If you try to pass off this show-stopping platter of Slow-Roasted Winter Vegetables as roast turkey, your guests are gonna know. But since many now bake and serve dressing separately instead of cooking it inside their turkeys, I defy your guests to discern, unprompted, that this Country Stuffing With Lots of Celery is completely plant-based. Same goes for the Creamy Leek Mashed Potatoes and the Double Mushroom Gravy, especially when served together.
They might wonder whether the Smothered Green Beans With Creamed Mushrooms and Fried Onions aren’t a little lighter than last year’s casserole, but they will never flat-out guess that the dish is vegan. And the Smashed Sweet Potatoes With Torched Meringue? Please! The real thing, with all that butter, brown sugar and marshmallows, never tasted so intoxicating.
Whatever your reasons for wanting some plant-based dishes on your table — or a completely plant-based meal — these dishes will have everyone talking about how wonderful they are. The only folks who might wonder whether they are really vegan will be the vegans themselves, because these downright delicious dishes mimic the nonvegan stuff so well.
Sweet potato and chickpea dip
Vegan Picadillo Empanadas
Grilled Cauliflower Wedges
Tsukune-Style Brussels Sprouts
Creamy Leek Mashed Potatoes
Double Mushroom Gravy
Slow-Roasted Winter Vegetables
Country Stuffing with Lots of Celery
Pan-Seared Brussels Sprouts With Chile-Maple Glaze
Sauteed Collard Greens
Cast-Iron Cornbread
Smashed Sweet Potatoes With Torched Meringue
Smothered Green Beans with Creamed Mushrooms and Fried Onions
Bourbon Pecan Pie With No-Roll Crust
Gracias Madre’s Key lime pie
