The Ultimate Christmas Veg Roast
A plant-based recipe to take center stage at the table
Haven’t got your Christmas food shopping sorted yet? Welcome to the club. I may have recipes and a fabulous menu sorted for Christmas, but I have left it to the very last minute to pick up the ingredients for our 2-day feast and I refuse to be stressed about it. (Thurston - my husband is giving me the side-eye as I type this, waiting for us to pop out to M&S) It has taken me a long while to feel the festive spark this year but after making lots of pots of jam for Christmas presents, that Christmas spark is beginning to shine. In our previous newsletter, I shared a recipe to Elevate your Christmas Roast, and now I have the Ultimate Veggie Roast, a sumptuous roast vegans and everyone at the table will fight for! Thank you for supporting the Cook with Lerato Newsletter. Your subscription helps to keep this newsletter alive and thriving! To enjoy exclusive content available to our paid subscribers, do consider upgrading your subscription here.
Stuffed Butternut Squash with Barley, Chickpeas & Ras-el-hanout
Feast on this sweet butternut squash roasted and stuffed with barley and chickpeas cooked in a host of spices, and bejewelled with pomegranate arils (the special name for its seeds - since we want to be fancy about it) This North African-inspired veg roast is an old favourite from my festive cookery classes in London & Brighton, and my go-to recipe for a beautiful and adaptable vegan roast that is so easy to whip up!
I first created this recipe for my vegan brother-in-law at Christmas because I want everyone at the table to feel like the food is specially made for them. You can swap the barley for your favourite grain, and finish with toasted seeds or nuts. Try this at home for a spectacular veg feast for everyone to tuck into.
More festive recipes
Elevate your Christmas Roast with Yassa Roast Chicken
Spiced Apple Pudding - Christmas pudding for Christmas pudding haters
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