Take a look in any respect our joyfully scrumptious Christmas recipes, in addition to recipes for kicking off celebrations on Christmas Eve.
Intestine-friendly Christmas recipes
Spiced pickled shallots
Fermented meals, like pickles, comprise good micro organism which assist help your intestine microbiome. For a considerate gut-friendly present, make our spiced pickled shallots.
Take a look at our recipes for pickled beetroot and pickled cherries.
Christmas cheeseboard
This superb unfold is ideal for festive events. It is filled with complementary flavours and textures and appears actually spectacular – plus, it is tremendous simple to prep. Be sure you embody recent figs, as these are particularly excessive in fibre so promote a wholesome digestive system. Some cheeses even have probiotic properties, these embody aged cheddar and gruyère.
Browse all our easy entertaining concepts.
Celeriac rostis with harissa yogurt
For a nutritious brunch, strive these spiced celeriac hash browns topped with crispy fried eggs and spicy yogurt. Test the label to verify your yogurt is comprises ‘stay’ micro organism, this will increase the microbial range of your intestine.
Take a look at our final brunch recipes.
Stuffed butternut squash with blue cheese and leeks
Butternut squash is impressively excessive in fibre, which has been linked with improved intestine well being. Right here, it is roasted complete to make a beautiful meat-free centrepiece — the mix of nutty grains, candy leeks and blue cheese is actually scrumptious.
Subsequent, take pleasure in butternut squash risotto and extra butternut squash recipes.
Sticky miso roast sprouts
Toss Brussels sprouts with umami-packed miso and lime then roast till caramelised. Miso, which interprets to ‘fermented beans’ in Japanese, comprises loads of probiotics. These assist to enhance the fragile steadiness of enzymes in your intestine.
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Take a look at our brussels sprouts gratin and extra brussels sprouts recipes.
Christmas nut roast
We predict that is our greatest ever nut roast – it is full of smokiness and sweetness from squash, lentils and dates. Your intestine will profit from the lentils, as they’re full of prebiotic fibre.
Be impressed by our vegetarian Christmas dinner concepts.
Sourdough bread sauce
A pleasant twist on an outdated traditional, this sourdough bread sauce is the right accompaniment to your Christmas day feast. In contrast to common white bread, conventional sourdough goes via a gradual fermentation course of – this implies it might be simpler to digest.
Remember to make our boozy cranberry sauce.
Crispy spud salad with sauerkraut, ham hock and peas
Sauerkraut (fermented cabbage) shouldn’t be solely wholesome and good on your intestine, however its distinct flavour lifts this easy salad with tremendous crisp potatoes and salty ham. You possibly can even use leftover potatoes. Apparently, as potatoes cool, they turn out to be richer in resistant starch, which causes much less fuel then different fibres – nice for these with a delicate intestine.
You may love our ham hock stew.
Turkey curry
Delicately spiced with coconut and ginger, this turkey curry is appropriate for the entire household. It is a sensible means to make use of up leftover cooked turkey and the golden turmeric, a pure anti-inflammatory, might assist to assuage your intestine.
Purple cabbage kimchi
Lacto-fermenting is an historical means of preserving meals – the time period ‘lacto’ refers back to the lactic acid created in the course of the ferment, which will increase ranges of vitamins and probiotics. Right here, it transforms purple cabbage into kimchi, nice for including to sandwiches and salads.
For an additional favorite means with leftovers, tuck into our kimchi bubble and squeak desserts.
Miso roasted cauliflower, avocado and lentil salad
For these days after all of the Christmas extra when you end up craving one thing wholesome, there’s this satisfying salad. Fibre-rich cauliflower is roasted in a miso dressing – additionally crammed with probiotics – and changed into a country salad with pickled onions and lentils. It is scrumptious and nice on your intestine, too.
We have got tons extra wholesome salads so that you can strive.
Date flapjacks
Flip a handful of storecupboard elements into a simple bake and maintain for moments whenever you’re craving one thing candy. Oats are one other meals that is wealthy in prebiotic fibres, so contribute to a correctly functioning intestine.
Browse all our bakes utilizing oats.
