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Veggie sausage rolls are easy to make and ideal for serving at a party or keeping in the fridge for a festive treat. These are packed with savoury cheesy stuffing and cranberries.

Veggie Sausage Rolls

175 grams/6 ounces crustless day-old wholemeal bread, torn into pieces

butter,

leeks (150 grams/5½oz trimmed weight), thinly sliced

sage leaves, finely chopped

thyme leaves

free-range eggs, 1 beaten for egg wash

120 grams/4 ounces Parmesan (or alternative vegetarian hard cheese), grated

grams/3½oz manchego (or alternative vegetarian hard cheese), grated

500 grams/1lb 2 ounces pack all-butter puff pastry

tsp plain flour,

grams/1¾oz cranberries

salt and black pepper

Veggie sausage rolls

A delightful wintry vegan pie with rich mushrooms and sweet shallots that will make your cold nights a lot warmer. Vegan comfort food at its best. 

Each serving provides 552 kcal, 10g protein, 67g carbohydrate (of which 13g sugars), 22g fat (of which 3g saturates), 6g fibre and 1.3g salt.

Mushroom and ale pie

grams/½oz mushrooms

250 milliliters/9fl oz just-boiled water

tbsp sunflower oil

onion,

garlic cloves, crushed

330 milliliters/11fl oz pale ale (vegan)

vegetable stock cube

tomato purée

tbsp redcurrant jelly

tbsp soft light brown sugar

thyme leaves thyme

bay leaves

cornflour

chestnuts (vacuum packed is fine)

sea salt and ground black pepper

300 grams/10½oz plain flour, plus extra for rolling

tsp fine sea salt

100 grams/3½oz sunflower oil

water

tbsp aquafaba (canned chickpea water)

Filled with colourful chunky vegetables and large enough to serve a crowd, this would make a decorative addition to an Easter feast. Roasting the vegetables, and including Gruyère with its distinctive flavour, ensures that it is very moreish too.

For this recipe you will need a 28cm/11in loose-bottomed  fluted tart tin and some baking beans.

Roasted vegetable quiche

225 grams/8 ounces plain flour,

egg,

onions, quartered, then halve each quarter lenghtways

baby courgettes, halved lengthways

spinach

olive oil

300 milliliters/10fl oz double cream

free-range eggs

180 grams/6½oz gruyère cheese (or vegetarian alternative), grated

Mary Berry's potato salad with lightly cooked fish is light yet substantial and with lots of lovely contrasting textures. Perfect for a summer buffet.

Creamy potato salad with salmon and prawns

x 125 grams/4½oz middle-cut salmon

lemon, juice only

tiger prawns

baby new potatoes

Dijon mustard

tbsp caster sugar

tbsp white wine vinegar

mayonnaise

spring onions, thinly sliced

150 grams/5½oz radishes, thinly sliced

celery sticks, finely chopped

parsley,

This delicious veggie pie was made to be shared with family and friends, especially good with vegetarian gravy or served cold with salad. 

Each serving provides 406 kcal, 11g protein, 35g carbohydrates (of which 10g sugars), 23.5g fat (of which 5g saturates), 6g fibre and 0.7g salt.


Mushroom, chestnut and squash filo pie

tbsp extra virgin olive oil

250 grams/9 ounces chestnut mushrooms, sliced

red onion, sliced

300 grams/10½oz butternut squash (¼ squash), peeled and cut into 2cm/¾in chunks

grams/2½oz curly kale, shredded, tough stalks discarded

150 milliliters/5fl oz vegetable stock,

grams/1¾oz ready-to-eat dried apricots, quartered

chestnuts,

75 grams/2½oz walnuts, roughly broken

½ tsp dried chilli flakes (optional)

85 grams/3 ounces goats’ cheese,

sea salt and black pepper

filo pastry (each about 48x25cm/19x10in)

fresh parsley, to garnish (optional)

Make a pie if you want to impress your friends. Load it with veggies to impress Dr Rupy.

Mushroom, squash and goats' cheese pie

For James Martin’s easy quiche Lorraine, choose between making your own proper homemade pastry or a taking the shortcut with a quick shop-bought version.

Each serving provides 698 kcal, 27g protein, 25g carbohydrates (of which 3g sugars), 54g fat (of which 30g saturates), 2g fibre and 2.2g salt.

Quiche Lorraine

175 grams/6 ounces plain flour,

salt

250 grams/9 ounces cheddar, grated

tomatoes, sliced (optional)

streaky bacon, chopped

eggs,

100 milliliters/3½fl oz milk

200 milliliters/7fl oz double cream

thyme

black pepper

Apples and cheese make perfect partners in this puff pastry tart, ideal for using up the remnants of a cheeseboard or leftover cranberry sauce. Serve hot or cold for a Boxing Day buffet

Brie, apple & onion tart

pack ready-rolled all-butter puff pastry

onions

apple

cranberry sauce (or chutney)

brie

Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Unroll the pastry sheet onto a large baking tray (leave it on the paper from the pack). If the edges are not straight, trim them with a sharp knife. Score a border, about 1cm in from the edge. Score a criss-cross pattern over the central piece of pastry (this will prevent it from rising too much) and around the border, if you like. Bake for 15 mins.

Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large pan. Add the onions and cook for 10-15 mins until softened and starting to caramelise. Stir in the vinegar, bubble for 1 min more, then add the Dijon mustard and thyme, season well and set aside. Slice the apple thinly through the core so a few slices have a nice star in the middle, and remove any seeds. Toss the slices in a splash of vinegar to prevent them from browning.

The pastry should be puffed and starting to colour. Push down the centre, then spread over the onions. Add blobs of cranberry sauce, then top with the apple slices and brie, overlapping them to cover the tart. Add a few more thyme sprigs, drizzle with a little oil, then put back in the oven for a further 25 mins until the cheese is bubbling and the apple slices are soft. Serve warm or cold.

The deep caramel flavour of the marinade contrasts beautifully with the salty ham. Using a pressure cooker keeps the ham moist and succulent, and finishing it in the oven gives it a lovely shiny glaze. Roasted broccoli makes a simple, nutritious accompaniment.

Pressure cooker honey roast ham

tbsp (70 grams/2½oz) dark muscovado sugar

orange,

tbsp runny honey

cloves

fennel seeds

tsp black pepper

purple sprouting broccoli

Like a self-contained Boxing Day sandwich, this sweet and savoury bun combines classic Christmas flavours in a soft white dough.

Turkey, stuffing and cranberry Chelsea buns

caster sugar

grams/¼oz salt

grams/1½oz unsalted butter

sachets fast-acting dried yeast

150 milliliters/5fl oz lukewarm milk

cranberry sauce

300 grams/10½oz leftover turkey, shredded

leftover sage and onion stuffing

Chutney is great make ahead gift for Christmas – you can substitute marrows, pumpkin, green tomatoes or other fruit for some or all of the apples and the results will be just as good.

Equipment and preparation: You will need eight 330ml/12fl oz jars.

How to make chutney

apples

garlic

fresh root ginger

grams/3½oz sultanas (or other dried fruit

chilli flakes

500 milliliters/18fl oz distilled malt vinegar

sugar

Our simple step-by-step recipe video shows you how to make a quick chutney.

Mary Berry’s vegetable gratin brings potatoes and carrots together in a dish that’s rich, creamy, colourful and full of flavour.

Christmas vegetable gratin

banana shallots, thinly sliced lengthways

850 grams/1lb 14 ounces potatoes (such as Maris Piper, Rooster

450 milliliters/16fl oz vegetable stock

300 milliliters/½ pint double cream

grams/2½oz Parmesan (or

parsley

salt and pepper

This is a fresher, brighter alternative to the classic Christmas coleslaw. Crunchy red cabbage, fennel, apple and toasted nuts are finished off with a sprinkling of blue cheese. Perfect with cold meats or even a couple of sausages. 

Crisp winter slaw

½ red cabbage

fennel

celery

(sharp) apple

lemon, juiced

walnuts

tbsp red wine vinegar

tbsp groundnut oil

walnut oil

grams/3½oz Stilton

Crisp winter slaw 

This cheesy, garlicky tear-and-share bread is great for picnics and other get-togethers. Top with dried oregano, poppy seeds or sesame seeds, depending on your preference.

Cheese and roast garlic tear-and-share bread

tbsp olive oil,

150 grams/5½oz plain flour

dried fast-action yeast

250 milliliters/9fl oz full-fat milk, plus extra for glazing

tbsp malt extract

unsalted butter,

150 grams/5½oz cheddar, grated

tsp dried oregano, poppy seeds or sesame seeds

butter

tbsp finely chopped fresh flatleaf parsley

Mary shows you how to make the perfect salmon en croûte. It's a great choice for a buffet table or party when you have lots of mouths to feed. This recipe uses roasted red peppers from a jar and a creamy spinach filling that will taste of summer all year round.

Salmon en croûte

225 grams/8 ounces baby leaf spinach

180 grams/6¼oz full-fat cream cheese

salmon

dill,

jar chargrilled mixed peppers

free-range egg

tbsp milk

pack ready-rolled puff pastry

flour,

spring onions, finely chopped

tbsp snipped fresh chives

dill

200 grams/7 ounces full-fat crème fraîche

½ lemon, juice only

This stunning gammon joint glazed with fruity marmalade and sticky honey is great for feeding a crowd.

Honey and marmalade-glazed gammon joint

6kg/13lb 3½oz gammon joint

orange

cloves, plus extra for studding the gammon

peeled,

brown sugar

tbsp clear honey

orange marmalade

tbsp wholegrain mustard

apple sauce

pickled red cabbage

I love to pickle red cabbage because of the magical way it turns a vivid red when it comes into contact with the vinegar, but you can customise this recipe to the ingredients you have available. You can replace the red cabbage with a hard white Dutch-style cabbage or a spicy Chinese pak choi cabbage. Swap the fennel for caraway, cumin or coriander; the chilli for mustard seeds and the vinegar for wine or rice vinegar.

For this recipe you will need two 500ml/18fl oz sterilised jars. See Recipe Tips for information on sterilising. 

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