To ask what you’d cook for a vegan dinner party?

The vegans. Simples.

Yes, or full of nuts. Cashew nuts are NOT cheese.

would you mind sharing your recipe @ViaBlue ?

Its especially galling when often the vegan option is only a quid or so cheaper than the meat options and they've literally just had to pay for pulses and grains
The menu I mentioned was the same price for meat eaters and vegans.

The meat options are: Mussels or chicken starter, followed by lamb, chicken, salmon or mussels main.
Same puddings.
Not very imaginative given the repetition but it looks a lot more substantial.

This can be adapted to be made vegan and is delicious

www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/roasted-hispi-cabbage-garlic-chilli-crumb

I would make bean burgers..they aren't hard to make and provide decent protein..can be custamized(lettuce, cucumbers, sauces etc ) however your guests prefer...Psyllium husk is a great egg replacement for "binding" the burger so it doesn't fall appart. I would have chips on a side and a salad and I would add some hemp hearts or hemp seeds into the salat- those are an EXCELLENT source of complete protein.

Also it would be great for places that do vegan options to have one option involving fake meat. Yeah I know lots of vegans find it disgusting and bad for you but equally many dont. Id quite like to be able to have a quorn spag bol or a what the cluck satay, instead its always "would you like another bean chilli" or a chickpea curry.
Its especially galling when often the vegan option is only a quid or so cheaper than the meat options ans they've literally just had to pay for pulses and grains

Sounds like a nice side but it's not really a main?

And no more bloody butternut squash please. I'm bored of it. I don't even want to eat it at home.

I at random looked up a menu at a local restaurant and there was one vegan starter, one vege starter and a vegan main.
So far so good.
The vege starter looked great - has egg.

The vegan starter is beetroot-based and looks interesting. The main is veg risotto. Where's the protein?
The puddings are vegetarian, one vegan, and all sound tempting. The vegan pudding is rhubarb and apple crumble.

2 courses £27, 3 courses £33.

I appreciate that this isn't the same as cooking a meal for friends but they'll probably notice the lack of protein.

(I usually go to the pub, you know the one, main meal for £10.49, bean chilli and rice. The pub happens to be a nice one.)

A lot of Greek food is Lenten fasting so I’d have a look at some of those recipes. But some use honey and not olive oil. Yes I know try and make it make sense, I’ve tried for years and failed!!!!! But I could probably make up a lovely feast quite easily if I had to but I’d still stick to the lovely Ottolenghi I posted upthread as still my favourite and most glamorous dish I serve up. I’d serve with my Turkish salad of cherry tomatoes halved, green peppers, chopped walnuts, red onion, and pomegranate molasses if that’s all allowed. With jewelled rice.

If you are used to cooking vegan food or you are a trained cook or chef then yes, you should be able to come up with a nutritionally complete vegan meal with protein, and is tasty without reverting to spice.

OP on the other hand is not a vegan and not a trained chef. I hope her vegan friends will be pleased she is cooking something that meets their chosen requirements, even if it’s a bit samey or low on protein.

Couldn’t agree more.

And for vegetarians the obligatory slab of goat’s cheese which tastes like goats smell.

I'm so fucking fed up of vegan food having scant protein, and / or being made unnecessarily spicy. In restaurants, food vans, takeaways. Unimaginative chefs having no clue unless they stick heat in it. I don't like it. Stick your chilli up your ass!

Probably well besides the point but I wanted somewhere to say it.

Do excuse me.

@GargoylesofBeelzebub , If I knew someone had a nut allergy I wouldn't risk it. I'd check. Peanuts aren't nuts either.

It's not so much the nutritional aspect. it's the satiety. Chicken curry with no chicken in it is curry sauce.

It’s one meal FFS. They’re not going to be nutritionally deficient after one meal.

And coconut is a fruit it is not a common allergen.

Yes, thanks - you are the third person on this thread to inform me of this fact.

Apparently figs grown in the UK are not pollinated by the fig wasp as they cannot survive in the UK climate. I cannot tell you what a relief that is.

Jamie Oliver online has a recipe has a lovely recipe for a butternut squash and sage risotto that I cook. I'm sure you could find a vegan parmesan substitute.

It’s forbidden to give dairy cows hormones in the UK and the EU.

Natural enzymes in the fig dissolve the wasp so by the time you come to eat it the wasp has essentially been fully absorbed into the fig.

edited https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/is-it-true-there-are-dead-wasps-in-figs

This.

It's a damn sight easier and cheaper than making a meat course for lots of people. Or having to cater for vegans AND meat eaters.

The Plant Chef range from Tesco is good. Check if it's nut-free.

I’d go Central European and make a slow cooked mushroom goulash with sides of lecso (fried peppers, onions and garlic), red cabbage and mash or potato kugel. I’d have dips - Romanian aubergine salad, beaten beans with pitta or toast to start. And a chocolate orange cake for dessert, maybe with an orange sorbet. For added protein you can add white beans to the goulash.

I would make it as easy as possible on myself and find some vegan food that is easy to cook in the oven, microwave or airfryer.

As I said previously on the thread both Aldi and Lidl have very decent vegan ranges.

One of my favourite vegan meals is vegan sausages, peas and mash You can also get vegan gravy.

You can also buy vegan pies. Linda McCartney do them but Morrison also do their own version. Aldi did as well but think they were just for Veganuary

Tesco also have a decent vegan range. The wicked kitchen range is good. They also do their own plant based range. Wicked kitchen do a very nice vegan macaroni cheese

You can also get food like bao buns. Aldi do their own brand but there are bigger brands as well

You can also get vegan sushi from lidl.

You could also buy some vegan mince and make a vegan spag bol