This vegetarian pithivier – a round, enclosed pie made with puff pastry – is packed with a bounty of beautiful seasonal flavours, including chestnuts, clementines, dried fruits and aromatic herbs. This dish requires plenty of attention to detail, and does take a little time to prepare, but the end result is more than worth it. It'll look particularly pretty on your table, and works well with all the usual Christmas trimmings.

Get the recipe for nutty pithivier with watercress and pistachio pesto here

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