You are looking into the various ways you may treat your guests with a tasty, one-of-a-kind dinner for vegan and vegetarian? However, there is something you should be mindful of, it is how to make your wedding menu more inclusive to all diets, allergies, and sensitive tastes. 48 Studio will guide you through this problem with simple steps to making a wedding menu that focuses more on the well-being of vegans and vegetarians.
Tips How To Make Vegan & Vegetarian Wedding Menu
48 Studio understands making a final selection on your menu is one of the most difficult jobs you have to do as part of your wedding preparation. Selecting your dishes becomes a little trickier for couples who want to offer a vegan or vegetarian meal. You should respect both your personal culinary preferences and the dietary restrictions of your guests whether they are vegan or vegetarian. And we assume you want to cook a fantastic supper for everyone. So that everyone can enjoy the wedding feast, we've compiled the top 4 things you can do to make your wedding cuisine more inclusive to vegan & vegetarian.
1/ Be Inclusive From The Beginning
By providing options like vegetarian, or vegan, you can accommodate your guests' allergies, intolerances, and dietary restrictions while creating your menu. Consider including a request for food preferences and restrictions in your invites or save-the-date notices.
This way helps you have better communication with your guests about their special needs, as well as prevent unexpected event later on the wedding day since once you have their notes, you can select the food for the dinner more easily.
2/ Be Thoughtful To Meal Selection
When it comes to dietary restrictions, there can often be a bit of confusion. After all, what differentiates a vegan from a vegetarian?
- Vegetarians don’t eat meat. However, they will consume products from animals such as dairy, eggs, and honey.
- Vegans do not consume anything that comes from an animal. Whether it’s meat, dairy, or eggs, they stay far away.Â
It's important to know the difference so you can ask your chef/caterer to make dishes and avoid using any listed above ingredients. This show to the guests that you have put yourself in their shoes to have extra care and thought.
3/ Go Local
Your visitors with food allergies will appreciate the careful preparation when you create a menu using locally sourced ingredients. With a variety of plant-based foods, including lots of seasonal fruits and vegetables and proteins from nearby sources, you can make your guests satisfied. Going local extends beyond just food. Ask your caterer/venue to consider using regional beers, spirits, or even organic wines in your menu as there are many wines and spirits that are made locally.
4/ Build Your Menu With Help
Ask your caterer/chef how what menu they can come up with, which is suitable for your vegan/vegetarian guests. Always ask them to update you with the change in the menu and the list of ingredients for each dish. Also, ask them if you could have the sample and how will the food be presented. The perfect presentation adds an extra special touch that makes a great impression. These steps will help you build up your menu easily
Ideas For Vegetarian Wedding Menu
Now that you've decided to go with a vegan menu for your wedding, it's time to get some inspiration. Here's our list of mouthwatering vegan wedding menu ideas that you'll be dying to try.
STARTERS
- Bruschetta Trio: Provide a variety of bruschetta toppings, such as the traditional tomato-basil-mozzarella, sweet roasted bell pepper with goat cheese, or hearty wild mushroom with garlic and thyme.
- Stuffed Mushrooms: For a classy bite-sized appetizer, stuff button or cremini mushrooms with a combination of spinach and feta cheese or sundried tomatoes and pine nuts.
- Caprese Skewers: For a straightforward yet elegant snack, skewer cherry tomatoes, fresh basil leaves, and small mozzarella balls. Drizzle with balsamic glaze.
- Carrot Ginger Soup: Bright, zesty, and full of flavor, this soup is an excellent option for spring or summer celebrations.
- Caprese Salad with Heirloom Tomatoes: Upgrade the classic caprese salad by adding vibrant heirloom tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, basil leaves, and balsamic sauce.
MAIN COURSE
- Grilled Vegetable Stack: For a classy and delectable main dish, layer grilled veggies like eggplant, zucchini, and bell peppers over herb-infused quinoa or couscous and finish with a roasted red pepper sauce.
- Eggplant Rollatini: For a tasty and hearty entrée, thinly sliced eggplant is rolled around a ricotta cheese filling and baked in marinara sauce.
- Garlic Mashed Potatoes or Cauliflower Mash: As a low-carb substitute, choose between traditional garlic mashed potatoes or a lighter cauliflower mash.
- Green Beans Almondine: This classy and delectable side dish has tender green beans sautéed with buttery almonds.
- Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Balsamic sauce: Even the most dubious veggie doubters will be won over by caramelized Brussels sprouts coated with balsamic sauce!
DESSERT
- Chocolate Fondue: is a popular interactive dessert that is always a favorite at weddings. Set up a chocolate fondue station with a variety of fruit, marshmallows, and cookies for dipping.
- Vegan Wedding Cake or Cupcakes: To satisfy all of your guests' dietary needs, provide a range of cake varieties with vegan icing, such as vanilla, chocolate, or red velvet.
- Fruit Tartlets: Elegant and energizing dessert options include little fruit tartlets that are garnished with fresh berries and filled with vanilla custard.
- Grilled Cheese Sandwich: Prepare variety of breads, cheeses, and toppings like tomato or avocado should be set up.
- Mini Vegetable Pot Pies or Quiches: Offer bite-sized versions of these traditional comfort snacks as a delightful late-night treat, such as mini quiches or vegetable pot pies.
Ideas For Vegan Wedding Menu
From the first bite of delicious entrée to the final mouthful of the dessert, our suggestive list of dishes for vegan wedding menu will offer some of the most incredible vegan and plant-based wedding food ideas! Prepare to have your mind blown.
STARTERS
- Spicy Peanut Ginger King Oyster Satay Skewers: These meaty skewers are fantastic because you can spray any sauce over them, including teriyaki or barbecue.
- Carrot Lox Smoked with Capers and Dill: Why not just veganize the traditional wedding canapé of smoked salmon by substituting carrot slivers for the fish? You should believe us when we claim that our smoked carrot lox still has a lot of flavor.
- Beetroot Carpaccio with Caper Dressing: In this vegan beetroot carpaccio, the deliciously earthy and delicately sweet beetroot speaks for itself.
- Chilled cucumber avocado soup: This deliciously creamy avocado soup is ideal for weddings in the summer! Because of the cucumber and dill, it is similar to guacamole but is lighter and more reviving.
- Raw Vegan Lasagne with Pine Nut Parmesan: This raw vegan lasagna is layered with mouthwatering ingredients and looks fantastic!
MAIN COURSE
- Cauliflower Picatta: Roasted cauliflower steaks are cooked in a delicious sauce of butter, wine, parsley, lemons and capers.
- Saffron Vegetable Risotto: The saffron offers the ideal amount of fascinating flavor and brilliant color. To extract every last drop of flavor from the priceless vegetables, the trimmings from the vegetables are added to the stock for the risotto.
- Tofu Steaks with Coriander Cream: These spicy tofu steaks, tangy herb dressing, and fresh, crunchy greens combined to create a delicious meal
- Seitan and Mushroom Bourguignon: This Vegan Seitan “Beef” Bourguignon comes together in one pot and features carrots, pearl onions, fresh thyme, and a hearty red wine sauce.
- Miso Aubergine On A Bed of Sticky Rice: To make this vegan Japanese meal, roast aubergines in a sweet miso sauce until they are melt-in-your-mouth soft. Serve with carrot and radish side dishes and sticky rice.
DESSERT
- Apple and Fig Crumble with Vegan Custard or Ice Cream: The crumble has a vanilla and cinnamon flavour with beautifully sweet and sour apple filling.
- Pistachio Creme Brulee: Delectable pistachio crème brûlée tarts made with pistachio pastry, a crème brûlée filling and a pistachio caramel topping.
- Key Lime Pie with Ginger Coconut Cream: This delicious vegan key lime pie is bursting with flavors of fresh lime, ginger, and coconut.
- Vanilla Bean Pavlova: Crispy on the outside with a soft and sweet center and topped with whipped cream and berry compote – sure to impress!
- Raspberry Macaroons: They are filled with juicy raspberry jam and creamy raspberry buttercream. They are the perfect way to end any meal.
