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Recipes

Seasonal & Festive Recipes

This section will build over time to include recipes for different festive occasions. Currently we have recipes for Burns Night, Valentine's Day, St David's Day, Easter, Diwali, Halloween and Christmas. Enjoy!

  • Chestnut Roast with Onion Gravy

    Serves: 4
    Time to prepare: 15 mins
    Time to cook: 1 hr
    Dietary requirements: Dairy-free, Egg-free, Halal, Kosher, Vegan
    Delicious hot or cold. It slices well and is popular with meat-eaters as well as vegetarians (it goes nicely with their turkey!) It freezes well either before or after cooking.
  • Deep-Fried Breaded Mushrooms with Garlic Mayonnaise

    Serves: 4
    Time to prepare: 20 mins
    Time to cook: 05 mins
    Dietary requirements: Dairy-free, Egg-free, Vegan (with substitutions)
    A lovely treat for a special occasion. *Vegan variation: Replace the beaten egg with 3 tablespoons cornflour mixed with enough water to make a thick paste.For V for Life’s position statement on vege
  • Neeps & Tatties (Swede & Potato Mash)

    Serves: 4
    Dietary requirements: Dairy-free, Egg-free, Gluten-free, Halal, Kosher, Vegan, Wheat-free
    What the Scots call turnip (neeps), the English call swede – that large round root vegetable which is pale yellow inside, not English turnip, which is smaller and white inside.
  • Hot Plum Compote with Cinnamon

    Serves: 4
    Time to prepare: 10 mins
    Time to cook: 10 mins
    Dietary requirements: Halal, Kosher, Vegan (with substitutions)
    For V for Life’s position statement on vegetarianism and veganism, please click here.
  • Chocolate Bonbons

    Serves: Makes about 40
    Time to prepare: 15 mins
    Time to cook: 05 mins
    Dietary requirements: Dairy-free, Egg-free, Gluten-free, Vegan, Wheat-free
    These give you that chocolatey sweet taste without playing havoc with your blood sugar.
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