The New Year and Christmas eves are truly a wonderful period that unites everyone around with its coziness and warmth. This time is a great reason to get old recipe books and start cooking favorite dishes with family. But what about vegetarian dishes? Let’s look at a few recipes that vegetarians will definitely appreciate.

Important warning: it can often be difficult to find products for vegetarians, so think about the issue of searching for products in advance. Perhaps, in order to collect the entire basket of products, it will be necessary to stop at more than one store. To shorten the trip time and buy well for the festive table, we recommend driving or renting a car if you don’t have one. With the help of a rented car, you will be able to comfortably deliver products from stores. If it seems to you that you will not find a car for rent, do not worry! Today there are cars for rent of all stripes in any part of the world! Luxury car rental UAE, simple but roomy cars in Germany, electric cars for rent in the Netherlands! Of course it is not necessary to use luxury car rental, for minimal costs it is better to choose a regular car for rent with a large luggage compartment and a comfortable price. Have a good time shopping! And we turn to the recipes.

Vegetarians’ sprats

Let’s start our list of dishes with snacks. Snacks are exactly what will come in handy on any festive table. Vegan sprats are not only a delicious and healthy snack, but also an ideal substitute for the original recipe. 

1. Cut the tofu into slices, and then diagonally into long triangles resembling the shape of sprats. 
2. Prepare a marinade (soy sauce, a little lemon juice or natural vinegar, a little vegetable oil, spices (for example, herbs, black pepper, chili, asafoetida or dried onion or garlic, black salt, coriander, smoked paprika, ready-made mixtures, etc.) sugar (optional, to taste), mix the necessary ingredients and adjust to taste. Any other marinade that you like will do. Soak the tofu in it for a couple of hours or more. 
3. Take out the tofu and wrap each piece in a cut-off strip of nori, having previously soaked it in soy sauce, marinade or just water. Wait for the algae to stick tightly. 
4. Put the resulting vegetarian sprats in a wide jar and pour the oil to make it cover them. Close it tightly. Let it brew for several hours in the refrigerator, preferably a day.

Toasts with beetroot mousse and avocado

For the Mousse, prepare 600 beets, 350g of cream cheese, 33% cream — 100ml, walnuts — 100g, garlic — 1-2 cloves, salt and black pepper — as much as you need. 

1. Cook the beetroot until tender, peel it, chop it coarsely. 
2. Brown the nuts in a dry frying pan, peel off the husks. 
3. Pass the garlic through the press. 
4. Put beets, nuts and garlic in a blender bowl, whisk in mashed potatoes, add cream cheese and cream, whisk again. 
5. Salt and pepper to taste. 
6. Grease the toast with beet mousse, garnish with avocado slices, add sesame seeds.

Festive cocoa 

We offer to prepare cocoa based on coconut milk for the festive table. This ingredient will give the drink the most delicate sweet shades and tropical aroma. Add a little cinnamon to set off the rich taste of cocoa.

You will need coconut milk — 300 ml, water — 100 ml, cocoa powder – 2 tbsp. l., sugar — to taste, cinnamon — a quarter teaspoon, almond extract — to taste

1. Heat coconut milk smoothly over the fire. At the same time, dilute cocoa and sugar in hot water, add almond extract and cinnamon. 
2. Pour the resulting coconut milk, bring it almost to a boil and remove from the heat. 
3. Let it brew under the lid for 5 minutes and can be poured into mugs. Decorate the coconut cocoa at your discretion.

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Let each recipe bring you an especial satisfaction and a sense of celebration! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!