Forget meat – these vegan roast recipes will ensure you have the most delicious vegan roast dinner you’ve ever eaten.
Sunday roasts are a quintessential winter tradition. Luckily for us, no one needs to miss out as a vegan roast dinner can be varied and full of flavour.
Let us prove it to you with these vegan roast recipes to make your whole roast – main, stuffing and sides – the best it can be.
You’ll wonder why anyone eats meat when you feast your eyes on these spectacular vegan and vegetarian roast recipes.
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Vegan roast recipes
These vegan and vegetarian roast dinner recipes will ensure no one misses meat this Christmas!
1. Butternut Squash Wellington
Roasting a whole butternut squash, scooping out the middle and then stuffing it with spiced sausage meat, orange, nutmeg, almonds, cranberries and kale is really easy to do, and gives impressive results.
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2. Vegan Seitan Kleftiko
This impressive seitan recipe is guaranteed to get your guests talking this Christmas! It has such a realistic texture they’ll hardly believe this vegan roast is meat-free. It’s glazed with a flavoursome sauce made from maple syrup, mint, and herbs to ensure it’s full of flavour.
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3. Vegan Mustard & Maple Ham
Can’t believe your eyes at the sight of this realistic vegan ham joint? Your guests won’t be able to either! From it’s meaty texture to it’s crispy maple-glazed exterior, this vegan ham recipe is guaranteed to be the star of the show this Christmas.
4. Seitan Wellington
A savoury masterpiece, this seitan Wellington boasts a golden-brown, flaky crust encasing a delectable blend of seasoned seitan and mushroom and spinach duxelles. With its meaty appearance and taste, thanks to the addition of beetroot, this vegan roast will tempt even the most devout carnivores.
5. Vegan Stuffed Seitan Roast
Bursting with rich, umami flavours, this stuffed seitan roast is a delightful medley of tender seitan generously filled with a sage and onion stuffing to create a show-stopping centerpiece that makes the perfect replacement to the traditional stuffed turkey joint.
6. Baked Vegan ‘Gammon’ With Pomegranate Glaze
This spectacular vegan gammon-style roast is made from seitan so it has a truly meaty bite and flavour. It’s worth making for the sticky pomegranate glaze alone!
Plus, it can be made five days ahead, leaving you plenty of time to sit back and enjoy a vegan roast dinner with your guests.
7. Vegan Vegetable Pie
Change things up by cooking a hearty pie instead of a classic roast this Christmas. This one’s full of rosemary-roasted potatoes, peppers, and garlic mushrooms for a real seasonal treat. It goes really well with roast potatoes and sprouts too!
8. Vegetable & Tempeh Wellington with Shiitake Gravy
You only need to look at the ingredients list for this tempeh Wellington to know just how delicious it is. Beneath its unassuming exterior lies a medley of spices and plenty of veggies just waiting to be discovered.
9. Sage & Onion Sausage with Kale Colcannon Savoury Wreath
Wreaths are not just door decorations, they also make for a tasty table centrepiece too! This savoury vegan wreath is filled with a meat-free sausage mix and colcannon, an Irish mashed potato dish with onion, mushrooms and garlic adding heaps of flavour.
10. Festive Shiitake Mushroom Vegan Seitan Wellington
The umami flavours of this wonderful vegan Wellington will make your mouth water! This vegan roast recipe is made with seitan to give it a meaty texture that will please both vegans and meat-eaters alike.
11. Lentil, Pistachio & Cranberry Loaf
We would be proud to present this stunning lentil loaf as a vegan centrepiece this Christmas! From the seasonal colours to the juicy taste, it’s a fabulous dish the whole family will love.
12. Vegan Turkey Wellington With Walnut Gravy
If you’re a fan of meat substitutes, this one’s for you. The process is surprisingly simple and the result tastes great with vegan gravy! Perfect if you’re going for the traditional approach.
13. Mushroom Wellington
Beneath its crip pastry casing lies a symphony of sautéed mushrooms, fragrant herbs, and festive veggies, resulting in a sumptuous, satisfying dish that promises to captivate both vegans and non-vegans alike.
14. Lentil and Parsnip Wreath
This protein-rich lentil wreath is made from green lentils, finely sliced leeks, and aromatic shallots, and finished with a delightful sprinkle of crunchy pumpkin seeds for added texture. It’s hearty, wholesome and makes a for a very vibrant vegan centrepiece on the dinner table when topped with parsnip and beetroot crisps.
15. Vegan Braised Chestnut Wellington Recipe with a Charred Red Pepper Dressing
Put some welly in your Christmas dinner with this mouth-watering chestnut Wellington recipe.
It’s bursting at the seams with vegetables, chestnuts and grains and served with caramelised onions and a flavoursome charred red pepper dressing.
Essential vegan sides for your vegan roast dinner
17. Vegan Pigs in Maple Parsnip Blankets
Pigs and blankets are arguably one of the parts of a vegan roast, and they’ve never tasted as good as they have here!
We’ve wrapped them in parsnips in place of the bacon and cooked them in maple syrup until they’re caramelised and cooked to perfection.
18. Maple Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Chestnuts
People who say they hate Brussels sprouts have clearly never tried this truly delicious maple roasted sprouts recipe. For an extra festive flourish, we’ve added in roasted chestnuts to give added texture and a sweet, buttery flavour.
This roasted sprout dish is so delicious it might just steal the attention from your plant-based roast!
19. Vegan Dauphinoise Potatoes
A generous helping of dauphinoise potatoes is guaranteed to elevate any roast dinner to the next level. Rich, creamy and incredibly moreish, they’re a more indulgent accompaniment to your Sunday roast than a classic roast potato.
20. Vegan Roasted Chicory with Garlic, Lemon, Chilli & Pine Nuts
Bring a little heat to your plate with this flavoursome roasted chicory dish. It’s a simple side that’s filled with the fresh flavours of garlic and lemon, with fiery chilli flakes adding a touch of pizzazz.
21. Vegan Roast Potatoes with Garlic and Herbs
The simple spud is transformed into the crispiest, most delicious roast potatoes you’ve ever eaten with the addition of garlic and herbs. They prove once and for all that you don’t need animal fat to create perfectly crisp roasties with a fluffy interior.
22. Vegan Brussels Sprout, Leek and Chestnut Gratin
This festive gratin makes a wonderful side dish for any vegan roast dinner with its creamy sauce and crisp gratin topping. In fact, it’s so delicious and packed full of goodness that you could even serve this as a main dish along with a side salad.
23. Vegan Roasted Carrots with Dukkah & Tahini Dressing
The sweetness of the roasted baby carrots, the spiciness of the dukkah and the nutty and citrusy flavours of the dressing complement one another perfectly in this vibrant vegan side dish. Carrots have never tasted so good!
24. Maple Cinnamon Chilli Chestnuts
Roasting chestnuts over the fire is a festive tradition we look forward to every year. This year, why not take yours to the next level with the addition of maple and cinnamon for sweetness and chilli to give them a warming kick.
25. Maple Glazed Brussels Sprouts with Sweet Potato Mash
Christmas dinner simply isn’t complete without sprouts! They taste especially incredible cooked with maple syrup as they become beautifully caramelised. Serve them up on a bed of sweet potato mash for a healthy vegan side for your roast dinner.
26. Roast Potatoes with Seasonal Salad & Cranberry Sauce
Fluffy roast potatoes are, for many, the favourite part of a roast dinner. Here we’ve served them with a seasonal salad and lashings of cranberry sauce, making them the perfect addition to your vegan Christmas dinner table.
27. Spiced Maple Roast Carrots & Parsnips with Mustard Polenta Mash
The name of this dish alone is enough to make our mouths water! Roasted parsnips are a staple of any good roast dinner, but here they’ve been made extra-special by roasting them in maple syrup to enhance their natural sweetness.
The veggies are then served on a fluffy bed of polenta mash flavoured with mustard to offset the sweetness. They’re so tasty you’ll almost forget about the main dish as they are the star of the show!
28. Vegan Red Wine Gravy
Forget gravy granules – once you try this rich-flavoured vegan red wine gravy you’ll never use them again. With a red wine base, it’s the perfect accompaniment to a vegan roast.
29. Vegan Yorkshire Puddings
No roast is complete without a Yorkshire pudding to mop up your gravy. Now finally, we can complete our Christmas meals with this vegan Yorkshire pudding recipe.
30. Turmeric & Beetroot Glazed Roasted Veggies
Vegetables don’t have to be boring. This colourful vegan side dish features vegetables cooked in ample syrup and infused with health-giving spices for an eye-catching side that adds a vibrant pop of colour to your plate.
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