Buffet and house party food
Vegan party food ideas for buffets or house parties. I'll keep adding recipes as and when I work out exact quantities for dishes.
Points to remember:
Vegan dishes are also suitable for vegetarians, so by providing a few vegan dishes you've got your vegetarian options sorted too with no extra work.
Include something energy-providing, such as bread, pasta or rice (preferably wholemeal) or potatoes. Tomato and cucumber slices and white bread rolls are not going to sustain anyone through an entire party!
Cold food
Couscous and roasted
vegetables
Sosmix rolls
Aubergine tortillia wraps
Cashew nut, red onion and pepper tartlets
Waldorf salad (with vegan mayonnaise)
refried bean tortillia triangles
marinated olives
pasta and vegan pesto salad
vegetable sticks (e.g. peppers, celery, carrots, cucumber) and houmous
or dips potato salad
avocado, tomato and vegan pesto & mayonnaise sandwiches
vegan quiches or tartlets
mini-pizzas
houmous sandwiches with sliced tomato or mixed salad leaves
vegan pâté
sandwiches
salads of various kinds (without honey or egg-based mayonnaise in the
dressing)
Hot food
vegan pizza (cheese-free)
garlic bread (made with vegan
margarine)
chilli (based on beans, vegemince
or vegetables)
curry (Thai-style or Indian-style)
lentil or chickpea dhal
vegetable spring rolls
vegetable samosas
soup and bread
pasties
Ready-made vegan buffet items
Crisps (check the ingredients as many contain milk)
Houmous or salsa and vegan tortillia chips
Slices of baguette (or other nice bread) and vegan
pâté
Fresh fruit (preferably bite-sized fruits like grapes or strawberries)
Olives
Bombay mix (usually vegan but check the ingredients)
Cherry tomatoes
Nuts (if not honey-roasted)
Vegan ready-made finger food such as felafel, spring rolls, samosas or
stuffed vine leaves (Sainsbury's has a reasonable selection)
Sweet items
Have a look at the vegan baking page for some vegan desserts that are more interesting than fruit salad!
And if you're planning a party or other event and are considering booking a ceilidh band, have a look at Cadellin English Ceilidh band - we'd love to be booked for an event where there would be some decent vegan food on the interval buffet!