Dairy-free Christmas recipes

Planning a festive feast but need to keep it free from milk, butter, and cream? We've put together all the recipes you need for the most delicious dairy-free Christmas feast! From show-stopping mains to unbelievable desserts, cook up a storm and enjoy Christmas Day food without any compromises.

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Christmas Dairy-free

Dairy-free Christmas starters

All starters

Celeriac remoulade

10 mins

Spiced Christmas gravadlax

20 mins

Rudolph’s rocket fuel

55 mins

Baby artichoke bruschetta

35 mins

Crispy prawn parcels

45 mins

Nam Jim king prawns

45 mins

Scotch quail eggs

25 mins

Gravadlax

20 mins

Duck rillettes

2 hrs 10 mins

Ham ribollita

30 mins

Crispy duck forks

2 hrs 40 mins

Ham hock terrine

5 hrs 40 mins

Sloe gin gravlax

40 mins

Vegan mushroom rolls

1 hr 20 mins

Vegan winter rolls

45 mins

Devils on horseback

30 mins

Puy lentil, parsnip & walnut salad

1 hr 25 mins

Sicilian roasted cauliflower & Brussels sprouts

1 hr 10 mins

Vegan beetroot Carpaccio

1 hr 10 mins

Wild rice & Brussels sprout super salad

45 mins

Chestnut, rosemary & pancetta focaccia

40 mins

Aubergine & mint bruschetta

10 mins

Crostini - prosciutto, figs and mint

10 mins

Crostini - tomato and olives

10 mins

Crostini – greens

10 mins

Figs in honey

4 hrs 5 mins

Fresh smoked salmon and beetroot salad

10 mins

Spicy squash soup

1 hr

Prosciutto & rocket forks

10 mins

A taster of fresh oysters served the old-fashioned way

15 mins

Scottish scallops and black pudding with winter salad

40 mins

Smoked salmon & avocado salad

20 mins

Home-cured beetroot gravadlax

30 mins

Bresaola starter on a fork with cornichons, mustard and slaw

DIY party combos - bresaola with mustard and coleslaw

10 mins

Party forks of different starters including prawns in a marie rose sauce, salmon, prosciutto on a silver platter

DIY party combos - prawns and Marie Rose sauce

10 mins

Salmon fishcakes

1 hr 30 mins

Dairy-free Christmas mains

All mains

The best roast turkey - Christmas or any time

3 hrs 40 mins

Easy roast chicken

1 hr 25 mins

Roast beef recipe on a bed of roasted root vegetables and herbs

Perfect roast beef

1 hr 5 mins

Spiced roast goose

3 hrs 45 mins

Pork loin with a great herby stuffing

1 hr 30 mins

Gennaro's stuffed porchetta

4 hrs 30 mins

Ultimate roast turkey

3 hrs 40 mins

Beef short ribs

4 hrs 26 mins

Clementine roast duck

2 hrs 32 mins

Stuffed salmon

Korean-style roast chicken

1 hr 45 mins

Roast pork loin on a platter with crackling, roast veg and gravy

Jamie's epic roast pork

2 hrs 30 mins

Sunday roast beef with yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes, gravy, horseradish and watercress salad

Roast topside of beef

2 hrs

Turkey breast with sausage & apricot stuffing

1 hr 50 mins

Turmeric-spiced pork loin & ribs

1 hr 15 mins

Roast duck

2 hrs 20 mins

Duck & apple cassoulet with a herby crust

3 hrs 30 mins

Roast goose

3 hrs 30 mins

Turkey sloppy Joes

20 mins

Red mullet with jewelled wild rice

55 mins

Kerala fish curry

40 mins

Venison steak-frites

20 mins

Grilled cauliflower with winter pesto

1 hr

Spiced veggie rice with poached eggs

55 mins

Jamon-wrapped cod with borlotti bean stew

2 hrs 10 mins

Michela’s turkey hotpot

Christmas Mulligatawny soup

55 mins

Christmas veg laksa

40 mins

Wild rice & Brussels sprout super salad

45 mins

Vegan mushroom, chestnut and cranberry tart

Vegan mushroom, chestnut & cranberry tart

2 hrs 35 mins

Vegan nut roast

45 mins

Jamie's Christmas turkey

3 hrs 30 mins

Leftover turkey salad

30 mins

Guinness lamb shanks

3 hrs 40 mins

Wood-fired shellfish

30 mins

Grilled salmon with coriander, chilli and spring onions on top

Marinated & grilled salmon

20 mins

Whole roasted salmon stuffed with lemon and herbs

1 hr 5 mins

Roast chicken with mixed mushroom stuffing

2 hrs

Traybaked Kerala fish curry

1 hr

Chicken & squash salad

1 hr 10 mins

Salt-crust salmon

1 hr 45 mins

Dairy-free Christmas desserts

All desserts

Dairy-free chocolate mousse

15 mins

Vegan Christmas pudding

6 hrs

Mellow mincemeat

15 mins

Cacao and peanut swirl cake

35 mins

Fondant candy canes

45 mins

Pomegranate & clementine sorbet

10 mins

Panforte

1 hr

Chocolate biscotti

1 hr 35 mins

Mincemeat

20 mins

Peppermint creams

20 mins

Saffron-poached pears

2 hrs 15 mins

Roasted pear with walnut & ginger filling

50 mins

Magnificent marshmallows

50 mins

Mini vegan doughnuts

50 mins

Gluten-free chocolate brownies

1 hr 20 mins

Vegan chocolate, cherry & honeycomb parfait

1 hr 45 mins

Gluten-free lemon millet biscuits

30 mins

Gluten-free apple, almond & cardamom cupcakes

30 mins

Gluten-free blondies

45 mins

Dairy-free chocolate & nut cookies

25 mins

Dairy-free chocolate truffles

30 mins

Dairy-free vanilla ice cream

35 mins

Vegan ginger cupcakes

35 mins

A traybake of chocolate vegan brownie next to a portion on a plate with ice cream

Vegan chocolate brownies

40 mins

Vegan bread & butter pudding

1 hr

Vegan blueberry pancakes

30 mins

Dairy-free apple muffins

35 mins

Gluten-free peanut butter cookies

35 mins

Epic vegan chocolate cake

50 mins

Fruit & nut topping for Christmas cake

15 mins

Dairy-free Christmas sides

All sides

Stuffing

1 hr 5 mins

Roasted carrots and parsnips with garlic and rosemary

Roast potatoes, parsnips & carrots

1 hr 30 mins

Squashed Brussels

20 mins

Hasselback root veg

1 hr 15 mins

Mixed mushroom stuffing

1 hr 20 mins

Festive salad

20 mins

Air-fryer bubble & squeak

20 mins

Really good roast veg

1 hr 35 mins

Christmas salad

20 mins

Amazing hasselback potatoes

Clementine roasted carrots

1 hr 20 mins

Roasted root veg

1 hr 15 mins

Christmas stuffing made with pork and cider on a presentational stand with holly berries and leaves

Pork & cider stuffing

55 mins

A white dish of red cabbage with pears and chorizo, next to some Christmas holly

Chorizo & pear red cabbage

30 mins

Warm winter salad

40 mins

Red cabbage

35 mins

Pigs in blankets

45 mins

Endive salad

15 mins

Broccoli & boiled egg salad with anchovies, chillis & croutons

50 mins

Lemon roast potatoes

1 hr 20 mins

Couscous mixes

10 mins

Gluten-free parsnip, pork & apple stuffing

1 hr 45 mins

Amazing roast veg

1 hr 15 mins

Beetroot, red apple and watercress salad

Beetroot, red apple & watercress salad

20 mins

Braised greens

15 mins

Roast potatoes with sage & orange

1 hr 5 mins

Roast vegetable megamix

1 hr 55 mins

Grilled blackened Jerusalem Artichokes with garlic and bay leaves

Sautéed Jerusalem artichokes

40 mins

Celeriac served simply with olive oil, lemon thyme and salt

Simple as that celeriac

40 mins

Smashed celeriac

40 mins

The best whole-baked carrots

1 hr

Unbelievable root vegetable salad

10 mins

Dairy-free sauces & condiments

Christmas Day gravy

40 mins

Gluten-free gravy

10 mins

Vegan gravy

1 hr

Chestnut gravy

25 mins

Wholegrain mustard

10 mins

Homemade mustard

5 mins

Spicy cucumber pickle

Cranberry & chilli jam

1 hr

Instant pickled onions

30 mins

Chilli pickle

15 mins

Gooseberry & elderflower jam

Chilli pickled sweet & sour beets

1 hr 10 mins

Easy tomato chutney

50 mins

Quick pickled celery

Spiced plum chutney

1 hr 30 mins

Spiced peach chutney

Apple & cranberry sauce

30 mins

Cheeky chilli-pepper chutney

1 hr

Consistently good gravy

25 mins

Pear & chilli pickle

30 mins

Get-ahead gravy

2 hrs

Dairy-free veggie & vegan mains

Baked squash

2 hrs 30 mins

Jamie’s Christmas curry

2 hrs 10 mins

Whole roasted cauliflower

1 hr 40 mins

Butternut squashed

2 hrs 30 mins

Thai green curry

1 hr 15 mins

The best baked pumpkin

1 hr 30 mins

Dairy-free Christmas drinks

Manhattan

5 mins

Quick cranberry cocktail

5 mins

Bramble

Christmas Cosmopolitan

15 mins

Mulled wine

20 mins

Pink pepper negroni

5 mins

Limoncello

15 mins

Christmas negroni

Berry & rosemary juniper gin fizz

Bloody Mary

Old Cuban cocktail

10 mins

Store cupboard peach Bellini

5 mins

Christmas mulled wine recipe in 3 glasses with orange peel

Jamie's mulled wine

20 mins

Next-level Prosecco

10 mins

Bloody Mary recipe in two glasses with lime, bacon and crushed ice on a wooden table

Barbecoa Bloody Mary

15 mins

Dairy-free Christmas breakfast

Spiced sprout & potato hash

40 mins

Smoked salmon omelette with sprouts

55 mins

Potato & chorizo breakfast hash

20 mins

Super toasted granola with chewy fruit

35 mins

Breakfast granola in 3 bowls with fresh fruits

Jools’ gorgeous granola

30 mins

Fried eggs with roasted potato, peppers and chorizo

Best morning-after breakfast

25 mins

Eggy crumpets with smoky bacon and maple syrup

Breakfast eggy crumpets

10 mins

Breakfast crumpies

45 mins

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