Vegetarian Dinner party - help!!

[GezFox]

hi
Entertaining some veggies next weekend - they don't eat mushrooms , anything spicy , eggs, blue cheese or chocolate!

The problem is that i have never cooked a veggie dish ( apart from a curry ) that was really tasty .

I have found a Nigel Slater stuffed red peppers recipe which has middle eastern flavours and was thinking of this for the main course . Anyone cooked this or have any alternative suggestions for really tasty veggie dishes ?

For starter and to keep the theme was thinking of a feta salad with pomegranates etc?

Dessert - baked apples with cinnamon mascarpone and caramelised pecans

TIA x

Is it a formal dinner party or more relaxed with friends? If the latter - Anna Jones has a good recipe for black bean tacos

annajones.co.uk/recipe/lime-and-chipotle-black-bean-tacos

It does have chipotle in it but not very spicy (you can add more spice via the salsa for those who want...)

More relaxed and this looks great - was just reading about Anna Jones as you replied . Thanks!

There is a pea, goats cheese and pesto risotto on bbc good food which is delicious.
Bruschetta to start and Eaton mess to finish?

This lasagne is a hit www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/4716/creamy-courgette-lasagne

Jamie Oliver’s veg chilli with the roasted sweet potatoes is amazing!

Veggie burgers
Vegetarian lasagna
Vegetarian meatballs

BBC good food has a decent variety of vegetarian options. www.bbcgoodfood.com

Start there.

Thanks all ! I will let you know how it goes !

So it was v successful !

Started with a feta and watermelon salad
and then followed with the Nigel Slater stuffed peppers, a sweet potato salad ( from Claudia Roden's Arabesque) and a chickpea and swiss chard salad ( Simple by Ottolenghi)
Finished with individual apple and pecan crumbles !

That all sounds delicious Gez glad it was a success!

I got Simple a couple of weeks ago and really like it! In fact I'm struggling to think of an Ottolenghi recipe that has let me down - nope!