Prawns in duvets and roast carrot galettes: Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Christmas 2024

Party food

Mini Scallop & Chorizo Shells

£6/eight-pack
Available 11 December

Scallops and chorizo with a tomato and smoked paprika relish, topped with cheesy breadcrumbs.

 

King Prawns in Duvets with a Sweet & Spicy Tomato Dipping Sauce

£5.25/eight-pack
Available 13 November

Tail-on king prawns wrapped in a light, crisp dough ‘duvet’ served with a tangy tomato dip.

 

Ice Ice Bao-by Penguins

£6/eight-pack
Available 13 November

Vegan-friendly Vietnamese hand-crafted bao buns with penguin designs, filled with a mixture of char siu vegetables and king oyster, oyster, and shiitake mushrooms.

 

Dinky Dim Sum Veggie Selection

£5.25/12-pack
Available 13 November

Dim sum handmade to look like mini vegetables. Vegan and filled with carrot & orange, tomato & basil, or pea & mint to match their appearance.

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Starters

Smoked Salmon & Maple Terrine

£7.50/375g
Available 18 December

Layered terrine of honey roast Scottish salmon mousse, maple mousse, and cold smoked Scottish salmon. With orange zest, parsley, and pink peppercorns.

 

Shellfish Medley with Lemon & Pepper Butter

£15/400g
Available 18 December

Medley of king prawn crevettes, peeled king prawns, and Patagonian scallops. In lemon, black pepper, and pink peppercorn butter, garnished with lemon wedge and samphire.

 

Prawn & Scallop Shells with Samphire & Citrus Butter

£4.50/150g
Available 18 December

Patagonian scallops and king prawns, baked in a scallop shell and garnished with samphire, Spanish orange, lime zest, and lemon butter.

 

Lobster Thermidor Crumpets

£4.50/200g
Available 18 December

Signature sourdough crumpets topped with thermidor sauce, pieces of lobster, and garnished with parsley and parmesan cheese.

Mains

Slow Cooked Proper Christmas Dinner Box

£45/3.35kg
Available 1 December

Christmas Dinner Box for four, ready in an hour. Featuring a boneless buttermilk-brined turkey joint topped with pork & chestnut stuffing and wrapped in dry-cured bacon, along with pigs in blankets, crispy beef dripping roast potatoes, carrots and parsnips in a honey mustard and thyme butter, and a turkey gravy.

 

Topside of Beef with Basting Fat Spread

£22/kg
Available 11 December

Topside of British beef matured for 30 days and topped with a salt and pepper-infused basting fat. Cooks in as little as 50 minutes.

 

Slow Cooked Lamb Shoulder with Red Wine & Marsala Gravy

£38/2kg
Available 1 December

Bone-in lamb shoulder, slow-cooked in cabernet sauvignon red wine and rosemary, drizzled with a marsala gravy.

 

Bone-in Crackling Gammon with a Festive Spiced Glaze

£30/2.28kg
Available 20 November

Traditional dry-cured gammon joint from outdoor-bred British pigs, served with a festive spiced glaze and crisp crackling. 

 

Vegan Roast Carrot Galette

£9/500g
Available 6 December

Vegan galette with harissa-roasted carrots and vegan orange cream. Crispy, herby crumb on top and wrapped in hand-raised vegan puff pastry.

 

Vegetarian Mushroom Wellington

£8.50/500g
Available 6 December

Wellington filled with portobello, chestnut, and porcini mushrooms, baby onions, tender leaf spinach, and a hint of thyme. With hand-crafted pastry holly leaves.

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Food-to-go

A Very Veggie Christmas Wrap

£4.25/213g
Available 28 October

Veggie wrap with sweet roasted butternut squash, a crumbled feta and pesto mix, mulled wine pickled cabbage, spinach, and a herb stuffing.

 

Festive Porchetta Sandwich

£4.50/221g
Available 28 October

Porchetta, cranberry-jewelled stuffing, gravy mayonnaise, fresh apollo lettuce, and sweet cranberry sauce, sandwiched between onion bread.

Desserts

Brie aux Truffle

£6/300g
Available 20 November

Brie aux truffle with double cream and flavours of black truffle.

 

A Christmas Carol-mel & Brownie Cheesecake

£14/780g
Available 20 December

Belgian chocolate cheesecake with a high-wall dark chocolate biscuit base, fudgy chocolate brownies, and a silky salted caramel sauce. Topped with a dome of Belgian chocolate mousse and hand-finished with bronze-lustered chocolate curls.

 

Golden Forest

£15/650g
Available 20 December

Belgian blonde chocolate mousse, white chocolate-coated shortcake biscuit balls, and a hidden centre of silky ginger-spiced caramel sauce.

 

White Forest Ripple

£20/770g
Available 20 December

A rippled take on a bûche de noël. Belgian white chocolate mousse with a hidden centre of cherry compote, served on a white chocolate and feuilletine base. Serves 10.

 

Chocolate & Hazelnut Pies

£3/four-pack
Available 9 October

Shortcrust pastry, chocolate frangipane pies filled with gianduja chocolate sauce, and chopped hazelnuts, topped with a chocolate frangipane and sweet snow dusting.

 

Chocolate & Hazelnut Stollen Slices

£4/six-pack
Available 6 November

Hazelnut chocolate marzipan, smooth gianduja paste, and dark chocolate in buttery, brandy-soaked stollen slices. 

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Panettone and tins

Classic Panettone

£16.50/1kg or £3/100g
Available 9 October

Traditional Italian panettone with candied fruits and sultanas, hand-finished with whole almonds, crunchy sugar nibs, and a hazelnut glaze. Comes in decorative red and gold tin and also available in mini size.

 

Chocolate & Salted Hazelnut Panettone

£10.50/750g
Available 9 October

Buttery panettone with a smooth chocolate and hazelnut sauce, dark chocolate chips and coated with dark chocolate. With crunchy hazelnut pieces and cocoa crumble. Wrapped in a festive gift box tied with purple ribbon.

 

By Sainsbury’s Chocolate Present Biscuits Christmas Tree Tin

£5/200g
Available 14 October

Decorative Christmas tree tin filled with present-shaped chocolate biscuits. 

Alcohol:

Discovery Collection

Available 29 September

Loin de L’oeil
£14/75cl

Loin de L’oeil indigenous grape variety from the Gaillac region of southwest France. Fruity and fragrant white wine with flavours of ripe peach and apricot. Well-balanced with low acidity, perfect for accompanying fish dishes.

Discovery Collection Castelão
£8/75cl

Portuguese red with strawberry, plum, and blackberry flavours. Liquorice-spiced oak notes and smooth tannins, a perfect pairing for beef and vegetable dishes.

Bergerac Rouge
£11/75cl

From the Dordogne Valley, red wine with flavours of ripe red and black fruit, and toasted oak notes. Full-bodied with a soft finish, pairing perfectly with roasted red meat dishes.

 

Christmas Prosecco Rosé

£12/75cl
Available 29 September

Pink Prosecco Rosé with fruity notes of white peach, wild strawberry, and zesty citrus fruit. Well-balanced acidity and bubbles.

 

Christmas liqueurs

£15/50cl
Available 15 September

Tiramisu Rum Liqueur

Caribbean rum, chocolate, and coffee-flavoured tiramisu liqueur. Pour over ice or as the base of a Tiramisu Espresso Martini.

Berry Compote Gin Liqueur

Winter fruit liqueur made with a blend of morello cherries, Scottish raspberries, blackberries and elderberries, muddled together with gin. Serve on its own, add to cocktails, or pour over warmed winter berries.

Sticky Toffee Rum Liqueur

Caribbean rum and toffee liqueur. Serve over ice or add to coffees and ice creams.