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Our favourite Christmas recipes for mains, sides, drinks and desserts

All the Christmas food ideas you need for a multi-course feast.
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christmas recipes of a ham covered in oranges and a purple and green leaf salad side dishBenjamin Dearnley

Christmas is almost here, and we’re all planning our festive menus. Whether you’re looking for an easy but delicious Christmas ham recipe to act as your centrepiece, or the perfect side dish, salad or dessert to tie it all together — we’ve got you covered with recipes from our food editor, kitchen contributors and top Australian and international chefs. From mains of pork, ham, turkey, lamb or seafood, to all the summer salads that will make them sing, we’ve compiled our best Christmas recipe collections in one place for you here.

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Australian Christmas recipes take their cue from our unique summertime celebrations, with festive alternatives like seafood and piled-high pavlovas in place of roast turkey and pudding… but we have recipes for those, too.

Arranged by ingredient, dish or course, this is your go-to source of inspiration to help you find a solution for the exact part of your Christmas menu that needs help. Discover Gourmet Traveller‘s best Christmas mains, sides, drinks and desserts, and dive into the collections for endless recipes to try.

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Best Christmas recipes

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Roast pork rack with mustard fruits.
Roast pork rack with mustard fruits.

A very Perry Christmas

NEIL PERRY takes an effortless approach to Christmas. From standout salads to classic centrepieces, this is his ultimate holiday table.
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Australia’s most popular Christmas food is often thought to be ham or prawns. While we can’t speak for all Australians, we do know the most popular Christmas recipes on Australian Gourmet Traveller. So, if you’re wondering which festive dishes are always a hit, here’s our definitive list. These are Gourmet Traveller‘s top 10 best Christmas recipes:

  1. How to master a classic glazed ham
  2. Christmas ginger biscuits
  3. Quinoa salad with pomegranate, pumpkin and goat’s cheese
  4. Traditional boiled Christmas pudding
  5. Kylie Kwong’s Christmas fried rice
  6. Tony Tan’s pineapple and rum glazed Christmas ham
  7. Peach pavlova trifle
  8. Neil Perry’s prawn cocktail
  9. Mango and macadamia pavlova wreath
  10. Loraine Godsmark’s perfect Christmas cakes
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Rebecca Mitchell Contributor

Rebecca Mitchell is an Australian freelance journalist and digital editor. A former Senior Writer at Marie Claire and ELLE, Rebecca brings a wealth of experience in luxury lifestyle and prestige brands to Gourmet Traveller. Her love of travel, fashion, film, and art continues to inspire her work.

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Gourmet Traveller is Australia’s trusted authority on food, travel and luxury lifestyle, bringing the latest news and trends to life through quality journalism, enticing recipes and evocative photography. For more than 55 years, it has been inspiring and informing Australians with the best in cooking, dining, travelling and shopping. Our critics bring the expertise of years of critical eating, drinking and writing to the table. Plus, as the country’s leading title in the luxury sector, Gourmet Traveller works closely with Australia’s leaders in the travel and hospitality industries to give our readers exclusive access. The Gourmet Traveller legacy is one of trust, prestige and relevance.

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