Christmas morning
With all of the day’s festivities looming, Christmas morning requires one thing particular but speedy. Go seasonal with a fried potato hash and winter greens, or maintain it mild with wholesome avocado, tomato & black bean eggs. When you have extra of a candy tooth, whip up some cinnamon crêpes or go all-out indulgent with chocolate & banana French toast. Pop open a bottle of fizz and toast the day forward with a brunch cocktail for 2.
Chorizo & kale hash with fried eggs
Ham & cheese croissants
Smoked salmon & mascarpone tortilla
Savoury vegan pancakes
Cinnamon crêpes with nut butter, sliced banana & raspberries
Chocolate & banana French toast
Avocado & black bean eggs
Rarebit toasties with sticky Marmite onions
All-in-one baked mushrooms
Sloe royales
Christmas dinner
Starter
Preserve issues easy with a light-weight and contemporary salad, or plump for a particular soup. This luxuriously creamy cauliflower soup is fast to whizz up and makes a formidable starter. Prime with items of chorizo, crunchy garlic croutons and contemporary parsley.
Cauliflower soup with chorizo and garlic croutons
Deep-fried brussels with black pudding & apple
Crayfish cocktail with horseradish cream
Seared garlic seafood with spicy harissa bisque
Lobster & celeriac remoulade
Roasted carrot, rocket & lentil salad
Pear & manchego salad
Scandi salmon salad
Fundamental course
The petite nature of recreation birds means they’re perfect for feeding two folks. Roast up an entire pheasant or guinea fowl, or in case you nonetheless need the wealthy flavour of recreation with out shopping for an entire hen, attempt luxurious venison. A complete duck is nice for 2 and will provide you with beneficiant parts, or dispense with leftovers and go for a no-carve possibility with duck legs in a festive port jus.
Roast guinea fowl with chestnut, sage & lemon stuffing
Roast pheasant with wild mushroom, potato & bacon ragout
Orange-stuffed Christmas duck
Pan-fried venison with sloe gin & plum sauce
Partridge with wine & cinnamon
Sluggish-cooked duck legs in port with celeriac gratin
For non-game choices:
Rooster & Mushroom Wellington
Sluggish cooker turkey
Braised ox cheek wellingtons with peppercorn gravy
For vegetarians, our sensible maple-glazed carrot, mushroom & hazelnut tart pairs flaky puff pastry with a creamy mushroom filling and sticky topping for the final word flavour hit. Or perk up your pasta with some festive aptitude by layering lasagne sheets with spiced squash, spinach and a porcini mushroom dressing.
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Golden-glazed carrot, mushroom & hazelnut tart
Particular person butternut squash wellingtons
Open ravioli with squash & porcini mushrooms
Aspect dishes
Luxurious sides are a spotlight of the Christmas desk – select a variety to finish your unfold, from lemony potatoes and creamy fennel Dauphinoise to honey-glazed veg and garlicky spinach. Simply ensure you go away area for the centrepiece!
Lemon-roasted new potatoes
Honey-roasted beetroot & carrots
Roasted beetroot & uncooked honey salad
Fennel Dauphinoise
Kale salad
Candy potato & orange mash with sage butter drizzle
Braised cavolo nero
Garlic & shallot spinach
Artichoke, garlic & potato mash
Straightforward creamed spinach
Potato rösti truffles with sage leaves
Desserts
A basic cake or pudding will yield a hefty quantity of leftovers, so attempt particular person puddings or lighter chilled desserts. We have paired sticky pear tarts with roquefort cream for the final word dessert and cheese course mash-up.
Sticky pear tarts with roquefort cream
Microwave Christmas mug cake
Chocolate, salted caramel & banana mess
Molten toffee puddings
Heat honey cup puddings
Snacking
Gentle bites and dips
Curl up on the couch and take pleasure in some between-meal sustenance. Take a pack of hummus to the following degree by combining with pickled crimson onions and pomegranate seeds, then serve with pitta bread or croutons. Or take a triple cheese hit with fromage-filled portobello mushrooms. For well being acutely aware snackers, avocado halves and veggie crudités make the proper mild chew.
Hummus with pickled crimson onion & pomegranate seeds
Za’atar croutons
Courgette fries
Triple cheese & tarragon-stuffed mushrooms
Pepper & walnut hummus with veggie dippers
Avocado with Virgin Mary dressing
Spiced pecans & peach fizz
Toasted snacks
For one thing extra substantial, our toasted treats ought to curb any abdomen rumbles. Whether or not you like a basic melty cheese toastie or extra veg-heavy possibility, we have all of the topping inspiration you want.
Artichoke & pecorino bruschetta
Turkey & avocado toast
Brie & bacon toasties
Cheese & onion toast
Miso spinach toast
Tomato, ricotta & oregano toast
Labneh, radishes & sumac toast
Patty soften toasties
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