From satisfying starters to decadent desserts, this is the ultimate feast.
The Ultimate Vegetarian Holiday Lunch Menu to ‘Wow’ Your Guests
From satisfying starters to decadent desserts, this is the ultimate feast.
There are many wonderful parts to the holiday season, but we’d argue one of the best is sitting down to a delicious meal with family and friends. Food feeds the soul, and putting in that extra bit of effort at the end of the year to prepare a feast to celebrate the special people in your life is the ultimate act of love.
Yet to sort your holiday menu? Don't stress. Here’s a mix of starters, sides, mains and desserts to inspire your festive feast.
Starters
Myriad Recipe’s Caprese Flatbread
Our most popular recipe of the year for a reason, Emily Roz of Myriad Recipes’ caprese flatbread dish will hit the ground running at any holiday lunch. Filled with three types of cheese and basil, and then topped with a sundried tomato basil oil, this recipe will yield four caprese flatbreads that look and taste delicious. Serve on their own, or with chargrilled vegetables and an array of fresh dips.
Ellie Bouhadana’s Pan Con Tomate
This low-maintenance tapas classic transports your taste buds to the sun-drenched coasts of Spain. A celebration of the humble tomato, this tasty snack is sweet from the tomatoes, spicy from the garlic, and toasty from the bread.
Sides
Maryah Ananda’s Seared Stone Fruit Salad With Goat Cheese, Mint, and Pistachios
This tasty salad is easy to throw together and will bring a fresh note to your feast. It's a perfectly balanced creation with sweetness from the apricot and peach, spice from the peppery rocket, creaminess from the goat cheese, crunch from the almonds and pistachios, freshness from the mint and a zesty punch from the vinaigrette.
Seared stone fruit salad with goat cheese, mint, and pistachios recipe
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s Grilled Broccolini, Lemon and Lentil Salad With Crunchy Breadcrumbs
This vibrant salad combines the robust earthiness of grilled broccolini with the zesty brightness of lemon and the nuttiness of lentils. It's so scrumptious it will actually make you excited to eat salad.
Grilled broccolini, lemon and lentil salad with crunchy breadcrumbs recipe
Mains
Tori Falzon of Into the Sauce’s Vodka Pasta Bake
We couldn’t resist putting Tori Falzon’s easy and cheesy vodka pasta bake on our holiday menu this year. This indulgent dish consists of ricotta-stuffed pasta shells nestled in a creamy, tomato-y vodka sauce, topped with mozzarella and parmesan and baked until golden and crispy.
Gabriella Simonian of No Regretti Spaghetti’s Cavatelli With Creamy Tomato Sauce and Stracciatella
Another tasty pasta dish, this delightful recipe sees cavatelli coated in a creamy roasted tomato blend topped with dollops of stracciatella cheese and fresh basil leaves. It's a little bit indulgent and a whole lot delicious.
Desserts
Lia Townsend’s Chocolate Mousse
The holidays are a busy time and this quick and yummy chocolate mousse is here to save the day. It requires just six ingredients that get whipped together into a decadent chocolate delight.
Anastasia Zolotarev’s Pavlova With Crème Fraiche, Plums and Almond Flakes
For many Australians and New Zealanders, it's not the holidays unless a pavlova is served. Light, creamy, and fruity, it's the perfect dish to end a meal. Anastasia rendition of the classic is topped with crème fraiche, plums, and almond flakes – a heavenly combo!
