Vegeterian options

cookdt5312014

which would you eat or prefer

Vegetarian Options

Spanish Potato with Seasonal Vegetables

Israeli Cous Cous with Roasted Eggplant and Roasted Cherry

Tomato

Grilled Zucchini with Cream Cheese and Roasted Peppers

Braised Portobello Mushroom with Saffron Risotto and Parsley Oil

Giant Vegetable Ravioli with Cottage Cheese Seasonal Vegetables

and Tomato Sauce

ohannabelle

I'd be all over the risotto and portobello mushrooms, but I wouldn't pick it for my guests, because too many people hate mushrooms.

The giant ravioli might be good. I'd try it first, though.  The cottage cheese and ”tomato sauce"  make me suspicious that it might be bad fake Italian. If it isn't, that's the one. 

cookdt5312014

I hate mushrooms so i definitely wouldn't pick that one.

daria24

I'd prefer the mushroom risotto, but mushrooms are tricky. I also love ravioli but cottage cheese is weird. 

Really the only I wouldn't eat is the cous cous because I hate tomatoes. The zucchini one doesn't sound very filing though.

vulpiepop

The giant ravioli sounds incredible!

jacques27

Is there any possibility of vegans attending, not just ovo-lacto vegetarians?  Is there any possibility of any low carb or gluten-free attending?  Most celiacs probably wouldn't eat reception food unless there was a guarantee of certified g-free, but there are some who are g-free for non-celiac medical conditions.

If any of the above is possible, I would get the most bang for your buck by avoiding the couscous and ravioli.  I'd be inclined to go with the potato or risotto, but clarify if they are dairy-free, gluten-free if those types of things matter (they sound the most likely to be based on description). 

If no vegan/g-free concerns, then honestly, as a former vegetarian, the only ones that have some semblance of protein in them that might be somewhat filling are the ones with cheese and using cream cheese and cottage cheese just seems...odd.  I've had cottage cheese as a ricotta sub in lasagna, but never ravioli.  But nonetheless, those would be the ones I would vote for so there is some protein in there - unless you can get the caterer to change the couscous to quinoa or somehow work in some kind of legume (like chickpeas in the couscous or black beans in the Spanish dish). 

Viczaesar

Cottage cheese seasonal vegetables?
ETA: Oh, you mean ravioli with cottage cheese filling?  The lack of punctuation is confusing, and I would never associate ravioli with cottage cheese.  That sounds like a bizarre filling to me.

Lauderdale Pink

They all sound pretty good to me and I take my hat off to every considerate bride who goes so far in making sure all guests can eat adult food. I can't tell you how many times the "vegetarian" options have looked like Chef-Boy-R-Dee from a can.

STARMOON44

Cottage cheese? Not ricotta? Grilled zucchini with cream cheese?!? Spanish potato- what is that? Patates bravas?

These all sound terrible like your caterer has no idea what they are doing and is just aimlessly piling on "the fancy."

JoanE2012

STARMOON44 said:

Cottage cheese? Not ricotta? Grilled zucchini with cream cheese?!? Spanish potato- what is that? Patates bravas? These all sound terrible like your caterer has no idea what they are doing and is just aimlessly piling on "the fancy."

Yeah, sorry OP, a few of those options just seem strange.  Potatoes and veggies sounds like a side dish.  Cottage cheese ravioli sounds disgusting.  Zucchini with cream cheese doesn't sound very filling and sounds like an appetizer. 

Do you have other options?

cookdt5312014

This is what they offered if any one have any other ideas i can present those as well.

Lauderdale Pink

Ravioli is usually prepared with ricotta cheese, grilled vegetables can stand on their own or be served with grilled tofu. If the portobello mushrooms are large enough, you could serve them the same way you would serve a meat main course, with vegetables and potato or rice on the side. Hope this helps a bit

littlemushroom

The cottage cheese with the ravioli doesn't sound weird to me, but my favorite lasagna recipe uses cottage cheese mixed with parmesan and oregano in the filling.  So, maybe I am biased.  It sounded weird the first time I heard that it was cottage cheese in the lasagna, but it totally works and has a milder flavor than ricotta.

theartistformerlyknownas

Sorry, none of them sound very satisfying to me. I will say though that I offered a mushroom strudel with butter-poached asparagus as my veg option and have been shocked at how many people chose it, meat-eaters included. So your crowd may not have a mushroom aversion. (I asked my one vegetarian guest about it first, and that's what she wanted. Then like 16 more people have piled on.)

artbyallie

I have a coworker whose wife is vegetarian, and he was talking recently about the baked zucchini boats he makes with halved zucchinis where part of the middle is scooped out and then filled with a mix of veggies, cheese, bread crumbs and so on. They sounded very tasty. 

ohannabelle

NikkiJay3333 said:

The cottage cheese with the ravioli doesn't sound weird to me, but my favorite lasagna recipe uses cottage cheese mixed with parmesan and oregano in the filling.  So, maybe I am biased.  It sounded weird the first time I heard that it was cottage cheese in the lasagna, but it totally works and has a milder flavor than ricotta.

This was done a lot in the 60s and early 70s by non Italians, when ricotta wasn't widely available in suburban America. But ricotta is actually milder, lighter and more delicate. No professional chef should ever ever do this. I would not hire a caterer that thought it was okay.

ETA: So, yes, commas are needed, OP. Is it Giant Vegetable Ravioli, with Cottage Cheese, Seasonal Vegetables, and Tomato Sauce, like the cottage cheese is a side dish, or is it Giant Vegetable Ravioli with Cottage Cheese, and  Seasonal Vegetables, etc.  If the cottage cheese is actually in the ravioli, your caterer needs to step up his game. Because that's not how you treat ravioli. Or a vegetarian guest. 

landa10315

I'm surprised there are no heartier options like a vegetable lasagna, or an eggplant parmigiana/rollatini,

cupcait927

The ravioli sounds great!

KPBM89

You have to be careful with anything that just lists "vegetables" because that often includes mushrooms in it.  Not only do many people not enjoy mushrooms, it's also a very common food allergy.  I say this as a vegetarian with a severe mushroom/fungi allergy that has caused several hospital visits.

slothiegal

Agree...those options make me a little nervous.  We're having Eggplant Parmesan, which is a fairly easy crowd pleaser (and filling).  We're also offering fish, since some of our vegetarians are able to eat that as well.

cookdt5312014

These options are being offered in addition to vegetable lasagna. we have to pick another option besides the lasagna.

theartistformerlyknownas

cookdt5312014 said:

These options are being offered in addition to vegetable lasagna. we have to pick another option besides the lasagna.

Aha. Then I'd go with something vegan for your second option. I'd go with the risotto (assuming they'll make it without butter, cream or cheese).