Vegan Christmas menu: mushroom and walnut pâté, heura with mashed potatoes, and vegan brownies

Enjoying some vegan versions of your favourite dishes, or just vegan dishes, after all, is also a small gesture for the planet. We are also concerned with debunking myths such as the one that vegan recipes are often bland. That is something that can happen with or without meat and fish in a recipe. Getting rid of these kinds of things is possible thanks to tasty recipes like the following ones, which are part of your dream of a real vegan Christmas.

Tasty starter

The combination of mushrooms and walnuts is the ideal appetizer because everyone will enjoy it (except those with certain allergies, of course). It is tasty, light, and the Porto wine improves the recipe significantly. You can customise the recipe by changing the ingredients as much as you like and finding the right herb combination.

Heura® with cauliflower, mashed potatoes, and red wine

Preparation

30 min

Difficulty

Moderate
Heura® Mediterranean bites
190g
Onion cut into big pieces
1
Chopped garlic cloves
3
Carrots
3
Natural canned tomato
300g
Tomato paste
20g
Red wine
500ml
Bay leaves
2
Rosemary sprig
1
Thyme sprigs
2
Teaspoons of sweet paprika
2
Teaspoon of nutmeg
1/2
Teaspoon of black pepper
1/4
Dark chocolate (70%)
30g
Salt
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Flavour and texture for the main course

Heura® has become trendy in the last few years thanks to a good combination of nutrients and possibilities. This product made out of soy is suitable for hundreds of recipes and for anything you can imagine in the kitchen. Today’s choice includes red wine—watch out with quantities because the previous starter was Porto, and this can ruin a bit of the meal—together with two other veggies: mashed potatoes and cauliflower. A traditional mashed potato recipe is always preferable, if you are running out of time, you can also use instant options. 

Heura® with cauliflower, mashed potatoes, and red wine

Preparation

30 min

Difficulty

Moderate
Heura® Mediterranean bites
190g
Onion cut into big pieces
1
Chopped garlic cloves
3
Carrots
3
Natural canned tomato
300g
Tomato paste
20g
Red wine
500ml
Bay leaves
2
Rosemary sprig
1
Thyme sprigs
2
Teaspoons of sweet paprika
2
Teaspoon of nutmeg
1/2
Teaspoon of black pepper
1/4
Dark chocolate (70%)
30g
Salt
View recipe

Vegan brownies

Christmas is not a piece of cake for many people. There are many things to do, gifts to buy, and meals to prepare for family and friends. But this doesn’t mean we cannot have some sweet things, like enjoying some time with our loved ones, focusing on other nice values away from consumerism and capitalism, and being happy for being alive one more year. And having a double dose of chocolate. These Christmas tree brownies are the right dessert for a very vegan Christmas and for tea time at somebody’s house.

Do you want more recipes? Discover all our Christmas menus and recipes at Cooking Lovers and get inspiration these holidays by cooking unique and different dishes.

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