic dressing

Char-grilled capsicum with sherry vinaigrette — Photo: Chris Chen

Char-grilled capsicum salad with sherry vinaigrette

Char-grilled capsicum salad with sherry vinaigrette

Goat’s cheese and potato salad

Goat’s cheese and potato salad

Roast stuffed zucchini flowers with tomato and oregano

Roast stuffed zucchini flowers with tomato and oregano

Phil Wood’s braised broccoli with butter beans, chickpeas and chilli

Phil Wood’s braised broccoli with butter beans, chickpeas and chilli

Grilled eggplant salad with lentils and sesame yoghurt

Grilled eggplant salad with lentils and sesame yoghurt

Danielle Alvarez’s summer vegetable tian

Danielle Alvarez’s summer vegetable tian

Eggplant parmigiana

Eggplant parmigiana

Spinach and ricotta rotolo

Spinach and ricotta rotolo

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