Need a meal to impress a vegi
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My friend and her new boyfriend are coming over for dinner tomorrow night and I am cooking. Problem is however he is a vegi and the things i'd normally cook like lasange, roast dinner, beef wellington, smoke salmon and horseradish tagglitelli etc are all meat based and i dont want to do with quorn or anything.
What is a fairly simple but impressive vegi meal i could do? and PS my mate dosnt eat fish either.....
What is a fairly simple but impressive vegi meal i could do? and PS my mate dosnt eat fish either.....
bacon butty? it is a gateway meat and you'd be doing them a huge favour 
On a more serious note, I've had a few veggie curries in my time and despite the lack of meat they've always been nice, easy to make and tasty, always a winner.
Cous cous is a good alternative, moroccan cous cous with some slow roasted veggies perhaps?
Eggplant parmigiana is one of my favourite dishes and completely lacks meat.
Plenty of pasta dishes that don't use meat too
Spaghetti Aglio Olio e Peperoncino being my favourite (apologies for the inevitable bast*rdisation of italian, and probably english too).
On a more serious note, I've had a few veggie curries in my time and despite the lack of meat they've always been nice, easy to make and tasty, always a winner.
Cous cous is a good alternative, moroccan cous cous with some slow roasted veggies perhaps?
Eggplant parmigiana is one of my favourite dishes and completely lacks meat.
Plenty of pasta dishes that don't use meat too
Spaghetti Aglio Olio e Peperoncino being my favourite (apologies for the inevitable bast*rdisation of italian, and probably english too).Edited by Stu R on Wednesday 4th November 09:39
Tomato and Mozzarella salad to start.
Pesto based pasta dish for mains. You could use asparagus tips chopped into one inch lengths and steamed as texture.
Tiramisu for dessert.
Couple of bottles of Pinot Grigio well chilled.
Job.
The asparagus will have the amusing effect of sabotaging their sex life for a couple of days. It's everything she deserves for bringing a veggie round.
Pesto based pasta dish for mains. You could use asparagus tips chopped into one inch lengths and steamed as texture.
Tiramisu for dessert.
Couple of bottles of Pinot Grigio well chilled.
Job.
The asparagus will have the amusing effect of sabotaging their sex life for a couple of days. It's everything she deserves for bringing a veggie round.
+1 for the veggie lasagne suggestion! I had 5 mates over for dinner with 1 being veggie so did the whole lasagne as a veggie one, no one realised until they had polished the whole lot off
(for ref it had onion, pepper, courgette, carrot, spinach, mushrooms & butternut squash at the very least in it)
alternatives; couscous & roast veg, add cheese for them as flavour & meat for you (i've served it in a half a roasted marrow before to make it presentable); risotto (can add meat for the carnivores if you fancy)
(for ref it had onion, pepper, courgette, carrot, spinach, mushrooms & butternut squash at the very least in it)
alternatives; couscous & roast veg, add cheese for them as flavour & meat for you (i've served it in a half a roasted marrow before to make it presentable); risotto (can add meat for the carnivores if you fancy)
dougc said:
Make what you'd normally make and just serve him a plate of it with no meat.
Agreed.Or simply 'turnip surpise'.
And when serving his meal, ensure to drop his plate onto the table from about an inch or so.
Then assiduously ignore him as far as possible. If he does try to butt in, just copy what he says in a stupid voice whilst making 'yakkity yak' hand signals.
Otherwise, individual puff pastry pies with sautéed leek, celery, carrot and mushroom with a spot of thyme, white wine, cream and blue cheese will go well.
Don said:
The asparagus will have the amusing effect of sabotaging their sex life for a couple of days. It's everything she deserves for bringing a veggie round.
I have done nothing but take the piss out her for ages on this one, I have already deducted that the veginess and "chin beard" concludes he muat be gay......But she is a best mate and the least i can do whilst taunting him about kaftans and mung beans is to make him a nice meal..
thanks for all the suggestions!
Something like this...
http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn...
Can always dish up some Lamb Koftas to go with for the non-veggies.
http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn...
Can always dish up some Lamb Koftas to go with for the non-veggies.
Curry night might be an easy option?
Start with Poppadoms and different chutneys.
Tikka Paneer for him (if he eats cheese).
Somesort of chicken/lamb curry for the meaties.
Bombay Aloo or Aloo Gobi
Another veg dish (chana masala, okra, mixed veg?)
Salad on the side
Naan on the side
Pilau/ Plain Rice
Start with Poppadoms and different chutneys.
Tikka Paneer for him (if he eats cheese).
Somesort of chicken/lamb curry for the meaties.
Bombay Aloo or Aloo Gobi
Another veg dish (chana masala, okra, mixed veg?)
Salad on the side
Naan on the side
Pilau/ Plain Rice
Lemmonie said:
My friend and her new boyfriend are coming over for dinner tomorrow night and I am cooking. Problem is however he is a vegi and the things i'd normally cook like lasange, roast dinner, beef wellington, smoke salmon and horseradish tagglitelli etc are all meat based and i dont want to do with quorn or anything.
What is a fairly simple but impressive vegi meal i could do? and PS my mate dosnt eat fish either.....
Out of interest, why do you want to impress him? What's wring with beef wellington anyway? Just give him a bit off the end with no meat What is a fairly simple but impressive vegi meal i could do? and PS my mate dosnt eat fish either.....
RichB said:
Lemmonie said:
My friend and her new boyfriend are coming over for dinner tomorrow night and I am cooking. Problem is however he is a vegi and the things i'd normally cook like lasange, roast dinner, beef wellington, smoke salmon and horseradish tagglitelli etc are all meat based and i dont want to do with quorn or anything.
What is a fairly simple but impressive vegi meal i could do? and PS my mate dosnt eat fish either.....
Out of interest, why do you want to impress him? What's wring with beef wellington anyway? Just give him a bit off the end with no meat What is a fairly simple but impressive vegi meal i could do? and PS my mate dosnt eat fish either.....
It's like being friends but more complicated.
I struggle to understand but occasionally the wife beats me around the head with a magazine and "explains".
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