Veggie dinner party and don't know what to cook!

[Blackbird1234]

I'm having some friends over for a meal on Wednesday evening and I'm looking for a recipe that fits into the below:

• Needs to be vegetarian
• Needs to be something that I don't need to be running back and forth to the kitchen for. Happy to cook something earlier and just keep it warm, but just want to avoid having to leave the room every 5 minutes.
• Doesn't need to be anything fancy or difficult.
• I make curry all the time and want to try something new, so preferably not that.

If it makes any difference, I'm in France so can't necessarily get loads of UK specified ingredients and things like veggie shepherds pie etc aren't what I'm going for.

Thank you to anyone who has ideas!

Bean Chilli

With crispy potato wedges

Green Salad

Fresh guacamole, salsa and tortilla chips

Chocolate torte and raspberries for dessert

How about lasagna?

www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/recipes/diana-henrys-butter-roast-aubergines/

This is gorgeous and just sits in the oven. If you can't get freekeh you can use quinoa but to be honest I usually just get one of those supermarket packets of pre-cooked mixed grains.

The sauce is great - no worries about missing out birds of paradise or ajwain, I've never been able to find either and it's still lovely.

Veggie tarts? Puff pastry, variety of toppings eg roasted peppers, goats cheese, mozzarella, peppers, leeks, mushrooms? With garlic bread and a salad?

A pie of some sort e.g. pithivier or spanokopita?

@GoGoGretaDoll

www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/recipes/diana-henrys-butter-roast-aubergines/

This is gorgeous and just sits in the oven. If you can't get freekeh you can use quinoa but to be honest I usually just get one of those supermarket packets of pre-cooked mixed grains.

The sauce is great - no worries about missing out birds of paradise or ajwain, I've never been able to find either and it's still lovely.

Ooh that looks lovely!

might be worth asking... I love aubergines but not everyone does. I took an aubergine dish to my friend's house and she said she doesn't like them (or coriander - weirdo)

Lorraine Elliott's French Onion Tarte Tatin:

www.notquitenigella.com/2021/09/10/onion-tarte-tatin/

Maybe a shaved orange and fennel salad as a starter or side;
www.notquitenigella.com/2021/09/03/shaved-fennel-orange-salad/

Or celeriac remoulade

Followed by a limoncello tiramisu:
www.notquitenigella.com/2021/09/08/limoncello-tiramisu/

All courtesy of Lorraine Elliot a.k.a. Not Quite Nigella

I make ratatouille and once it’s nearly ready I add chickpeas to make it more substantial. Serve with couscous. You can make the couscous more exciting by adding chopped herbs and vegetable stick. Maybe some grilled halloumi served with rocket as a starter? The halloumi is the only thing that would need to be cooked just before being served.

Vegetable stock not stick!

Fondue is the easiest ever. Make some nice salads to go with it maybe.

Veggie wellington is a bit more special.

www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/vegetables-recipes/mushroom-and-squash-vegetarian-wellington/

Caramelised onion tartlets with salad leaves to start, mixed mushroom stroganoff with rice for main, lemon flavoured soft cheese pots with compote of autumn fruits for pudding.

Made this for a veggie Christmas one year, was lovely and not too much last minute faff as you can make the filling ahead www.deliaonline.com/recipes/collections/recipes-for-2/cheese-choux-pastries-filled-with-mushrooms-in-madeira

And this is my own personal fave www.deliaonline.com/recipes/type-of-dish/pasta-recipes/roasted-mediterranean-vegetable-lasagne

I'd opt for a veg lasagne with a salad
These recipes are nice

https://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/recipes/roasted-vegetable-and-goats-cheese-lasagne/

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.deliaonline.com/recipes/type-of-dish/pasta-recipes/roasted-mediterranean-vegetable-lasagne%3famp

https://www.waitrose.com/home/recipes/recipedirectory/g/goatsscheesespinachhandroasteddredonionnlasagne.html

Veg chilli using a bag of mexican veg from Picard with rice, tortilla chips (good luck finding nice ones in France) with guacamole.

I know @Carlissa, people are weird! To be fair, a friend's DH doesn't like a lot of veg and he's had that dish with just the grains and the tomatoes. Weirdo.

Potato and mushroom gratin with CEO’s, endive salad.

Ceps!

Oooh thank you all!

@GoGoGretaDoll I'm really not a big fan of aubergines but I'm on a mission to find a way to cook them that'll make them tasty to me, so I'm going to try this one and cross my fingers that it's the one :D

@whitehorsesdonotlie I like this idea, the tarts are really minimal faff and I can just prepare them and the salad before anyone turns up, then stick them in the oven when I'm ready..

Lots of recommendations for lasagne - I've got a recipe that I use but I'm not too keen on it so maybe I'll give one of the above a crack. I feel like it'll be a win, everyone likes lasagne

I've just roasted some chopped butternut squash to put on some filo pastry sheets with feta, olives and thyme. Really simple buy looks like it will taste nice.

Persimmon and goats cheese bruschetta to start.

Delia broccoli, cauliflower and blue cheese gratin from the first how to cook book for main. Maybe a bit cheesy, but France

Thank you! Yes, you can prep the veg for the tart toppping then just heat it up and add to the tarts ten minutes before you want to serve them.

Pizza Hut Beyond Italian Style Sausage Supreme.

Meat-Free Beyond Meat Italian Style Sausage, Mozzarella Cheese With Peppers, Mushrooms And Red Onions.

Mushroom stroganoff with rice and green salad.

I use soured cream in mine so it makes it low fat too.

I'd also do camembert (you are in France after all) with a load of fresh veg sticks, crusty bread, olives etc