To start with, I am a vegetarian, and my fiance is not. That is not a problem, as we cook for each other all the time and don't mind each other's eating habits.
That said, I would like to have a GOOD vegetarian option at our reception. I don't want just pasta with sauce, since hey, this is my day too, and I want something worth my while! However, do you think it would be better to have a meat option and a vegetarian option, or would it be better to do a buffet where there would be several meat options AND several vegetarian options? I am leaning more toward buffet, but I am just beginning to think about all of this.
Also, if you had vegetarian options at your wedding, what did you have? Or have you been to a wedding recently that had a great vegetarian dish? Any help would be much appreictaed!
Thank you so much!
Re: Vegetarian Food at Reception
Is there a cost difference between plated meal vs. buffet? And what kinds of meals would be on both?
We had (everything except the fish was vegtarian):
Alaskan halibut over pesto risotto
Alaska salmon over giant lima beans
Lasagna with white sauce, artichokes, and spinach
Porcini mushroom purses with marscapone and herbs
Vegetable streudel (vegan)
Green and yellow beans
Grilled vegetables
Roasted potatoes
Asparagus platter
We liked the more casual feel of the buffet, as well as the fact that people could try as many things as they wanted, even if the options wouldn't be served together in a plated meal.
Have you picked your caterer yet? That may influence what kinds of choices you have.
If you have more choices than I do... I love the idea of a "fun" ravioli - like that grilled vegetable one mentioned above.
We had a plated combo meal for most adults, which consisted of Pesto Pasta Primavera (cheese stuffed tortellini tossed with sun dried tomato, basil pesto, artichokes, broccoli, sweet bell peppers, and garlic alfredo cream), Italian Ratatouille Stuffed Portabella (portabella caps stuffed with caponata style vegetables finished with rich tomato sauce and topped with smoked provolove and mozzarella on a bed of basil sunflower angel hair pasta), and green beans almondine.
We had a few guests with food allergies/restrictions. Those guests had a grilled vegetable entrée (marinated seasonal vegetables tossed in herbs and spices and grilled over an open flame. Served with toasted Basmati Rice with
zesty bean telish.)
Campanelle pasta with pesto sauce (made with macadamia nuts instead of pine nuts), sun dried tomatos, cherry tomatos, avocado, and mango. It sounds like an odd combination but it's soooooo good!
[QUOTE]For my vegan entree option I am having: Campanelle pasta with pesto sauce (made with macadamia nuts instead of pine nuts), sun dried tomatos, cherry tomatos, avocado, and mango. It sounds like an odd combination but it's soooooo good!
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This sounds awesome!
Good Luck!
I only remember the last one and it had 3 different dishes like a orzo/veggie mix, rice/veggie dish and roasted potato dish with rolls. It didn't seem that starchy either.
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