Light dinner party ideas

[foodideas]

ideas for six of us, kind of buffet/casual/small plates ideas for all to help themselves

i can preparing day, not keen on spending a long time I. Kitchen when guests here

thanks!

I’d do roast chicken to serve cold, home made coleslaw, roasted red peppers, ottolenghi braised chickpeas, nice bread and cheeses.

pavlova for afters.

Sounds delicious @BarrelOfOtters, I'd be happy with that!

Some other suggestions:
Side of salmon
Some kind of vegetable tray bake eg https://annasfamilykitchen.com/recipes/vegetable-chickpea-halloumi-traybake-zhoug/
Selection of breads

Lemon tart and blueberries

Unless it’s a party this is not how I’d want to eat if it was meant to be a dinner party. Unless we are talking Boxing Day or done such

Fajitas. Bowls of rice, salad, salsa, guac, cheese, cooking the chicken won't take long. Have a couple of bowls of each of the fillings so people dont have to wait for each thing.

I've done kebabs in the oven one year for a very impromptu dinner with my siblings IL and their partners - teriyaki marinated beef, lemon&herb chicken, halloumi and chorizo. Can all be prepped in the daytime and don't take long to cook. Then sides of of potato salad, normal salad, my MIL makes an amazing cous cous and roast veg which is great cold. Leftovers of this meal is my DH's favourite lunch so we make sure we do loads of the kebabs.