What is a good vegetarian dish besides a pasta or Italian dishes to serve for guests?

Answer 1

I made chili dogs (using hormel vegetarian chili and morningstar farms hot dogs) for my superbowl party. Everyone loved them (except the dork that was allergic to soy and ate 'em anyway!).

You might try something with Quorn too. It's texture and taste is very similar to chicken... meat-eaters love it!

If you're not into the meat substitutes, maybe whip up a stir fry. Or do some homemade mac n cheese or a great soup with crusty bread.

Answer 2

Vegetable Lo Mein
Vegetable Chow Mein
Fried Eggplant

Answer 3

I've been a vegetarian for 3 years now and one of my favorites besides Italian cuisine includes Japanese, where you could make vegetable sushi rolls or noodles, Mexican, who says you have to have beef or chicken in tacos, nachos or enchiladas? There's always substitutions you can make using boca and gardenfarm products. Another easy one would be subs. You can purchase soy ham\turkey products from your nearest grocery store and substitute these for the real meat. Other foods include the classic eggplant parmesean, or substitute it with portebella mushroom. Or even have a classic all american night with Boca chicken patties, or chicken nuggets or even hot dogs!!
good luck & i didn't mean to sound like an advertisement.

Answer 4

Tofu Tacos, Vegetarian stir fry, Vegetarian Chili. The ideas are endless. I'm a carnivore and eaten each of these dishes and enjoyed them.

Answer 5

My meat-eating friend now asks me to make this for her every year for her birthday.

:)

Mexican Dip (vegan)

* Vegetarian refried beans

* Jar of medium salsa

* Layer of taco ground
----- YIVES vegan ground (if not available, use Bocca or Morning Star Farms
------Cook in frying pan and add taco seasoning (follow ingredients on the package
------ Fry with diced onions

* Homemade quacamoli
------ 2 avacados, lemon juice, diced onions and tomatoes, garlic salt
------ mix together in a bowl

In a 9x9 container, create a layer of each. I put the taco mix on bottom, then guacamole, then beans and salsa (looks prettiest) on top

Get a slice of tofutti cheese and cut it into tiny shreds; sprinkle on top for aesthetics.
Bring tortilla chips

I made it for a work party, and no one had a clue it was vegan.

Answer 6

I just made Panang Curry and it was delish and vegan. I stir fried tofu, snow peas, bok choy, broccoli, and carrots. Then I added a can of coconut milk with panang curry paste (make sure it doesn't have fish by product in it). I added yellow curry powder and cooked, cubed potatoes. It was filling, colorful, and really tasty. Serve with rice or rice noodles.

Answer 7

These are good websites:
http://www.delicioustv.com/
http://allrecipes.com/HowTo/Vegetarian-Cuisine/detail.aspx

These are some ideas too:
*Vegetarian shepperd's pie with tvp
*Middle Eastern platter: Taboulleh, Baba ganoush, Hummus, Falafel and Pita bread
*Vegetarian chili
*Vegetarian pad thai
*Tofu Quiche, veggies and Salad
*Tofu or lentil loaf
*vegetarian pot pie

Answer 8

Winter squash is one of my faves. Stuff it with cous cous and cranberries and walnuts and brown sugar if you want... but I like to serve that to non-veg guests because it is not intimidating. Most people like winter squash. Acorn squash is my fave. Cut in half, cover in foil and bake in oven for 45 minutes or so with a little water in the pan.
Another one I like is quinoa salad with cilantro and bosc pear and mandarin orange, with a little olive oil and some cilantro (not too much!!) and watercress. That is darn tasty. (cook quinoa and mix other stuff seperately, and then mix it all together.)

Answer 9

salads are great.
so are stir fried vegetables.
veg quiches are filling and healthy.

SPINACH QUICHE
INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup butter
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
1 (4.5 ounce) can mushrooms, drained
1 (6 ounce) package herb and garlic feta, crumbled
1 (8 ounce) package shredded Cheddar cheese
salt and pepper to taste
1 (9 inch) unbaked deep dish pie crust
4 eggs, beaten
1 cup milk
salt and pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
In a medium skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Saute garlic and onion in butter until lightly browned, about 7 minutes. Stir in spinach, mushrooms, feta and 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon mixture into pie crust.
In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs and milk. Season with salt and pepper. Pour into the pastry shell, allowing egg mixture to thoroughly combine with spinach mixture.
Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Sprinkle top with remaining Cheddar cheese, and bake an additional 35 to 40 minutes, until set in center. Allow to stand 10 minutes.

strawberry and spinach salad
INGREDIENTS
2 bunches spinach, rinsed and torn into bite-size pieces
4 cups sliced strawberries
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 teaspoon paprika
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
1 tablespoon poppy seeds
DIRECTIONS
In a large bowl, toss together the spinach and strawberries.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the oil, vinegar, sugar, paprika, sesame seeds, and poppy seeds. Pour over the spinach and strawberries, and toss to coat.

other recipes are-
corn and sweet potato casserole
rice & stuffed peppers
veg trifles

Answer 10

Eggplant parmesan, stuffed eggplant (stuff with rice or bread stuffing) zuchini or green bell pepper stuffed with rice, twice baked potato, veggie lasagna, stuffed artichokes, stuffed mushrooms, grilled veggie kababs (onions, parboiled new potato, eggplant, tomato, pearl onion, mushrooms) borsht (beet soup) veggie soup or stew, cream of brocolli soup, cauliflower with cheese sauce (or parsley butter sauce) Pupusas (el salvador tortilla) arancini (stuffed rice balls) are just a few ideas. You will have to google for recipes, as I am the type of cook who just chucks stuff in a pan until it looks right. sorry!