While everyone has their own idea of what a Christmas lunch should look like, there are a few classics that make the cut on most family’s tables each year.
We’ve pulled together a collection of our most delicious recipes for the holiday season, channelling flavours that will bring a sense of nostalgia and joy.
From our marmalade glazed ham and stuffed roast turkey, to our boiled fruit pudding and creamy pavlova, these recipes from Women’s Weekly Food are guaranteed to delight your loved ones this Christmas.
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Asparagus and goats’ cheese tart
Asparagus and goats’ cheese tart
Indulge in this deliciously crisp, cheesy and tender asparagus and goat’s cheese tart.
Herbed butter roast turkey with prosciutto and pear stuffing
Herbed butter roast turkey with prosciutto and pear stuffing
The contrast of salty and sweet in the pear and proscuitto stuffing adds great depth of flavour to this roast turkey with herbed butter.
Maple-glazed baby carrots
Maple-glazed baby carrots
Gorgeously sweet orange and maple glazed baby carrots. The perfect accompaniment for your next dinner party.
Roast pork with cranberry sauce
Roast pork with cranberry sauce
This delicious cranberry and pistachio stuffed pork is tender on the inside, crispy on the outside, creating the perfect balance of flavours and textures for a roast dinner or Christmas lunch.
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Beef rib roast with spiced salt
Beef rib roast with spiced salt
Spice up your beef rib roast, the king of roasts, with spiced salt and serve with luscious garlic mayonnaise on the side.
Fruit cake and eggnog cheesecake
Fruit cake and eggnog cheesecake
With a fruitcake base, creamy cheesecake filling and fruit topping drizzled with toffee, this Christmas dessert is a wonderfully decadent treat.
Roast vitello tonnato
Roast vitello tonnato
Vitello tonnato is a well-known Italian veal dish accompanied with a tuna mayonnaise. It is usually served cold or at room temperature, making the perfect appetiser for a Christmas lunch.
Roasted goose with spiced apples and onions
Roasted goose with spiced apples and onions
This deliciously tender roast goose recipe is stuffed with a pisatchio and fig stuffing, perfectly balancing sweet and nutty. It’s the perfect meal for a special occasion like Christmas.
Roast salmon with fennel and apple salad
Roast salmon with fennel and apple salad
This Mediterranean-inspired dish will bring some freshness to your Christmas table with fresh fennel and apple.
Classic roast chicken with gravy
Classic roast chicken with gravy
This classic French technique for roasting chicken keeps it moist and succulent, while also making sure you end up with browned, crispy skin.
Pavlova with berries and cream
Pavlova with berries and cream
Named after the Russian ballerina, the pavlova is a familiar and well loved Antipodean dessert. You can experiment with all kinds of fruit toppings, but berries and cream is always a winner.
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Prosciutto-wrapped turkey breast
Prosciutto-wrapped turkey breast
Wrapping a turkey breast in prosciutto before roasting it helps keep the meat tender and juicy as well as adding lots of flavour to the finished dish.
Rabbit and hazelnut terrine
Rabbit and hazelnut terrine
Tender and flavoursome rabbit and hazelnut terrine – the perfect addition to your next dinner party or afternoon tea!
The great Australian Christmas pudding
The great Australian Christmas pudding
Traditionally, Australians cooked English-style puddings at Christmas, but although we love them, a lighter pudding is more suited to a hot climate. Hence the Great Australian Christmas Pudding was created. It’s light, creamy and cool.
Cherry, walnut and feta salad
Cherry, walnut and feta salad
Indulge in the delicious combination of cherry, walnut and feta in this fresh wholesome salad – a perfect addition to Christmas lunch this year!
Baked snapper with peppercorn and dill butter
Baked snapper with peppercorn and dill butter
Served with grilled asparagus, this stunning whole baked snapper is brimming with zesty flavours.
Individual boiled Christmas puddings
Individual boiled Christmas puddings
Nothing says the festive season quite like Christmas pudding – dense, moist and loaded with delicious dried fruit.
Ginger marmalade glazed ham
Ginger marmalade glazed ham
A perfect Christmas glazed ham needs to have just two things; a wonderful flavor, and a gorgeous, shiny festive appearance. This easy to make dish has all those things in abundance. Tip: if you don’t have a barbecue, make sure your ham will fit in the oven before you start.
Christmas Sweet And Sour Barbecue Glazed Ham
Spanish-style barbecue leg of lamb
Spanish-style barbecue leg of lamb
This deliciously tender piece of lamb is cooked using traditional Spanish flavours, combining salty chorizo and fragrant garlic and thyme to create a memorable dish for a roast dinner or Christmas lunch.
Women’s Weekly’s Christmas Yule log cake
Women’s Weekly’s Christmas Yule log cake
Our yule log cake recipe is perfect for celebrating the Christmas season. It’s a delicious vanilla cake filled with hazelnut cream and decorated with chocolate ganache.
Roast pork loin with rosemary gravy
Roast pork loin with rosemary gravy
Tender pork loin stuffed with capsicum and ciabatta crumb and served with a rosemary gravy.
Chocolate chestnut cake
Chocolate chestnut cake
This gorgeous layered cake is the perfect balance of sweet and nutty. It’s the perfect celebratory cake to serve at Christmas time.
