What is your vegetarian option?

[AnitaT]

Hello,

I am a vegetarian and my FI isn't. We have attended our share of weddings where the veggie option...um...got less love than than the meat option , so we are definitely going to make sure that our veggie selection is tasty. This experience made me wonder...if you are providing a veggie option, what are you providing?

Options under consideration with us include a veggie tamale with veggie mole, a white bean phyllo purse or grilled eggplant.

 

[vc10um]

Argh. Thanks for reminding me to check this! I don't think we have a single vegetarian coming to our wedding, but I should probably make sure we have a selection, eh?

I'm going to a wedding in October where the vegetarian option is Portabella Mushroom Ravioli. It almost tempted me away from the Beef Medalions...almost.

 

[mrscushion]

I have a fish option for most of my "vegetarians" and the one true vegetarian gets two middle courses: one pasta, one risotto. It's not easy doing a truly veggie main course in Italy.

 

[megumic]

Butternut squash pumpkin ravioli.

 

[bebe]

timely question - DD and her fiance are vegetarian and Vegan. They are both working with their venue to offer scrumptious options for their guests. From what I have seen it seems the menu selections will be awesome and their wedding cake is going to be Vegan.
Now that I have to taste!! So far I know they are offering a fish in papillote as one of the main selections, not sure yet what they have decided on for Vegan selections. Hopefully, they will offer another meat.
Some of their appetizer options:

Goat cheese and Walnut Empanadas
Vegetable Fritters w/Sweet Chili Sauce
Assorted Brochettes
Polenta Towers w/artichoke, spinach, garlic
Brie and sliced pears
Tempura Artichoke hearts with a dipping sauce
Phyllo Triangles filled w/Feta and spinach, Walnut & goat cheese, Leeks & Parmesean
Veggie Pot Stickers

There is always pasta!! And salads!

Looking at the venue veggie entrees - Banana Leaf Tamales w/green olives topped w/adobado sauce (??)
Ratatouille Tamales with a cilantro beurre blanc
Green Chile Enchiladas
Roasted Sweet Spanish Red Peppers & Poblano chilies
Paella w/saffron, green beans and veggies
Grilled Vegetable Lasagne

 

[iheartscience]

We had a cocktail hour and a buffet and had veggie options at both. Let me go see what we had. Okay I found the basic menu the restaurant and I worked out but obviously the chef embellished most of it!

Salads:
Arugula/parm/tomato
Caesar with anchovies on the side

Appetizers:
Antipasto spread
Empanadillas (vegetarian)
Fried oysters
Crabcakes
Shrimp springroll

Soup:
Gazpacho with fixings

Entrees:
White fish
Chicken
Pasta with artichokes/RRP/chard/pine nuts and asiago on the side
KIDS: pizza

Vegetable Sides:
Grilled summer vegetables
Tomato/mozz/basil platter
Baby green bean preparation

Starchy Sides:
Roasted fingerling potatoes
Couscous/rice/basmati dish
Butternut squash

 

[kelpie]

Here's our menu. I'm vegetarian as is a lot of my family. I agree most vegetarian food I've had at weddings is pretty bland. We're doing buffet so the meat in the dishes is optional.
Mediterranean Station
Caesar Salad
Fresh romaine with croutons, Parmesan, and Caesar dressing
Fettuccini Primavera
Fettuccini tossed with seasonal vegetables and a creamy alfredo sauce
Penne Putanesca
Penne tossed with black olives, capers, chopped parsley, sweet red chili peppers, and
homemade roasted tomato sauce
Mini Homemade Rolls
Fresh, buttery, homemade dinner rolls
Mediterranean Mini Boulette
Mini savory meatballs served in your choice of natural au jus or roasted tomato coulis
Grilled Chicken
Strips of tender breast marinated and grilled to order

Mexican Station

Taco Salad
Mixed Greens with Shredded Cheese, Pico de Gallo, Cucumbers, Avocado, Jalapeños, Tortilla
Chips, Served with Ranch Dressing

Build Your Own Fajita Bar
Freshly Baked Flour Tortillas
Grilled Chicken and Carved Flank Steak
Sauteed Peppers and Onions
Shredded Cheese
Sour Cream
Pico de Gallo

Paella Rice
Spanish style with peppers and onions

 

[AnitaT]

Yum yum YUM

 

[MagsyMay]

I'm no longer a vegetarian, but still often pick the veggie option at weddings myself. Ours is a truffle mushroom ravioli and it out of this world!! So much so that they are servicing FI and I a special side of it in addition to our meal!

 

[mayerling]

It's going to be a pasta option but we haven't decided on the exact dish yet.

 

[yssie]

My entire part of the guest list is vegetarian, so we're providing a catered Indian veggie option along with the steak and chicken. Was kinda a necessity for us!

 

[purselover]

We had a ton of veggie options at the cocktail hour including guacamole, truffled potato croquettes, and cheese quesidillas. For dinner starters we had butternut squash soup and a tomato basil mozzarella salad, and for a main option we had a yummy eggplant parm (which is what I ate.) Guests also had the option to order whatever they want if none of the options appealled to them which one my vegan friends did.

 

[elrohwen]

I honestly didn't think we had any veggies coming to our wedding, because I knew none of our friends were. Turns out the gf of a friend was (we had never met her, so we didn't know until he wrote it on the invite). We asked the venue what they offered and it ended up being a filled pasta (not quite a tortellini, but close enough) with a mushroom filling and some sort of cream sauce that I don't quite remember. Honestly, it sounded way better than the meat options because I'm such a pasta fan. If I had known the girl, I would've gone up and stolen some off of her plate I regret not asking them for my own side portion.

The first courses were a soup and salad that were both veggie friendly, and there were a fair number of veggie hors doeuvres too.

 

[Gypsy]

I wanted an AWESOMW veggie option so our venue got in these AMAZING raviolis and had us try three different types with a few sauces, I don't recall what the final combo was, but we actually had more people get the veggie option than the chicken cause my mom raved about it (I took some home to her from the tasting). They served it with a side of veggies AND with the au gratin potatoes everyone else got. I thought that was strange.. carbs and carbs but the folks who ordered it had no complaints. And the potatoes really rocked.

My least favorite is the vegetarian napolean, badly prepared eggplant layered with unseasoned bland mozzerella and some herbage to make it look vague appetizing. I am often not in the mood for mass produced meat meals so at weddings I usually go for the veggie option and I can definitely back you up. Usually it sucks. Big time.