Menu ideas

[DebbieFiderer]

I'm going to be cooking for a group of friends in a few weeks. There will be 6-8 of us. One can't eat pasta, one doesn't like rice, one (me!) is vegetarian, a couple are fussy about vegetables/won't eat pulses. I usually end up making a veggie shepherds pie but am getting bored of that. Last time I did a few Mexican dishes which worked well, maybe something similar would work but I can't figure out what. Fussy people probably wouldn't eat Chinese. Pizza could work for everyone except me (I'm doing Slimming World). Any ideas?

What about pulled jackfruit sandwiches with corn, coleslaw etc?

Sounds lovely, but there's no way if get the fussy ones to try jackfruit (one would be polite about it, the other is my sister 😂). I'm now thinking either burgers (all veggie or a mixture) or a roast chicken with a veggie option for me.

How about a veggie tagine with herby, jewelled cous cous?
Could do some chicken or lamb skewers in a ras el hanout on the side for those who want meat.

Halloumi burger with roasted red peppers and jacket wedges

Greek mezze sharing platter type thing. Something for everyone there, probably.

Roast peppers, onions, tomatoes, potatoes with halloumi.

Traybake halloumi fajitas?
www.happyveggiekitchen.com/halloumi-fajitas/

What about fajitas, and everyone loads up their own? Chicken, beef, peppers and onions, guacamole/avocado, cheese, beans (black or refried), sour cream, jalapeños, lettuce - all in different bowls and you serve into your own wraps?

Oh, and tomatoes and tomato salsa!

Celeriac soup to start with homemade bread.
Onion tart and salads
Poached pears

Or a
Poppadums and onion salad/chutney
Samosa
vegetable curry with naan.
Lime sorbet

Boeuf bourgignon with dauphinois potatoes and a green vegetable or green salad. Make yourself a mushroom bourgignon.

How about Indian food but in a buffet style? Here are some suggestions in no particular order:

Yoghurt and mint dipping sauce
Vegetable curry
Vegetable spring rolls
Tomato salsa
Tandoori spiced paneer skewers
Sweetcorn pakoda
Spinach and potato curry
Shingaras - filled with either potato and peas or potato and cauliflower
Samosas - can be veggie or with minced meat/chicken and peas
Rotis/parathas

Roasted tomato soup
Prawn bhuna
Potato tikka
Potato and egg cutlets
Potato and carrot stir fry with a pinch of five spice
Popadoms
Mango salsa
Mango lassi
Lentil and spinach soup
Egg curry with bell peppers
Cucumber raita
Carrot halwa
Butternut squash and chickpea curry

I second a mezze type thing.
Pita
Hummus
Salad
Haloumi
Meatballs/ koftas
Yoghurt sauce
Roasted veg
Couscous