Savoury Trifle with Turkey, Vegetables & Pigs in Blankets
by Northern Life
Festive food traditions take on a playful spin as we explore inventive twists on yuletide favourites!
This savoury Christmas Trifle is a unique and indulgent twist on holiday favorites, perfect for feeding a crowd. Layers of turkey in rich gravy, seasonal vegetables, mashed potatoes, sage stuffing, and cranberry-port sauce are beautifully arranged in a trifle dish, then topped with crispy pigs in blankets and fragrant sage leaves. With festive flavors in every bite, it’s an impressive centerpiece for your Christmas dinner or holiday celebrations. Simple to assemble and serve, this dish is guaranteed to delight!
Serves 8 Prep 45 mins Cook 8 mins
Ingredients
- 150g cranberry sauce
- 25ml port
- 300g cooked carrots, diced
- 100g cooked parsnips, diced
- 100g cooked Brussels sprouts
- 300g cooked mashed potato
- 200g cooked sage and onion stuffing 8 pigs in blankets
- Sage leaves
Method
- Mix together the cranberry sauce and port.
- Heat the cooked turkey in the gravy and keep warm.
- Heat the diced carrots, parsnips, sprouts, mash and stuffing and keep warm.
- Cook the pigs in blankets in an oven at 200 degrees C for 8 minutes.
- Layer up the items in a large trifle dish, start by packing the sage and onion stuffing into the bottom of the dish, place the turkey and gravy on top, then the parsnips, carrots and sprouts. Pour the cranberry and port sauce over the mashed potatoes.
- Garnish the trifle with pigs in blankets and a few fried sage leaves. Serve whilst still hot.
Credit: Booths
NorthernLife Dec/Jan/Feb 24/25
