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Vegan Christmas Dinner Menu with Timeline & Shopping LIst

Melanie McDonald
  • 352 minutes
  • Serves 5

INGREDIENTS

600 g

/ 3 very large Granny Smith apples

1

medium apple (, any variety)

400 g

/ 2 very large pears (, ripe but not too soft and ripe)

300 g

/ 3 cups cranberries (, fresh or frozen)

4

medium onions

1

shallot (, or small sweet onion)

1

medium carrot

1

rib celery

1

head garlic

900 g

/ 2 lb potatoes (, I love Yukon Gold,but any variety suitable for roasting are ok )

1 lb

/ 16 oz / 453 g fresh green beans (, not frozen)

400 g

/ 14 oz / 5 heaping cups cremini (brown) mushrooms

600 g

/ 5 heaping cups fresh Brussels sprouts

1

pomegranate (, optional, don't worry if it's hard to find)

1

large orange

2

vegetables of choice (for sides) (, to be steamed - peas, Brussels sprouts, beans, carrots, broccoli, cabbage (red cabbage looks particularly festive), kale, rapini. Just whatever you fancy and whatever everyone likes)

165 g

/ ¾ cup vegan butter

120 milliliters

/ ½ cup unsweetened non-dairy milk (, soy gives the best flavour)

1

dairy-free vanilla ice cream (, or vegan whipped cream)

100 g

/ ¾ cup raw almonds (, skin on or skin off)

62 g

/ ½ cup walnut pieces

100 g

/ ¾ very heaping cup pecans (, or more walnuts - pieces are generally cheaper than whole ones and are fine to use)

82 g

/ 8 tablespoons / ½ cup ground flax seed (, it must be ground not whole)

210 g

/ 1½ cup dried cranberries

10 g

/ 1 very full tablespoon instant, fast or quick rise (, NOT active yeast)

1 can

chickpeas (, you just need to harvest ⅓ cup of aquafaba (the juice) from these. Freeze the drained chickpeas until you need them for another meal)

1

jar good quality cranberry sauce

1 1/4 tsp

ground cinnamon

sea salt flakes or crystals (, for sprinkling on the top of the focaccia bread)

fine salt

freshly ground black pepper

1

small handful sage leaves (, optional )

1

small bunch fresh thyme

1

bay leaf

1 tsp

dried sage

2 1/2 tbsp

fresh or dried rosemary

1 tsp

dried thyme

812 g

/ 6½ cups all purpose flour

300 g

/ 1½ cup sugar (, cane or turbinado)

70 g

/ ¾ cup rolled oats

90 milliliters

/ 6 tablespoons olive oil

660 milliliters

/ 2¾ cup broth (, veggie or mushroom)

3 tbsp

tamari (, or soy sauce)

3 tbsp

semolina or fine cornmeal

8 oz

/ 220 g / 3 very thick slices bread (, to make breadcrumbs - stale is best)

6 tbsp

nutritional yeast

100 g

/ ½ cup dried green lentils (, or 198 g / 1 cup cooked green lentils)

100 g

/ ½ cup dried red lentils (, or 198 g / 1 cup cooked red lentils)

30 milliliters

/ 2 tablespoons maple syrup

30 milliliters

/ 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar (, or white wine vinegar)

2 tsp

vanilla extract

240 milliliters

/ 1 cup red wine (, use a wine you would drink and not a cheap cooking wine (plus more for drinking!))