If you were served this for dinner, would you be happy?

[MinnieAnonyMouse]

We have some friends coming for dinner who are a mix of meat eaters and veggies. I don't know them very well so thought I would do a bit of a picky dinner.

Greek flatbreads, hoummous, halloumi, tomato salad, grilled courgette, garlic chicken and tzatziki.

Does this sound a decent balance for the veggies? I keep umming and ahhing over it.

And I'm stuck for dessert ideas! So what would you fancy for pudding after eating that?

Basically it sounds deliciou

I wonder about adding a more substantial salad maybe something with lentils as well?

For dessert how about assorted baklava?

I'd be delighted if I was served that.

Sounds lovely , my husband would want potatoes though 😀
Chocolate brownie with some raspberries and ice cream for dessert ?

And cheeses. You gotto have cheeses..
MMM, cheese, Gromit, cheese
All sounds lovely, OP. Don't have a sweet tooth, so can't help with pud, but...cheese...

I'd do a more substantial ottolenghi style salad as well.

Or you could add lentils to the courgettes.

I’d still be hungry unless there was some sort of pasta/rice/potato....etc

YUM! I agree you need something else carb-y. I’d dice a butternut squash and roughly chop an onion and roast with olive oil, salt and pepper. Make a dressing with tahini (or nut butter), lemon juice, a little fresh garlic, salt and pepper and then enough water to make it consistency of runny honey. So good.

Ps it’s an ottolenghi salad as suggested by pp

How about adding some mini cubed roasted potatoes cooked with garlic and thyme for those who need more carbs.

Dessert maybe something fresh but a bit indulgent like lemon posset and berries

Anything on the side- wedges, chips, a
Salad?

Sounds delicious (I'm vegetarian). If its not too much trouble you could Google a recipe for Briam to bulk things up a bit. It's like a Greek vegetable stew with potatoes, tomatoes etc. I always serve baklava for dessert if I have Greek food. I buy it from the supermarket or local market.

It feels more like a lunch to me. It’s basically a salad and sandwich.

Does everyone like garlic? Plain chicken as well please!

Cheeseboard, boring and 80s but solves many a problem when someone can’t eat or doesn’t like this and that, they can fill up on cheese and wine. Get vegetarian cheese also.

I’m
Not a big pudding person but cheesecake seems to be a winner.

I’d love that, I agree that something else carby would be good. Maybe some giant beans to keep with Greek theme www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/12229/gigantes-plaki

I would love that. Can I come?!

Ooh yes you need a leaf salad on the side

I felt like it needed something else so thank you for the suggestions! I like the idea of briam and maybe some roast potatoes with lots of rosemary. The flatbreads are a bit like naan so quite substantial and I always cook loads.

I love the brownie idea and I have a fab recipe for them so that's a good plan!

Agree. Sounds delicious, but I Think you need something, added to make it more substantial.

Sounds lovely, I have dinners like that all the time - maybe I'd add some roasted garlicky new potatoes, something simply but carby.

Dessert, I'd go with something lemony - maybe a pavlova or a cheesecake.

I'd add in some chunky potato wedges, homemade with lots of salt and pepper.

For dessert a lemon cheesecake with berries.

And I always cook tons so we could probably feed half of Mumsnet as well!

Maybe some couscous too?
Sounds very nice though.

And then maybe follow with coffee and chocolates, as that always feels indulgent / like you're being treated.