Ideas for a cold vegetarian breakfast for guests in warm weather

[dudsville]

We have guests coming, and it's warm. I normally do a big cooked breakfast, but I want to avoid this. It will make me sweat to the point of wanting a shower when everyone sits down to eat - it would only take me 5 or 10 minutes but it feels awkward of precious. So, I'm looking for cold, vegetarian breakfast ideas.

Google suggested these -
Yogurt Parfait Bar: Set out bowls of Greek yogurt, granola, fresh berries, and honey.
Vegetarian Bagel Platter: Arrange sliced cucumbers, tomatoes, red onions, capers, and cream cheese.

I think they're good ideas, just checking if anyone has anything else to suggest.

Recently had brekkie in hotel in Ghent, I ate more than I would at home obv so it was fresh orange juice, thick yogurt with fruit compote and mixed seeds, then a selection of those small pastries like croissants, pain au choc, etc. I also could not resist a couple of slices of the lovely granary bread, the type you slice yourself, there was a selection of butters and jam, yum. I could have had lots more like scrambled egg, tomatoes, cheeses, cured meats and so on, but I was trying not to be a glutton. ha ha.

Back to coffee and a couple of weetabix now. Slumming it again 😊

Can’t beleive someone said you’re doing too much, like they actually resent it😂

I always make a meal of breakfast when I have friends staying op too.

some of these sound lovely, I’d do some nice bread, a good crusty loaf, maybe one with olives or tomatoes. Some nice pastries. Croissants, cinammon swirls , blue berry muffins etc along with cheese, salad stuff, yoghurt, berries etc and maybe a nice mushroom pate, some nice jam and honey, good butter etc

also remember your juices, orange, apple. Whatever you fancy . You can do a really lovely decadent spread and not go near the cooker.

Six days a week, we have for breakfast

boiled egg(s)
cheese for DH/low fat cottage cheese for me
Parma ham (ok not for vegetarians)
Scotch pancake for me/wholemeal toast and butter for DH
filter coffee

and a selection of three fruit from:
strawberries
blueberries
raspberries
melon
figs
grapes
pineapple
pomegranate seeds

The other day of the week, we might have

poached eggs and avocado on sourdough toast
cooked breakfast (I’d do a vegetarian version for guests)

We’ve eaten a lot of breakfasts in Europe and the German/Swiss is our favourite, however DH has high cholesterol so no croissants, little pastries, etc for us.

Could you scramble some eggs?

Salad items alongside breakfast in mainland Europe isn't unusual...but is in UK

I’m Vegetarian and I think that the yogurt & Granola and fresh fruit is a great idea ideally it should be Organic dairy or Soya yogurt.