New Year's Eve middle-eastern-style buffet - does this sound ok? am I missing anything obvious?

[TheKitchenWitch]

Catering for 8 adults, 2 preteens, 2 small children
1 is a vegetarian

Warm dish:
Chicken Tagine with Couscous

Finger Foods:
Spicy Meatballs
Falafel

Sauces (for eating with meatballs, falafel and bread):
Muhammara (red pepper dip)
Baba Ganoush
Hummus
Labneh
Shakshuka -style (spicy tomato) Sauce

Tomato & Cucumber Herbed Salad

Pita Breads

Dessert:
Chocolate Mousse
Trifle
Cheesecake

Later:
Cheese Board

Pomegranate Punch Bowl (non alcoholic)

[IHeartKingThistle]

I love this sort of food. Sounds fab but I'd maybe swap out one of the red dips for a yogurt/mint/cucumber one.

[TheKitchenWitch]

Labneh is a thick yogurt-cheese dip.
The only real problem I have is that I would like to make the meatballs very spicy but not everyone eats hot. So I thought I'd do a really spicy tomoato sauce to dip them in, but so the non-spicers also get a "red" dipping sauce, I'm doing the red pepper one.
Am I over think this? :D

[amistillsexy]

I'd want to do something like the chicken dish that is vegetarian...maybe just roast some peppers, courgette and aubergine to eat with the couscous. Otherwise, all the vegetarian can eat is falafel, pitta and dips.

[TheKitchenWitch]

The cheese board later is obviously not very middle eastern, but we all just love cheese so after midnight if anyone fancies anything I figured they can either pick at buffet or have the cheese.

[SparklyUnicornTractors]

Nothing useful to add but drooling.... that sounds amazing!

[IHaveBrilloHair]

It sounds lovely, but I'd make the tagine veggie, then the meat eaters can have the meatballs too.

[ChardonnaysPrettySister]

You need some baklava.

[IHaveBrilloHair]

I was eating baklava just last night, bought it as Sainsbos had run out of stollen

[TheKitchenWitch]

I don't have the time & energy to make baklava, although I know it would be perfect.

[MiserableAsSin]

Could you do mahallabiya or umm Ali for pudding? It all sounds divine by the way although i second roasting some veggies so the vegetarian can have couscous too.

[SuperLoudPoppingAction]

Not enough for a veggie - maybe sambosek with cheese?
Tabbouleh is a mainstay at any middle-eastern buffet I've been to.
I like bamya/okra in tomato sauce.

[Hulder]

Sounds great. Agree would be nice to have at least one Middle Eastern pudding, doesn't need to be baklava I would buy this from Lidl

Mahallabiya (multiple spellings on google) is easy to do, doesn't need obscure ingredients and can be served in individual glasses.

[TheKitchenWitch]

Thanks for the ideas! Googling to see what’s doable without having to brave the shops again....