Leave the goose alone this Christmas

- tuck into Sweet Rosemary Roasties

Leave the goose fat out of your festive feast potatoes; instead try The Vegetarian Society's Sweet Rosemary Roasties.

Sweet Rosemary Roasties

Serves 4

Vegan

Ingredients:

1 i/2 kg potatoes

For the dressing

4tbs maple syrup

4tbs olive oil

3 large sprigs rosemary, very finely chopped (about 2tsp chopped leaves)

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 200C / 400F / Gas mark 6

2. Peel the potatoes, cut into small chunks. Put into boiling salted water, return to boil and cook until beginning to soften. The inside should still be slightly firm. Drain.

3. Mix the remaining ingredients together in a large bowl. Tip in the cooked potatoes (which can be hot or cold) and gently toss them in the dressing.

4. Tip the coated potatoes, and any remaining dressing, onto a large non-stick baking tray and spread out into a single layer. Bake for about 30 minutes until a mottled golden colour, when they will be slightly crispy. Cook for longer if you want them crispier.

Cooking note:

If cooking potatoes with our nut roast, cook at 180C/375F/Gas Mark 5 (the same as the nut roast) for 30 minutes. When you take nut roast out of oven, turn oven up to 210C/425F/Gas Mark 7 and cook for a further 10-15 minutes.

© The Vegetarian Society – (recipe created by the Cordon Vert cookery school) www.vegsoc.org.

There's also a Christmas stocking full of recipes online - visit the Cordon Vert¡¯s vast collection of scrumptious seasonal dishes at www.vegsoc.org There are starters, mains and desserts with traditional themes or international flavours, low calorie meals and vegan goodies to try out.

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