As the festive season approaches, it's sometimes hard to decide what to cook that will provide flavour, substance and that extra sparkle that vegetarian Christmas dinner recipes demand. Want to create a stir at the dining table this year? Catering for a vegetarian guest or family member? Either way, the Cook Vegetarian website is here to help you find inspiration and delicious new ideas – it's Christmas vegetarian recipes at your fingertips.

Use our Search by Occasion function to find an extensive collection of vegetarian Christmas recipes. There are ideas for the big Christmas Day meal, festive entertaining, and seasonal celebrations. With recipes including scrumptious desserts, festive mains, and also drinks, canapés, snacks and sides, there's endless inspiration for your vegetarian or vegan Christmas. Make it easy with Rose Elliot's complete Christmas meal, from her avocado starter followed by luxurious nut roast and side vegetables to the spectacular Christmas crown dessert. Alternatively, finish up with a scrumptious cheesecake for an alternative Christmas dessert, or our innovative Christmas Pudding Ice Cream. There are ideas for gorgeous seasonal canapés; Pear and Stilton Toasts and Brie and Red Cabbage Wraps are just a couple of examples we know your guests will love. Our vegetarian Xmas recipes won't fail to impress this season, and they're so easy and quick, you won't have to spend all your time in the kitchen!

Vegan Xmas Recipes

As the festive season approaches, the pressure is on to provide great food, often for a large crowd. Sometimes ideas run thin on the ground, so if you're in need of some vegan inspiration for yourself or a vegan guest, look no further than cookveg.co.uk's collection of totally animal-free recipes, for you to create the perfect vegan Christmas.

Why not try one of our new ideas for tasty and different soups to start off your special meal this year? Then move on to one of our deliciously simple main course options for a festively different vegan Christmas. Or, if tradition is your thing, try Heather Mills' suggestions for a full-on vegan feast incorporating hearty meat substitutes, including Christmas roast potatoes, vegetable gravy, roasted vegetables and a Roast Turkey-style dinner.

We know that this time of year comes with the added pressure of entertaining, and that it can be difficult to ensure your evening stands out in people's memories. Add fruity flavour to a dinner party with a pretty cocktail like our Raspberry Blush, or serve Simon Rimmer's Banana Spring Rolls with their chocolatey dipping sauce as an interactive dessert or even a sweet canapé. There are so many ideas like this and more on our site that will give you the chance to create a wonderful vegan Christmas for your family and friends. Surprise your non-vegan friends with the sheer deliciousness of food available to vegans, and wow them with some great new ideas that they will surely be taking away to use themselves.