Vegetarian Dinner Party

[jaynethepain]

I have 5 vegetarians coming for dinner soon. What can I feed them for a main course other than the usual curry or chilli? I'm not confident in doing a pasta dish like spaghetti - bit too many guests. Any impressive mains out there I can rustle up at all? I am quite a confident cook by the way (other than the spaghetti part!)

[janbee]

Risotto. A mushroom or asparagus one . I'm a veggie and I love that as do most veggies and non veggies. I hate chilli, not too keen on pasta either so a risotto is always a good choice. A vegetable casserole I also lovely at this time of year. If you can be bothered, try a mushroom Kiev. I'd go with a risotto though.

[janbee]

p.s if you do do a risotto, can I come along too?
Good luck with your dinner party xx

[jaynethepain]

Mushroom Kiev sounds interesting, I'll look it up thanks.

[janbee]

Mushroom Kiev with lots of nice oozy garlic butter ... mmm, lovely. xx

[janbee]

It's made with mushrooms, onions, carrots, red peppers, petit pois, sweetcorn, rice, cumin, filled with garlic sauce, seasoning. Other things and flavours can be added if wished.

[jaynethepain]

Do you have a recipe link Janbee at all please?

[janbee]

No, sorry Jayne , I don't.

[DTCwordfan]

http://www.wnit.org/dinnerandabook/recipes/season3/311.pdf

Here's one

[puzzled54]

Stick with a veggie curry and maybe a lentil dahl and some samosas - better to cook something that you know you can do rather than trying out a new recipe.

[Peaspeculiars]

Here's a good link Jayne - there is a section on dinner parties which looks yummy:
http://vegetarianformeatlovers.weebly.com/recipes.html

[EcclesCake]

Squash tagine
Baby squashes filled with cheesy, creamy leeks
Aubergine topped with onion, raisins and walnuts finished with a drizzle of yogurt and mint
Mixed mushroom stroganoff
Spinach, mushroom and chestnut strudel

[jaynethepain]

Thanks all, it's given me lots to think about.

[Georgiesmum]

Give them all a nice big bowl of homemade vegetable soup with some lovely tiger bread slices. yummy.!

[whirlyhurly]

Just get stocked up with veggie goodies from M&S. !

[thugulike]

Vegetarian Lasagne

packet of fresh lasagne sheets

large pack of spinach
large tub of creme fraiche or greek yoghurt
garlic
nutmeg

mushrooms
soy sauce

butternut squash
jar of pesto (red pepper works well)

pumpkin seeds

grated parmesan cheese

Slice butternut squash in half lengthways, sprinkle with olive oil and roast in hot oven for half an hour. When tender deseed, peel and slice into wedges.

Place spinach into colander and pour over boiling water to wilt the spinach. Squeeze all water from spinach. Place spinach in bowl and add 1 minced garlic clove, sprinkle of nutmeg and 2 tablespoons of creme fraiche. Season with a little salt and black pepper.

Put a little butter and olive oil in wok and gently fry sliced mushrooms and 2 cloves of minced garlic and some soy sauce. When they smell ready take off the heat, drain and place in bowl. Add 2 tablespoons of creme fraiche.

Place most of the slices of squash on bottom of ovenproof dish and spoon over some pesto.

Cover with a layer of pasta.

Place most of mushrooms and sauce over pasta.

Place most of the spinach over pasta and cover with a final layer of pasta.

Place the remaining bits of vegetables and pesto over the pasta and drizzle over some creme fraiche (or plain yoghurt) and the parmesan cheese (or any grated well flavored cheese will do). Sprinkle pumpkin seeds on top.

Bake in a hot oven 200 for half an hour.