Best vegetarian recipes for every night of the week (2024)

Enjoyed as a light lunch or supper with peppery winter salad leaves, these bubble-and-squeak cakes are a great way of using up Sunday lunch leftovers.

Try sweet potato bubble-and-squeak cakes recipe

Every few weeks I crave this dish – the broth feels so healing and the ginger and chilli are so uplifting. I use shop-bought wontons as there are so many good ones readily available. This is my 10-minute go-to midweek supper, and you can add any green vegetables that you have to hand.

Try Clodagh's vegetable wonton broth recipe

This vegan curry is oozing with wonderful flavours – earthy cumin, coriander and turmeric are lifted by the chilli and fresh ginger. It’s a great, easy supper. The sauce makes a versatile base and you can add in your favourite veggies, such as aubergines, courgettes, tomatoes, broad beans and peas. You can also add chicken, fish or meat to this dish, if you wish. I love to serve it with a spoonful of cooling coconut yogurt.

Try Clodagh's curry recipe

How beautiful does this galette look? Just in case you are wondering, a galette is a rustic free-form tart, and so much easier to make than a traditional pastry tart. I use shop-bought filo pastry made with butter, which is important as it gives that buttery flavour and great crispy texture.

The roast butternut squash brings a delicious caramel flavour which works really well with the sharpness of the feta and earthiness of the olives. I sprinkle fresh thyme leaves on top but you can use rosemary or dried oregano instead. The butternut squash can be swapped with courgettes, tomatoes or asparagus.

Try Clodagh's crispy galette recipe

This savoury baklava makes an excellent vegetarian main, served with a watercress, olive and caper berry salad. For the best results, make the filling the day before to allow the flavours to infuse.

Try Maria Elia’s tomato baklava recipe.

This is an earthy yet refreshing pilaf that’s packed full of butternut squash, red peppers, and fresh herbs. Drizzled with a cumin dressing, serve as a vegetarian side dish or a main.

Try this barley and vegetable pilaf with cumin dressing recipe.

This savoury tart makes the most of the kale’s mineral notes with toasted almonds, lemon zest, capers and plenty of Pecorino cheese. It’s lovely warm with buttery potatoes, or works well cold with a crisp salad.

Try this kale and cheese tart recipe.

This vibrant beetroot risotto is so easy to make. Serve as a dinner party dish topped with some goat’s cheese, a drinking of pepper, and accompanied with a green salad and warm, crusty bread.

Try this beetroot risotto recipe.

A golden pie is the ultimate in comfort food and this tasty vegetarian pie is well worth the effort. Beautifully creamy, the earthy mushroom and slightly salty cheese combine beautifully with the buttery puff pastry and is delicious served with a crisp green salad.

Try this creamy mushroom and blue cheese pies recipe.

To make this dish truly authentic, try using Spanish paella rice as it will absorb all the liquid but won’t become sticky and dense. This is the perfect dinner party dish to serve if you’ve got a vegetarian guest coming. Serve with plenty of lemon wedges to give it a zing and freshness.

Try this vegetarian paella recipe.

This wonderful vegetable tart is well worth the effort. Packed full of veg and drizzled with a spinach pesto, it will make the perfect dinner served with a big green salad.

Try this rustic vegetable tart with spinach pesto recipe.

The combination of sweet figs, melted goat’s cheese and crisp bread in this delicious recipe from Nigel Slater is truly hard to beat.

Try Nigel Slater’s fig and goat’s cheese focaccia recipe.

Inviting friends over for a hearty Sunday lunch? This vegetarian pie is a comforting treat and makes a delicious dinner table centrepiece.

Try this vegetarian comfort pie recipe.

This quiche deserves only the freshest ingredients. Ripe tomatoes and courgettes add wonderful depth of flavour, conjuring aromas from Provence in the South of France.

Try this Provençale quiche recipe.

Deceptively easy to make, this sumptuous onion tart tartin is flavoured with smooth honey and tangy balsamic vinegar – the perfect balance of sweet and sour.

Try this onion tart tartin recipe.

Risotto is the obvious choice for a vegetarian meal, but this Gordon Ramsay version won’t leave anyone feeling dissatisfied and is incredibly quick to prepare.

Try Gordon Ramsay's courgette and mushroom Risotto.

A decadent topping of crispy leeks elevates the classic leek and potato soup to a dinner party dish. Serve with a chunk of warm bread.

Try this potato and leek soup recipe.

Cumin seeds, ground cumin, turmeric and cayenne give this filling potato and chickpea stew just the right kick. Packed full of flavours and easy to prepare, this is the ultimate winter nights dish served with a handful of poppadoms.

Try this spiced potato, chickpea and spinach stew.

Lose your fear of soufflés with this light and fluffy soufflé oozing Comte cheese. Raymond Blanc’s recipe has been passed down through his family and truly stands the test of time.

Try Raymond Blanc’s Comte cheese soufflé.

Spiced halloumi is served with a flavoursome couscous salad to create a dish that really packs a punch. Great as a midweek dinner, this is quick to prepare and healthy, too.

Try this halloumi with couscous salad recipe.