Christmas veg

twinkle_star_2

Hello all,

I know there's already a christmas menu thread but I was specifically wondering what vegetables you all do/like for Christmas dinner.

For a lot of people I know they seem to be a bit of an afterthought but for me Christmas dinner wouldn't be right without a fair number of veg rounding out the plate. However, I really don't like it when I get served non-christmassy veg for christmas dinner! So for me there's no sugar snap peas, courgettes, etc.

But what do you all like?

At the moment my veg selection is:

Roast potatoes
Boiled potatoes (FIL likes them more than roasties!)
Roast parsnips
Mashed winter roots with an oniony crumb topping
Steamed sprouts tossed with oil, crispy sage and chestnut pieces
Carrots (with cumin and orange or maybe a maple syrup glaze - still considering)
Braised red cabbage with apples and red wine
Something else - inspire me please!

lisa26_2

We'll be having carrots, sprouts and cauliflower cheese. aslong as there is loads of sprouts and no peas I'll be happy!! we don't really like our veg messed about with so ther than the cauliflower cheese we tend to stick the plain steamed veg.

MrsE_2

I'm traditional, it will be roast pots, Parmesan parsnips, carrot batons & Brussels sprouts (boiled with a chicken stock cube - lovely).

Never done the red cabbage thing.

peachyprice

We'll be having:
Roast tatties (obviously!)
Roast parsnips
Roast sprouts
Leeks in cheese sauce
Asparagus
maybe carrots
Oh, and peas for DD

nmaria

we'll be having:

Roast potatoes
roast parsnips
carrots
green beans
broccoli
red cabbage
butternut squash roasted
celeriac roasted

Can't wait!

JBD

We will have roast potatoes, carrots, peas and sprouts. No one eats roast parsnips so I won't be doing them.
I might do a little cauliflower/broccoli cheese [I am the only one who eats it].

Fruball

We will be having

Roasties (obviously!)
Honey roast parsnips
Leeks in cheese sauce
Honey glazed carrots
roast parsnips (yummmy!)
peas
brocolli
Maybe green beans
ETA Sprouts!!! Wouldn't be christmas dinner without sprouts!

I love loads of veg and DDs and DS do too and the DDs can't wait to have the table covered with dishes - they love that way of serving food but I rarely do it just for us these days.

I am doing Christmas dinner tomorrow for my friend, her DS and my DDs - it will be slightly scaled down but will still do leeks in cheese sauce, honey glazed carrots, peas and brocolli.

picklepick

We're having:

roast spuds
mashed spuds (2 different things in my view and both essential!)
roast pasrnips
peas
carrots
sprouts
red cabbage

rachbc

we always have parsnips, carrots and sprouts plus sometime red cabbage of green beans. I try and mix up what I do with the veg a bit.

this year we are having the carrots and parsips roasted with thyme, the sprouts steamed then fried in butter with chestnuts, roast spuds and lemony green beans

Shashwoo

A little question, which I hope you don't mind me asking.

Christmas day is on Sunday, today is Tuesday (there is a point to this I'm not really just showing I know this stuff )

When should I buy my Veg so I know it is going to be fresh for Christmas day? Also how many days can you leave your Turkey Crown defrosting for? I don't have room in my freezer and I have put off buying it

Thanks for all your help

I am making Christmas dinner for 8 people this year, have been fine making it for 5 people last 2 years but just a little jittery

VfM4meplse

twinkle_star wrote: »

Something else - inspire me please!

I am thinking of doing something completely different this year...like an aloo gobi with peas and spinach, or brocolli in chilli and blackbean sauce. Much as I love my vegetables, I can't stand them boiled / microwaved.