Weddingbee Blog

I brought my veggie bridesmaid to my first meeting with the caterer as the designated veggie consultant. She chose stuffed portabellas as the vegetarian option.

I like getting risotto . They usually accent it with parmesan or some yummy seasoning. Another option would be ravioli. These options probably would not work if you’re vegan. Although you could get butternut squash ravioli.

Our vegetarian option is a zucchinis cake. It is served with a Harrisa yogurt sauce and pita bread.

We’re serving ratatouille.

For our vegetarian option - it’s a portabella mushroom over eggplant - yum

Our caterer makes this vegetarian pie called Torta Milanese that was my favorite thing from out tasting. I think there was a puff pastry shell, and layers of mushrooms and peppers and spinach and I don’t know what else, and lots of melty cheese. It was delish, and I’m looking forward to eating it at our wedding. We’re doing a buffet, so everyone can have some!

we’re doing a buffet, so vegetarians can pick from the following:
Salads:
*Tossed Waimea Field Greens, Fresh Pear, Local Goat Cheese and Jicama with Raspberry Balsamic Vinaigrette
*Haricot Vert, Grilled Vegetables, Waimea Tomatoes with Tossed Waimea Field Greens and Basil Vinaigrette (vegan!)
Sides:
*Decadent Layered Potatoes with Waimea Corn, Scallions and Cheese
*Fragrant Jasmine Rice (vegan!)
*Big Island Vegetable Medley with Taro (vegan!)
*Grilled Waimea Tomatoes with Parmesan and Fresh Herbs

When I was a pescetarian (water dwelling meat only!) I would have loved our fish option - in fact, I’ll probably go straight for this during the reception:
Fresh Island Fish (Mahi Mahi preferred) with Macadamia Nut Ginger Sauce

Mr. Radish and I are both vegetarians (he’s vegan actually) so we are having a buffet with only one meat dish — GASP! Everything else is vegan.

Here’s a few things from our menu. I can’t remember the exact ingredients, but at some point I’ll make a post about this. All of the things on our menu (except the polenta which will have a cream sauce) are vegan.

* Portabello stuffed mushrooms
* Wildberry polenta
* Wild rice with cranberries and pecans
* Roasted red potatoes
* Penne marinara for the kids meals
* Minnestrone soup
* Salad
* Steamed vegetables
* Hummus and veggie tray, crudite, and fresh fruit tray (with some kind of dip) for the cocktail hour

Our reception is in the afternoon, so our dishes aren’t particulary heavy. You could always draw inspiration from the menu of your favorite vegetarian restaurant. Mine is called Green Zebra and they have an amazing menu. You should take a look at it for ideas –
http://www.greenzebrachicago.com/index.html

Mushroom raviolis with truffle sauce

or stuffed red peppers (with mozarella, corn, basil, scallions, and paprika)

grilled portabella mushrooms with balsamic.

for appetizers, a nice crisp salad, berry pastries, stuffed mushroom caps with a nice mild creamy cheese, etc…

We had grilled tempeh kabobs for our wedding, with sauteed little squash and tomatoes and collards as a side, for our vegetarian meal. Although no longer veg, I remember what it was like, and I appreciate a nice tempeh!