Vegetarian-friendly dinner party ideas, please!

dublintomadras

Hello, I've been looking through epicurious.com and the Food Network site but thought I'd also ask here: I am trying to come up with a menu for a vegetarian-friendly dinner party.  Most of the guests are meat eaters, but I'd like to find something that pleases everyone.  The vegetarians eat fish, so fish is OK, but I worry about making it for a crowd (this might be irrational; if you have a great fish recipe, I'm open!).  Any ideas?  I don't want to serve a veggie lasagna.  I'll be cooking for 6-8 people.  Thank you!

Maybride2

If you went with a Mexican, Italian, Indian or Middle Eastern theme, a vegetarian menu would be pretty easy.

Or you could cook a meat dish and just substitute fake meat for the real stuff.  TVP makes a great alternative to ground beef, and you can find a variety of canned/frozen chicken substitutes.

KoCoLoCo

I think there are plenty of vegeterian entrees out there that will please a lot of people, I wouldn't even worry about a fish.  Risottos or stuffed squash are great.  Or, you could go "theme" and serve a moroccan vegetable stew, israeli cous cous, fresh baked pita breat and eggplant/garlic spread, moroccan mint tea, etc.

dublintomadras

You know, I didn't even think of Indian food -- and I'm married to an Indian guy!  It's time for me to bust out the fabulous recipes from my mother in law.  So much Indian food is vegetarian friendly (my MIL has an amazing chickpea curry recipe) and I could do tandoori-style chicken kebabs on the side for the non-veggie folks.  Thanks, guys.

mgfit1

I was also going to suggest mexican or middle eastern.  There are so many choices that way. 

stpetegirl

dublintomadras:

You know, I didn't even think of Indian food -- and I'm married to an Indian guy!  It's time for me to bust out the fabulous recipes from my mother in law.  So much Indian food is vegetarian friendly (my MIL has an amazing chickpea curry recipe) and I could do tandoori-style chicken kebabs on the side for the non-veggie folks.  Thanks, guys.

 

Please either invite me over or share some recipes. Our favorite food is Indian, but I rarely make it myself.

ValentineBB

I have a great recipe for black bean quesadillas with bell pepper corn salsa. 

dublintomadras

St. Pete: I'm heading to the Indian spice shop after work tonight and I'll definitely post the chickpea/potato curry recipe once I figure out all the ingredients/amounts (my MIL's recipe is pretty vague, of course).

Valentine: I'd love your quesadilla recipe.

Maybride2

I want that curry recipe too - I love Indian food but have no idea how to cook it.

daisy21le

Funny, I'm a vegetarian and I married a meat eating Indian guy.  I have a whole website dedicated to recipes and cooking ideas all tailored to being vegetarian friendly so if you need it for next time, it's www.lesliesarna.com 

good luck!!

 Leslie 

dublintomadras

daisy21le:

Funny, I'm a vegetarian and I married a meat eating Indian guy.  I have a whole website dedicated to recipes and cooking ideas all tailored to being vegetarian friendly so if you need it for next time, it's www.lesliesarna.com 

good luck!!

 Leslie 

Awesome! I just bookmarked your blog. Also, we have the same wedding date.

daisy21le

Too funny!!