Serve a Veggie-Forward Feast with OPL’s Holiday Recipe Roundup

Every holiday gathering is complete with food!  Choose to celebrate sustainably this year by offering your guests a veggie-forward feast that is both flavorful and kind to the planet.  We promise these dishes will tantalize your taste buds.  Maybe you’ll even create a new culinary tradition!

Make holiday meal planning easy with one of our selected holiday menus.  From brunch to a show-stopping formal affair, One Planet Life has the recipes you need to serve a sustainable gathering for all your loved ones.

Plan a beautiful brunch event.

We’ve got the perfect combination of sweet and savory dishes for a beautiful brunch celebration.  Check out these recipes and more in OPL’s Breads & Breakfast recipe collection.

Enjoy a lunch that is light, flavorful, and kind to the planet.

Keeping things casual this year?  One Planet Life has a bevy of planet-friendly vegetarian recipes to satisfy even your pickiest guest. Consider this menu (or create your own with OPL’s Soups and Salads and Main Meals recipe collections).

Other OPL recipes that are also perfect for a light holiday lunch include:

• • Butternut Squash Soup and Grilled Cheese Sandwich
  • Minestrone Soup
  • Surprisingly Delicious Kale Walnut Salad
  • Winter Salad with Spinach, Sprouts, and Turkey Bacon

Indulge in a sustainable, Instagram-worthy vegetarian feast.

If you want to serve show-stopping, formal fare, then these recipes are for you!  

Looking for some alternatives?  Try one of these recipes: 

• • Vegetarian Mushroom Bourguignon
  • Super Satisfying Veggie Pot Pie
  • Wild Caught Salmon with Autumn Salad
  • Vegetarian Zucchini Lasagna Parmesan

Don’t forget the sides and dessert!

Your starring entree may steal the spotlight, but don’t forget about the sides!  Having a variety of sides is a great way to ensure that there’s something for everyone at your veggie-forward feast, especially at large holiday gatherings.  

Sustainable Sides

• • Green Bean Salad with Toasted Walnuts and Feta Cheese
  • Easy Spicy Corn Salad with Queso Fresco
  • Cacio e Pepe Roasted Cauliflower and Carrots
  • Sauteed Blue Oyster Mushrooms
  • Cranberry Conserve
  • Autumn’s Spectacular Applesauce
  • Family Secret Southern Broccoli Salad 

Delectable Desserts

• • Neely’s Meadow Apple Pie
  • Chocolate Zucchini Cake
  • Aromatic Ginger and Spice Hermit Cookies
  • Magnolia Bakery’s Famous Banana Pudding
  • Copycat Famous Levaine Bakery Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Fruit Shrubs

Find more inspiring veggie-forward recipes with one of OPL’s food-related Recommended Reads or check out popular vegetarian food blogs like Cookie + Kate or Love and Lemons.

Set your holiday table with flair!

Dinner is planned, but what about the table?  Get inspired by nature and adorn your table with eco-friendly decor and table linens.  Read our blog.

One Planet Life wishes you and your loved ones a sustainable holiday season.  Happy veggie-forward feasting!

Eat your veggies. Save the planet.

Eating more fruits and vegetables is good for you and the planet.  Discover more delicious, plant-rich recipes contributed by members of the One Planet Life community.  Gather your family and friends and enjoy sustainable eating together!