Pia Werzinger
Post published 1 November 2022

Festive Vegan High Street Sandwiches Worth a Bite!

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With the arrival of November and Christmas only a few weeks away, many of us will start to hit the high street in our annual search for decorations, crafting materials, and gifts. What a fabulous opportunity to make a day of it and grab some of the vast festive plant-based options available, when hunger strikes! Here’s this year’s grab ‘n’ go vegan supermarket and café offerings, all collated for you in this comprehensive blog post. Let’s dig in!  

 

Festive Vegan Options at UK Supermarkets 

Morrisons 

 What’s in it?  Price
Plant Revolution Vegan Feast Sandwich Vegetable fritter, white bean parsnip houmous, braised red cabbage, spinach, spiced chutney and red cabbage on malted bread £2.75

 

Tesco

 What’s in it?  Price
Plant Chef No Beef Wellington Wrap Made from pea protein, more details TBC.  £2.75
Plant Chef Root Veg & Chestnut Wrap Roasted root vegetables and chestnuts with braised red cabbage, cranberry sauce, a pea protein alternative to mayonnaise, sage and onion stuffing and spinach in a beetroot and chia tortilla wrap.  £2.75 

 

Co-op

 What’s in it?  Price
GRO Turkey Feast Sandwich Flame-grilled cooked flavoured soya protein with vegan mayonnaise, steam roasted carrot and parsnip, cranberry chutney and sage and onion stuffing on fibre-enriched sage and onion bread. £3.00

 

Waitrose

 What’s in it?  Price
Ve No Turkey Feast Sandwich With cranberry, port and orange chutney. £3.30

 

Sainsbury’s

 What’s in it?  Price
Vegan Christmas In New York Style Sandwich Coconut oil-based vegan alternative to cheese, pickled red cabbage, spiced fruit chutney, spinach, vegan dressing, American style mustard, gherkins and Dijon style mustard on dark rye bread.  £2.25
Plant Pioneers No Pigs Under Blankets Sandwich With Sainsbury’s signature ‘shroom-dogs’ and vegan bacon £2.95

 

Boots

 What’s in it?  Price
Vegan No Turkey Feast Flavoured soya protein pieces, cranberry chutney, sage & onion stuffing, spinach, red cabbage and fried onions. £3.00

 

Aldi

 What’s in it?  Price
Plant Menu Limited Edition Vegan Festive Feast Sandwich Parsnip fritter with vegan sage and onion mayonnaise on oatmeal and poppy seed bread. £1.79

 

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Festive Vegan Options at UK High Street Cafés 

 

Pret  

 What’s in it?  Price
Vegan Christmas Nut Roast Sandwich Roasted butternut squash, peppery rocket and a Christmas pesto on malted wholegrain bread with vegan sage mayo, crispy onions and caramelised pecans.  TBC
Vegan Christmas Flatbread Vegan sage mayo, port and orange cranberry sauce, Christmas pesto, roasted herby butternut squash, sweet potato falafel, pickled cabbage and carrot.  TBC

 

Costa

 What’s in it?  Price
P’gs & Blankets Panini Plant-based sausage and bacon filling, vegan cheese, sage and onion stuffing and cranberry sauce.  TBC
M&S Plant Kitchen No Turkey Feast Sandwich Roasted wheat and pea protein, fried onions, spinach, cranberry chutney and bacon flavour vegan dressing in malted brown bread.  TBC

 

Nero

 What’s in it?  Price
Vegan Festive Feast Mulled red wine cabbage with cinnamon and cloves, a fennel and sage stuffing and TH!S soy ‘chicken’ pieces, finished with a vegan gravy mayo. £4.85

 

Greggs

 What’s in it?  Price
Vegan Festive Bake Made from puff pastry, filled with savoury flavour Quorn™ mycoprotein pieces, sage & onion stuffing balls and vegan bacon crumb, finished with sage & cranberry sauce. £1.60

Vegan Turkey-Free & Stuffing Baguette

Sage & onion plant-based goujons with onion gravy and cranberry and port sauce in a freshly baked baguette. £3.50

 

Dreaming of a Home-Made Christmas Dinner? 

Looking for plant-based Christmas inspiration, such as this Butternut Squash Filo Roulade, with all the trimmings? Visit our dedicated Christmas recipe page here. 

Butternut Squash Roulade

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Pia Werzinger, Digital Media Manager for Viva!'s Vegan Recipe Club

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