This festive menu from the chef and Great British Menu presenter fuses classics from her Antiguan heritage with delicious vegan options
Christmas can be a stressful, combative time and the Oliver household – which Andi shares with her partner, Garfield Hackett, and regular visitor, her daughter Miquita Oliver, the TV presenter – is no different. The main source of contention is whether Andi allows help in the kitchen. “I’m going to say, ‘Yes I do,’” she says. “And when my daughter reads this she’s going to go: ‘Liar!’ But I feel that I do, I just like to keep my eye on them.” Then she thinks for a moment and admits: “Well, to be perfectly honest, I don’t really, no.”
Considering what usually ends up on their Christmas table, there are unlikely to be too many complaints. For OFM, Oliver, who presents BBC Two’s The Great British Menu, has created a festive menu that fuses classic elements from her Antiguan heritage with modern preoccupations of reducing waste, eating seasonally and offering delicious vegan options. She’s particularly pleased with the slow-roasted carrot and pumpkin main course, served with parsnip crisps and coconut chickpeas.
