Vegetarian Buffet Ideas please?

[KagzyKoo]

All guests have been asked to bring a dish.

Can anyone give me some ideas please?!

[homemadecommunistrussia]

Quiche I am so sad if I go to a buffet and there's no quiche. Cheese and onion is fine with me.

[Lovelyjubbly45]

Ricotta and spinach filo pastry pie if u can be bothered, cheese and biscuits if not

[c75kp0r]

chiz and pineapple on a stick

mix cooked rice, noodles, chipsticks, peas, soya sauce and lime juice to make a salad - surprisingly tasty though I've never bothered to put the chipsticks in it.

haloumi fries

devilled eggs

onion bhajis, pakoras etc

hummus with things to dip in it

[Mominatrix]

A warm salad-y thing would be nice like like a roast butternut squash/onion/lentil (Ottolhengi has a nice recipe). Other options would be a Mediterranean chickpea salad, couscous and roast veg salad.

Other ideas would be a vegetable tart, a baked pasta dish (stuffed shells, veggie lasagne), vegetarian chilli, or pulled jackfruit.

[Simonsaysitschristmas]

Brie and cranberry or goats cheese and caramelised onion tartlets

[DartmoorChef]

Sausage rolls using Linda McCartney sausages

Falafels

Padron peppers stuffed with goats cheese

Pesto pasta with pine nuts and feta

[pumpkinpie01]

Homemade potato salad
Cheese and onion rolls
French stick
Potato wedges with paprika
Cheese board

[Lordfrontpaw]

Tortilla
Quiche
Salads - potato or coleslaw

[LazyFace]

These are all good. But as an ex-vegetarian: we like to eat vegetables not just simple carbs. I usually take salady things, vegetable sticks, fruit to any buffet and they tend to all be gone quickly. People need fibre.

[PurpleDaisies]

Homemade coleslaw.
Corn on the cob.
Greek salad.
Grilled aubergines with a sesame dressing.

[tabulahrasa]

“But as an ex-vegetarian: we like to eat vegetables not just simple carbs.“

We?... I love a beige buffet...

[PigeonofDoom]

C

[PigeonofDoom]

That should say sheet nachos
Tortilla chips with regrows beans, guacamole, salsa and grated cheese, cooked in the oven until the cheese is melted. So good

[PigeonofDoom]

*refried beans

I give up!

[FamilyOfAliens]

Pastry is a lazy option for vegetarians.

Bring an interesting salad with unusual ingredients - the Oh She Glows chickpea salad is delicious and has fresh dill and mustard as well as garlic and pickled dill cucumbers.

ohsheglows.com/2015/07/21/chickpea-salad/

Meera Sodha’s Black Rice and Chargrilled Broccoli salad has the most amazing dressing with cashews, miso paste, maple syrup and lemon juice.

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/aug/04/meera-sodha-recipe-forbidden-rice-greens-miso

[homemadecommunistrussia]

I wouldn't assume all vegetarians want only healthy options.

[Cmagic7]

Both of those recipes look brilliant @FamilyOfAliens!

[PurpleDaisies]

I agree @Cmagic7. Perfect for serving with a nice pastry main course.

[Weekday28]

Those little stuffed red things - peppers?! My brain isnt working this morning but those are the absolute best thing.

[Torvi]

Spanish tortilla is great

[mummyof2girls18]

Cous cous with roasted veggies salad
Tabouli
Fattoush salad with bulgur rice
Parsley and egg quiche
Vegetarian nachos
Creamy Mushroom penne pasta

[notacooldad]

For mine on big day I'm putting on , amongst things,

Flatbreads
Hummus with pomegranate seeds
Baba ganesh
Roast cauliflower with garlic thi dip
Frekeh and pomegranate and feta salad
Shanklish cheese with za'atar and paprika
Lebneh
Chili chickpea crackers
Fattoush
Asparagus and cheese quiche
Various sandwiches such as soft cheese, date and walnut, cheese and apricot etc
Home made veggie koftas

[notacooldad]

Meant boxing day

[CoffeeAndEnnui]

Any/all of the above, honestly, it's just nice to have choices. And please also consider this work of genius:

I went to a little drinks party last week and the host had done the cleverest/simplest/most festive thing I've seen so far on a veggie buffet. It was a block of cream cheese (I assume Philly but you could do it with anything, including vegan soft cheese options) with sweet chilli sauce artfully zigzagged across the outside and tortilla chips surrounding it.

I'm going to reprise on our table of greed this Christmas but have crudites around the outside too and use the tree and star-shaped tortilla chips I've seen in supermarkets for extra wankiness. The main thing to know is that it looks beautiful, tastes nice and involves zero labour!