Swap the ham for roasted eggplant, ditch the turkey for a goat’s cheese tart and get your millet, cauliflower and zucchini salad on this Christmas! Here’s our easy ways to go meat-free this festive season.

Honey butter and saffron carrots with feta

Bursting with flavour and intrigue, this is one unforgettable vegetarian recipe.

Pulse salad

This meat-free meal is full of texture, crunch and fresh summer flavours.

Pumpkin nam jim skewers

These hearty vegetable skewers are bursting with flavour and can easily be made vegetarian friendly.

Jamie Oliver's melanzane lasagne

Jamie Oliver's Melanzane lasagne

Topped with oozy mozzarella cheese, this meat-free eggplant lasagne is a decadent treat.

Gluten-free eggplant parmigiana lasagne recipe

Gluten-free eggplant parmigiana lasagne

Gluten-free, vegetarian friendly, and utterly, utterly delicious.

Roasted butternut pumpkin with herb oil and goat's cheese

Perfect as a side dish or as a meat-free main, these butternut pumpkins are packed with flavour.

Beetroot rissoles

These earthy, meat-free rissoles are great as leftovers the next day as well.

Leek and eggplant tarte tatin

Maggie Beer's leek and eggplant tarte tatin

Maggie Beer's leek and eggplant tarte tatin is simple yet impressive. You might want to make two...

Creamy polenta with mushrooms and thyme

Eating in just got a whole lot more inviting thanks to this Italian-inspired dish of polenta that's topped with umami-rich mushrooms.

Mexican lasagne

World's collide as lasagne gets a meat-free Mexican makeover with seriously tasty results.

Whole roasted cauliflower

Great as a side, this whole roasted cauliflower also makes for a great meat-free main if you leave out the salami. Recipe by Mary's bar duo Jake Smyth and Kenny Graham.