Artichoke & broad bean tart with watercress pesto

This vegetarian buffet centrepiece can be made a day ahead and served cold or reheated

Glamorgan cheese sausage rolls

These melt in the mouth festive party nibbles provide a tasty alternative for your vegetarian guests – they’re also gluten-free

Italian stuffed courgettes

Pack courgettes with pine nuts, sundried tomatoes, breadcrumbs and herbs then oven bake for a healthy veggie main

Pea, feta & quinoa spring rolls with roast tomato nam prik

Serve up these vegetarian filo pastry canapés with nam prik – a Thai chilli paste that we’ve mixed with oven-roasted tomatoes to make a dipping sauce

Walnut & stilton orzotto with roasted squash & Port sauce

MasterChef finalist, Alex Rushmer, shows us how to create a show-stopping vegetarian starter for the festive season

Herby pesto, bean & potato pasta

You’ll make this again and again, it’s good for you, low fat and simple to make

Parsnip pancakes with honey & mustard dressing

An impressive vegetarian main bursting with flavour – be sure to fry the pancakes just before serving so they stay crisp

Asparagus & cheese tart

Bring together seasonal British flavours in this springtime quiche

Forager’s tarts

Vibrant, autumnal tartlets packed with mushrooms, juniper berries and blackberries

Pumpkin & potato gratin

An brilliant vegetarian twist on the classic French dish of potato gratin – you can also make it ahead

Pasta & mixed peppers with walnut & lemon pesto

A wheat-free main course, packed with peppers and nutty pesto

Minty aubergine & goat’s cheese

A delicious vegetarian main meal which adds a dash of mint to aubergines