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

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Fueoe · 19/05/2026 12:29

Hosting a vegan dinner party for 6 people. One of them is allergic to all nuts.

I’m not a great cook and stressed. What should I make that seems impressive? Just a main and dessert

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Malinia · 19/05/2026 23:05

Please make a proper dessert, not fruit or ice cream, they are so boring. Chocolate mousse is easy and quick, or a crumble with soy or oat cream.

If you need a starter how about soup? Easy to make in advance. I do a lovely tomato one. Roast tomatoes and garlic and onions for 40 minutes then add a tin of butter beans and the bean juice and some water and herbs and cook for another 15 minutes then take out of the oven and blend. Really easy and super delicious.

I make a really nice pasta, you just cook passata with garlic, herbs and onion powder and a bit of marmite, then at the end add in capers and chopped artichoke hearts. It's absolutely delicious and very simple. Do crusty bread with Naturli butter to go with it.

guildingthelily · 19/05/2026 22:34

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I make this all the time. I serve with sushi rice which has been seasoned with rice vinegar and pickled Cucumber. I do one half of my air fryer with tofu in breadcrumbs and the other half of the air fryer with chicken in breadcrumbs. You can cook the sauce ahead, and the rice and reheat. You can prep the chicken and tofu too and just whack in the air fryer when they arrive. Be generous with the oil spray.

BarrellChested · 19/05/2026 22:28

A massive salad.

SisSuffragette · 19/05/2026 22:26

CaptainBeefheartspal · 19/05/2026 15:51

I’d do a roast with a roasted cauliflower ‘steak’ or roasted aubergine in a miso sauce as the main, rosemary and garlic roast potatoes, swede and potato mash (cook ahead), vegan Yorkshire puds, make your own sage and onion stuffing with breadcrumbs.

Yum!

SisSuffragette · 19/05/2026 22:19

StationJack · 19/05/2026 20:53

Are exclusively breastfed babies vegans?

Of course, milk is freely given

SisSuffragette · 19/05/2026 22:18

gerispringer · 19/05/2026 12:58

Mushroom wellington
rosemary roast potatoes
broccoli / carrots other veg
sherry and mushroom gravy

Yes this! Best option I've seen so far (as a vegan of 10 years)

Girlsjustwannahavefunno1 · 19/05/2026 22:09

Slowcooker daal.
Lentils (red) , coconut milk , frozen chopped onions , approx 2 tins of chopped tomatoes , curry spices, stock and garlic & pour it all in slowcooker , with a bit of water (bbc food has exact measurements and it is easily doubled /tripled ) .
Get own brand microwave rice and do a few packs and maybe some naan bread. Jobs a good'un.

Twoshoesnewshoes · 19/05/2026 21:20

I eat mushrooms but only if you remove the peel and stalk, and cut them up quite small, then cook them very thoroughly.

Snugglemonkey · 19/05/2026 21:11

FullCrimp · 19/05/2026 21:07

Copy that!

Do you know why lots of vegetarians and vegans hate mushrooms? Is this documented in the literature somewhere I can reference? I am a vegetarian mushroom fan and did not realise.

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I think mushrooms might just be overdone on menus. I have a colleague won't eat mushrooms due to mycelium intelligence though.

FullCrimp · 19/05/2026 21:07

Breadcat24 · 19/05/2026 20:51

@FullCrimp
Vegan human urine products primarily fall into three categories: upcycled fertilizers, medical therapies (extracted hormones), and synthetic testing urines. Because human urine is a natural secretion, it is vegan as long as it is gathered with full consent and does not involve animal exploitation

Copy that!

Do you know why lots of vegetarians and vegans hate mushrooms? Is this documented in the literature somewhere I can reference? I am a vegetarian mushroom fan and did not realise.

StationJack · 19/05/2026 20:53

Are exclusively breastfed babies vegans?

Breadcat24 · 19/05/2026 20:51

@FullCrimp
Vegan human urine products primarily fall into three categories: upcycled fertilizers, medical therapies (extracted hormones), and synthetic testing urines. Because human urine is a natural secretion, it is vegan as long as it is gathered with full consent and does not involve animal exploitation

FullCrimp · 19/05/2026 20:41

Breadcat24 · 19/05/2026 20:36

@fullcrimp pissed on cornflakes would be vegan I think

Piss is from an animal though 🤔

Cathmawr · 19/05/2026 20:40

Butternut squash risotto or lentil shepherds pie are my fave vegan dinner party dishes 😊

Breadcat24 · 19/05/2026 20:38

@StationJack I am sorry you have been disappointed in the past but still think it best to ask the vegan in question what they do or do not like rather than ruling out everything you do not like

StationJack · 19/05/2026 20:36

I don't detest mushrooms but I wouldn't choose to eat them.
I don't like pastry either so the mushroom wellington wouldn't be great.

I don't dislike them but I wouldn't be thrilled.

The meals suggested seem to be a bit what people think vegans like, which is why we get the same dishes on every menu.

Breadcat24 · 19/05/2026 20:36

@fullcrimp pissed on cornflakes would be vegan I think

FullCrimp · 19/05/2026 20:31

BIossomtoes · 19/05/2026 18:38

Many, many vegans and vegetarians detest mushrooms.

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ah well that’s my cornflakes pissed on then.

venusandmars · 19/05/2026 19:49

Or Google all the vegan Christmas dinner options. You'll find some delicious showstopper dinners that are miles away from veg chilli or curry.

OneNewEagle · 19/05/2026 19:49

Tagine, curry, chilli avoid as it’s all people think you eat. Also no fake vegan stuff as we all only like one or two and don’t eat them that often (I’ve been a vegetarian over 40years).

keep it very simple. So lemon spaghetti (omit the cheese). So you need pasta, fresh Lemons, olive oil, basil. Completely delicious. Serve with either massive green salad or green veggies, tastes wonderful with asparagus. Looks lovely due to the colour and smells nice too. Crusty bread with (vegan) marg to bulk it up. We have it as a special treat meal.

i love tropical fruit so I’d probably do that as a dessert. You could do it as a big fruit platter and if you wanted to a hot dark choc sauce or choc vegan tart to go with it or some biscuits.

venusandmars · 19/05/2026 19:46

I love Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall's 'Much More Veg'. Butternut Squash with chickpeas and spiced apricot dressing is excellent.

StationJack · 19/05/2026 19:17

Breadcat24 · 19/05/2026 18:49

On the basis of the many posts not liking spice, mushrooms etc maybe ask vegan friend if there is anything she/he doesn't like?
I have some sympathy as my poor vegetarian friend only ever got the option of goats cheese tart in restaurants through most of the eighties

Beetroot, risotto, mushroom, butternut squash, or goat's cheese.
Every menu unless you go to a restaurant that does a certain cuisine.

Often there will only be one starter and one main and they'll both be mushroom or goat's cheese.

thisistheworstpossibletiming · 19/05/2026 19:12

Recklessismymiddlename · 19/05/2026 13:04

This without the yoghurt

https://ottolenghi.co.uk/pages/recipes/confit-tandoori-chickpeas

to die for with some flatbreads

Came on to say this as I’m eating it right now!!!

StationJack · 19/05/2026 19:06

BIossomtoes · 19/05/2026 15:16

Any veggie dish that doesn’t involve dairy or honey. I’ve cooked Christmas dinner for a vegan for years on that simple principle.

or eggs.