13 Delicious Gifts for Vegetarian & Vegan Foodies (UK)
Treat the vegetarian or vegan foodie in your life with these 13 delicious and inspirational gift ideas, from gourmet ingredients to fun DIY kits to quirky cookbooks. Easy to buy from Amazon UK and an affordable price range.
Shopping for a vegetarian or vegan food lover this Christmas? Lucky them!
I bring you the first ever Happy Veggie Kitchen holiday gift guide!
How is my gift guide different from all the others out there? I’ve hand picked 13 gifts especially for food loving vegetarians and vegans.
Not just any food related gifts, these thoughtful ideas will inspire and delight your kitchen loving veggie friends and family, introducing them to new ingredients or tools, or giving them fun foodie projects to enjoy.
All of these gifts are available on Amazon UK. There is something here for all budgets and all levels of cooking expertise. While this list is designed for UK based gift givers, most of the products (or very similar items) will be available on local Amazon shops worldwide.
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13 Delicious Gifts for Vegetarian & Vegan Foodies (UK)
Gourmet Ingredients
Inspire the foodie in your life to get creative with these gourmet ingredients that will add a touch of luxury to everyday dishes! These gifts are perfect for the busy vegetarian who loves to indulge but doesn't have a lot of time for creative cooking projects.
Truffle Condiment Selection
Truffle Hunter products are amazing in quality and this gift set will give the veggie in your life lots of treats for the year to come.
Containing truffle honey (a must-try for those who enjoy playing with sweet and savoury flavours), truffle mustard (a way to elevate the everyday cheese toastie) and truffle salt (to drench their chips with).
Note that due to the honey this is not vegan friendly and only suitable for vegetarians.
Smoked Olive Oil
A drizzle of this smoked olive oil over roasted vegetables, or as a dip for fresh bread, makes simple eating extra special. It will also make homemade hummus, a vegetarian and vegan staple, soar.
Curry Legend Vegetarian Curries Spices & Cookbook
Ideal for the entry level foodie, this gift set takes the guesswork out of making homemade curries. They will receive four top quality curry spice blends and a cookbook with several recipes. For someone who doesn't want to compromise on quality when making curry at home, but doesn't quite know where to start, this is a perfect inspirational gift to get them learning.
Make / Grow Your Own Kits
For the veggie in your life who enjoys creating and learning, these kits are a fun gift with a tasty reward at the end. Especially great for vegetarian families who can turn these gifts into a fun project to do with the kids.
Cheese Making Kit
This amazing kit allows you to make your own cheese from all around the world: options include Mozzarella, Halloumi, Burrata, Paneer, Queso Blanco, Ricotta, Mascarpone, Cheese Curds, Chevre and Cottage Cheese.
Gourmet Edible Flower Kit
Do you have a vegetarian in your life who enjoys beautiful presentations of food? This edible flowers kit will give them a little something special for their salads, desserts and cocktails.
Pearl Oyster Mushroom Kit
Mushrooms are a staple for vegetarians and vegans, as they are filling, "meaty" and bursting with umami flavour. If you know a mushroom lover, consider this impressive kit which allows them to grow oyster mushrooms from coffee grounds. (And be sure to send them the recipe for these drool-worthy tacos)
Kitchen Gear
Toys for grown up foodies! For those who love to play in the kitchen, new kitchen gear can open up so many new possibilities.
Cast Iron Shallow Casserole Dish
If you're shopping for a young veggie who is still building up their kitchen collection, or is in need of some upgrades, this is one of my most essential recommendations for vegetarian cooking: a shallow casserole dish that can go from the hob to the oven or grill. This works for all of the vegetarian essentials: casseroles, pasta dishes, risottos, stir fries, and curries.
Tortilla Press
Tacos are a brilliant vegetarian and vegan meal, but all taco appreciators in the UK are aware of how difficult it is to find proper fresh corn tortillas on this side of the pond. Making your own, with the help of this tortilla press and recipe collection, is surprisingly easy. Throw in a bag of masa harina to get your gift recipient started, and send them to my taco collection for inspiration!
Instant Pot Duo
This electric pressure cooker has a cult following and for good reason: pressure cookers allow you to cook a big batch of food very quickly and easily. This makes a great splurge gift (costing around the £100 mark) for a busy family short on time to cook dinners, or for young veggies on a budget who would benefit from the ability to batch cook staples such as dried beans.
Books to Inspire
No gift guide would be complete without some cookbooks, and there is something here for every vegetarian or vegan, whether they're in need of ideas for easy dinners or creative ways of making old favourites vegan.
The Green Roasting Tin: Vegan and Vegetarian One Dish Dinners
My personal favourite book of this year, full of inspirational but legitimately easy recipes that can all be made in a roasting tin / sheetpan. While the other books on this list are more niche, this one is an everyday staple which will help keep the recipient's dinner rotation delicious, healthy and varied all year long.
Pasta, Pretty Please: A Vibrant Approach to Creative Handmade Noodles
The pasta lover in your life will get a real kick out of this book full of inspiring rainbow pasta, as well as other decorative pasta projects. A lovely gift alongside this colorful pasta maker if they don't already have one.
This is also perfect for a creative parent and child duo who enjoy cooking together.
One-Hour Dairy-Free Cheese
If there is a vegan in your life who is unimpressed with supermarket vegan cheese offerings, or a vegetarian who wants to cut down on dairy, these legit vegan recipes (which have been written by an actual cheese maker) are full of exciting possibilities.
Note that this book is American, so if you aren't sure whether your recipient has measuring cups, throw some in to be on the safe side.
Veg: Easy & Delicious Meals for Everyone
An obvious pick? Perhaps. But we can't ignore the fact that Jamie Oliver's first all-vegetarian cookbook has been released, and it's at the top of my own wish list this year. With classic British staples turned veggie, and veggie centric dishes made with Jamie's signature style, this one is guaranteed to be put to good use.