5 Vegetarian Diet Recipes For Christmas

Learn how to make 5 vegetarian diet recipes for Christmas. Watching your weight and maintaining your health can be done easily with these diet, but not boring vegetarian recipes for Christmas. Christmas dinner can be made with healthy vegetarian recipes.

Baked Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients:

• 4 sweet potatoes
• 4 pats real butter
• Salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Wash the sweet potatoes and then take a fork and poke a few holes around the potatoes.  Place the potatoes on the oven rack and bake in a very hot 400 degree oven.
2. Bake the potatoes for 1 hour or until done.  Remove the potatoes and split them open with a knife.
3. With a pat of butter rub them lightly and remove any excess butter.  Season with salt and pepper.
4. This very simple diet recipe for Christmas will add flavor to your vegetarian Christmas dinner.  Serve the potatoes along side a mozzarella bruschetta.

Almond and Broccoli Stir Fry

Ingredients:

• 1 teaspoon coriander seeds, cracked
• 1 tablespoon virgin olive oil
• 3 tablespoons almonds, slivered
• 1 green onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 teaspoon ginger, minced
• 1 pound broccoli florets
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 2 teaspoons sesame seeds

Directions:

1. Steam the broccoli florets until they are 3/4 way done. Place the almonds in a dry small non-stick skillet and toast them lightly.
2. In a non-stick skillet add in one tablespoon of virgin olive oil. Add in the broccoli, ginger, garlic, coriander seeds and green onions.
3. Stir fry the veggies for two minutes until the onions are translucent and the broccoli is finished cooking. Remove from the stove and add in the almonds.
4. In a small mixing bowl place the red vine vinegar, soy sauce and sesame oil. Mix well.
5. Place this vegetarian diet recipe for Christmas on a decorated serving plate. Lightly sprinkle some of the dressing and then top with the sesame seeds.

Note: You can add a few tablespoons of vegetable stock or water if needed when stir frying the broccoli.

Lite Vegetable Soup

Ingredients:

• 3 cups vegetable stock
• 1 small potato
• 1/2 cup peas
• 1/2 cup carrots, diced
• 1 green onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup vermicelli
• Salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Place the vegetable stock, potato, peas, carrots and onion in a stock pot. Bring to boil and cook until almost done.
2. Add in the vermicelli noodles and cook an additional ten minutes, stirring occasionally. Add salt and pepper.
3. Serve this wonderful diet recipe as a first course for your Christmas dinner. Diet vegetarian meals do not have to be boring and this recipe will excite your taste buds.

Tomato and Cucumber Yogurt Salad

Ingredients:

• 1 large cucumber, diced
• 2 tomatoes, diced
• 1 cup yogurt
• 1 green onion chopped
• Salt and pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried mint

Directions:

1. Place all the ingredients in a bowl. Mix well.
2. Serve this diet vegetarian dish on Christmas with bread sticks. This lovely salad will bring joy to any family looking for a light side dish during the holiday.

Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Ingredients:

• 1 pound Brussels sprouts
• 2 tablespoons virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Directions:

1. Cut off the ends of the Brussels sprouts and remove some of the outside leaves.
2. Place the Brussels sprouts in a large bowl with the oil, salt and pepper. Mix everything and make sure all the sprouts are coated.
3. Place the Brussels sprouts on a baking sheet and bake in a very hot 400 degree oven. Bake this very simple vegetarian diet Christmas dish for 30 to 35 minutes and serve immediately.