Impressive veggie meal?

[BonjourIvresse]

We got our veggie friends coming to stay this weekend. my impressive vegie repetoire is quite limited and I'd love some new ideas. I've made them hoome made pizza, butternut squash risotto and sinach and ricotta canneloni before.

Thank you!

I always think tarts are nice - goats cheese and tomato? [but someone did tell me once that as a vegetarian it gets very boring getting a lot of goats cheese when you go out...]

Vegetarian curry/casserole - peppers, onions lightly fried with garlic and ginger. Cumin, coriander added, then fresh tomatoes, a little stock and some chickpeas? Not necessarily flashy, but potentially a little different?

Is pasta too boring? Pasta with roasted tomatoes, avocado and goats cheese or feta is lovely and looks very pretty.

Whole butternut, stuffed with rice/couscous, sage, ricotta, and topped with some parmesan before being put back in the oven. Serve with a good salad.

Roquefort and rocket and fig salad - drizzle with honey and a dressing made up of sherry/red wine vinegar and olive oil

Or what about vegetarian mezze? Homemade hoummous, tzatiki, baba ganoush etc with grilled/roasted vegetables and pita breads/regular breads for dipping and serving?

the best vegetarian cuisines are IHMO:

lebaneserecipes.org/

or

www.pachakam.com/vegetarian.asp

It's nice to stick to a theme and do a selection or 3 or 4 dishes to share.

Works well if they are vegan too as lots of non dairy recipes.

But plan ahead as you may not find all ingredient in your local supermarket. Local: "ethnic" shops are best to stock up on spices and better value.