Vegan Roast Dinners (impress your guests!)
Hosting a vegan roast dinner doesn’t have to be complicated or bland. With the right mix of flavours and details, you can put together a meal everyone loves, from long-time vegans to meat-eaters at the table.
Vegan Wellington (Crumbs & Caramel) is a roasted butternut squash with cranberry wild rice, balsamic-cooked mushrooms, onions, herbs and garlic in flaky pastry.
Keep nuts away from children and people with swallowing difficulties. Keep recipes away from pets due to onion, garlic, faux meats, fresh dough. Read more on food safety for people & pets.
Just bin onion, garlic and leek scraps (acids could harm compost creatures).
A good vegan gravy brings all the elements together. Use ingredients like miso paste (not for pregnancy/nursing due to being unpasteurised), tamari or soy sauce, mushrooms, onions and vegetable broth. Let it simmer so it thickens and reaches full flavour.
Roast Your Veggies Right
Use a mix of root vegetables like roast potatoes, carrots, parsnips and sweet potatoes. Toss them in olive oil, salt, pepper and fresh herbs before roasting until crispy and browned. Spread out the veggies on the pan so they roast evenly instead of steaming.
Don’t Forget the Stuffing
Vegan stuffing doesn’t need meat or dairy to stand out. Try bread cubes with sautéed onions, garlic, celery, dried cranberries and walnuts mixed with fresh sage and thyme. For richer flavour, use vegetable stock instead of water.
Horseradish or apple sauce are popular, prepare these ahead, to let flavours build. Bring to room temperature, before serving.
Where to Buy Good Vegan Roasts
Planty offers a vegan roast dinner delivered to your door, made with sage and walnut stuffed ‘chicken roast’ served with glazed carrots and parsnips, white cabbage and port wine gravy.
Thank Goodness Luxury Nut Roast is made with nuts, veggies, lentils, quinoa and herbs.
Recycle packaging at supermarket bag bins, if kerbside does not recycle.
Morrisons Offers Vegan Roast Dinners
Alongside many pubs that serve vegan roast dinners, supermarket chain Morrisons now offers affordable roast dinners in its restaurants. The pumpkin, mushroom & cranberry roast is served with vegan gravy, seasonal veggies, stuffing and roast potatoes.
