Christmas feasts

Caroline Velik's Christmas carpaccio.
Caroline Velik's Christmas carpaccio.

Celebrating Christmas in the southern hemisphere's summer, we can skip chestnuts roasting over open fires and steaming mugs of egg nog and forge our own way. A Christmas feast downunder can be traditional or lean towards the unconventional. We've trawled the archives of Good Food, Epicure and Good Weekend to bring you some of the best Christmas recipes we've published, plus some new ones too. Here you'll find recipes for gifts, nibbles, main courses (and all the trimmings), and desserts both hot and cold.

Recipes

King prawn and quinoa salad with pistachios and mint.
Seven new recipes

Karen Martini's Australian Christmas feast

Caroline Velik's very cherry Christmas.
Very cherry Christmas

Caroline Velik provides fruit-themed ideas for the whole day

Jill Dupleix's Christmas with a difference.
Christmas with a twist

Jill Dupleix's stuffed poussin, seared scallops and eggnog

The Strodes' Christmas puddings.
Puddings three-ways

Choosing is the only hard part with Jane Strode's pick of puddings

Festive rocky road
< 30 mins
Medium

Festive rocky road

Lynne Mullins
Rating: 1.5 out of 5 stars
4 reader ratings
Homemade Gift - Lollipops
< 30 mins
Medium

Homemade gift - Lollipops

Annie Rigg
Gingerbread biscuits.
1-2 hrs
Medium

Festive gingerbread biscuits

Caroline Velik
Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
5 reader ratings
Sicilian almond biscuits
< 30 mins
Medium

Sicilian almond biscuits

km
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
5 reader ratings
Shortbread stars
1-2 hrs
Medium

Shortbread stars

Lynne Mullins
Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
1 reader rating
Vanillekipferl
1-2 hrs
Medium

Vanillekipferl

Bridgette Hafner
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
2 reader ratings
White Christmas
< 30 mins
Medium

White Christmas

Lynne Mullins
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
2 reader ratings
Panforte
1-2 hrs
Medium

Panforte

Bridgette Hafner
Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
2 reader ratings
Parmesan crisps
< 30 mins
Medium

Parmesan crisps

Lynne Mullins
Spiced nuts
< 30 mins
Medium

Spiced nuts

Stephanie Alexander
Prawn salad with asparagus and mango.
< 30 mins
Medium

Prawn salad with asparagus and mango

Stephanie Alexander
Seafood platter.
30 mins - 1 hr
Medium

Seafood platter

Jeremy and Jane Strode
Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
5 reader ratings
Rolled, roasted trout with sweet potato chips.
30 mins - 1 hr
Medium

Roasted ocean trout with sultana and pine nut stuffing

Jill Dupleix
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
1 reader rating
Lobster with ginger and coriander butter and stir-fried vegetables
< 30 mins
Medium

Lobster with ginger and coriander butter and stir-fried vegetables

Lynne Mullins
Prawn, scallop and ocean trout ceviche
1-2 hrs
Medium

Prawn, scallop and ocean trout ceviche

Caroline Velik
Orange and vanilla glazed ham
1-2 hrs
Medium

Orange and vanilla glazed ham

Jeremy and Jane Strode
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
3 reader ratings
Glazed Christmas ham.
30 mins - 1 hr
Easy

Soy and citrus glazed baked ham

Caroline Velik
Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
2 reader ratings
Christmas Ham Glaze
30 mins - 1 hr
Medium

Christmas ham glaze

Stephanie Alexander
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
14 reader ratings
Frozen pistachio nougat with praline and caramelised figs
1-2 hrs
Medium

Frozen pistachio nougat with praline and caramelised figs

Lynne Mullins
Roast turkey roll with Chinese pork and prawn stuffing.
1-2 hrs
Medium

Roast turkey roll with Chinese pork and prawn stuffing

Jill Dupleix
Roast turkey with ricotta stuffing.
2 hrs +
Medium

Roast turkey with ricotta stuffing

Neil Perry
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
2 reader ratings
Barbecued poussins with chicken livers, capers & pancetta
1-2 hrs
Medium

Barbecued poussins with chicken livers, capers & pancetta

Fiona Smith
Neil Perry's roast turkey.
< 30 mins
Easy

Green beans and hazelnuts with burnt butter

Neil Perry
Eggnog panna cotta with frosted berries
1-2 hrs
Medium

Eggnog panna cotta with frosted berries

Jill Dupleix
Neil Perry's summer pudding.
2 hrs +
Medium

Summer pudding

Neil Perry
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
22 reader ratings
Italian Christmas strudel
1-2 hrs
Medium

Italian Christmas strudel

Bridgette Hafner
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
3 reader ratings
Stephanie Alexander's Christmas mincemeat
1-2 hrs
Medium

Stephanie Alexander's Christmas mincemeat

Stephanie Alexander
Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
2 reader ratings
Christmas trifle
2 hrs +
Medium

Christmas trifle

Stephanie Alexander
Rating: 1.5 out of 5 stars
1 reader rating
Vincotto glazed berries with cat's tongues and cream
< 30 mins
Medium

Vincotto glazed berries with cat's tongues and cream

Lynne Mullins
Ice-cream puddings with star fruit and strawberry flakes.
< 30 mins
Medium

Ice-cream puddings with star fruit and strawberry flakes

Lynne Mullins
Stollen
1-2 hrs
Medium

Stollen

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Christmas mince pies
2 hrs +
Medium

Christmas mince pies

Caroline Velik
Stephanie Alexander holding Emily Bell's Christmas Pudding on a platter.
1-2 hrs
Medium

Emily Bell's Christmas pudding

Stephanie Alexander
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
3 reader ratings
Brandy butter.
< 30 mins
Medium

Fail-safe brandy butter

Jill Dupleix
Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
6 reader ratings