Savvy Vegetarian's Traditional Holiday Recipes

Scrumptious But Healthy, Easy But Excellent, Not Very Fattening!

Our vegetarian and vegan traditional holiday recipes will satisfy your desire for the cherished American flavors of Thanksgiving, Christmas, and more.

The typical American holiday menu serves up about 4000 calories per person! No wonder all people can do is collapse for the rest of the weekend. While our vegetarian and vegan recipes aren't exactly low fat, they are heavy on grains and veggies, which are naturally low in calories.

Theoretically, you could cut the holiday calories in half or better with your vegetarian or vegan feast.

Hint: Don't serve all these recipes at one meal! If you pick one main dish, one veggie dish, salad, cashew gravy, stuffing or bread, cranberry sauce, one dessert, and a couple of low fat appetizers - you'll still have a lavish meal.

If you're seriously watching your weight, don't avoid holiday dining, and don't starve yourself - you know that never works anyway. Neither does guilt. Stick with the time tested strategy: go for the lower calorie vegan options, and take smaller portions.

For vegans and vegetarians, getting through a holiday meal can be challenging for other reasons. Every holiday has its traditional dishes, usually meat or dairy based, and every holiday gathering has at least one guest (not always the non-vegetarian!), who is offended that you aren�t eating the same as them.

For clues on how to dine peacefully in mixed company (veg and non�veg that is), read the Savvy Vegetarian Report Veg and Non-Veg Eat Together.

Then browse our holiday recipes for delicious vegetarian and vegan dishes that will be welcomed by all eaters at any holiday meal. Since Thanksgiving is coming up, check out our Thanksgiving Menu Page.

If you have questions about any of our vegetarian or vegan recipes, contact us, and we'll respond asap.

Savvy Veg (Finally!) Has Printable Recipes: Tell your computer to print the file, and you'll get nothing but the recipe. And please, tell us about any glitches!

Savvy Vegetarian Holiday Recipes

Appetizers & Drinks:

• Basil Parsley Pesto (lacto-Veg, vegan)
• Bean Dip (vegan)
• Hot Spiced Apple Cider
• Santiago's Salsa Fresca (vegan)
• Slightly Garlicky Hummus (vegan)
• Toasted French Bread (lacto-veg or vegan)
• Vegan Sour Cream Dip
• Vegan Spinach Dip

Desserts:

• Apple Pie (vegan)
• Blueberry Lemon Cheesecake with Gingersnap Crust (ovo-lacto veg)
• Butter Short Crust Pastry (lacto-veg)
• Carrot Cake With Everything (ovo-lacto-veg, vegan)
• Cashew Cream Dessert Topping (vegan)
• Coconut Whipped Cream (vegan)
• Lemon Bars (vegan)
• Olivia's Pear Tart (lacto-veg, vegan)
• Olivia's Pumpkin Cheesecake (lacto-veg)
• Organic Traditional Pumpkin Pie (lacto-veg)
• Serious Chocolate Chip Cookies (ovo-lacto-veg, vegan)
• Vegan Chocolate Cake
• Vegan Coconut Macaroons
• Vegan Pie Crust
• Vegan Pumpkin Pie

Main Dishes:

• Baked Tofu (vegan)
• Baked Tofu With Tahini (lacto-veg, vegan)
• Classic Lentil Loaf (vegan)
• Nut Loaf Baked In Pastry (lacto veg, vegan)

Side Dishes:

• Basmati Rice
• Cashew Gravy (vegan)
• Chickpea Gravy (vegan)
• Corn Bread (vegan)
• Dinner Rolls (vegan)
• Green Salad
• Mashed Potatoes (vegan)
• Quinoa With Almonds and Cranberries (vegan)
• Squash Pecan Casserole (lacto-veg or vegan)
• Vegan Stuffing
• Vegetables In Creamy Almond Sauce (lacto-veg or vegan)

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