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Help me decide my vegetarian meal please!

posted 2 years ago in Food
  • poll: Which vegetarian meal would you like best?
    Pasta Primavera with Marinara sauce : (6 votes)
    12 %
    Pasta Primavera with Alfredo sauce : (4 votes)
    8 %
    Pasta Primavera with Blush sauce : (10 votes)
    20 %
    Vegetable Stir Fry on a bed of rice : (11 votes)
    22 %
    Gnocchi in a light cream sauce : (18 votes)
    37 %
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    Future Mrs. Martin    August 21, 2010   London Ontario Canada

    Hi guys can you help me decide my vegetarian meal?

    The options are as above!

    Excited to know what you guys think!

     
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    noritake22    March 31, 2011   Seattle

    I picked the stir fry because I am not a sauce person.

     
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    ejs4y8    June 20, 2009  

    mmm gnocci =]

     
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    sewing    July 2010   SF Bay Area / Oahu

    those sound yummy :) maybe no cream-based sauces though for those vegetarians that also don't do dairy?

     
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    Future Mrs. Martin    August 21, 2010   London Ontario Canada

    Good point Sewing but I should point out that we do not have any vegans in attendance. Just non-meat eaters!

     
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    sewing    July 2010   SF Bay Area / Oahu

    ahh, in that case, I'd like to change my vote to gnocchi then :) yum yum!

     
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    lilyfaith    June 23, 2012   Lakeview, Chicago

    Ahh, you're making me hungry! I would personally prefer the veggie stir fry or the gnocchi but I would leave very happy with any of the above. 

     
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    monitajb    July 17, 2010   Sacramento

    I voted for the veggie stir fry, but would choose the gnocchi if there were veggies on the side. I am not a vegetarian, but I was raised by one and usually choose veggie options.

     
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    mountain.bride    December 12, 2009   Australia

    I chose the vegie stir fry. The gnocchi sounds good but I'd worry that unless it came with a side salad (or there were vegies available on the table) I'd end up feeling bloated and kind of sick from the rich cream sauce, and that means no fun on the dancefloor! If the gnocchi came with salad though I'd probably choose that bc it's not something I eat often and would be more special :)

     
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    Missbliss      

    One of my best friends is a vegetarian.  I'd recommend a choice that is reliably vegetarian like the pasta with alfredo sauce...  Sometimes mistakes are made that include meat in broth or cooking an item in a more traditional way... Vegetarians can have digestive issues with this... because it's not a part of their normal diet...

     
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    missjyc    September 18, 2010   macomb, michigan

    gnocchi yummmmmm!

     
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    Future Mrs. Martin    August 21, 2010   London Ontario Canada

    Thanks for your responses guys this is helpful!

    @mountain bride - Everyone will get a starter salad - mixed greens with a raspberry vinaigrette and there will be bread and butter on the table. There will also be a dessert served right afterwards and then cake will be served for late night! If that helps to give you more info!

     
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    spaniel    March 2010   Los Angeles, CA

    I love alfredo, but I voted for the veggie stir fry because most veggie entrees are a pasta primavera and I know a lot of vegetarians get bored of eating spaghetti at every wedding they go to. ;) Cream sauces can be heavy, too, and the stir fry sounds like it'd work for vegans (or, um, vegetarians watching their diets!), as well.

    The gnocchi also sounds great, though! Hungry! ;)

     
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    SummerCamp    July 23, 2011   Ann Arbor, MI

    I'm a vegetarian and the veggie option at all the weddings i've been to have been overly starchy, cheesy, creamy and heavy.  I'd vote for something more vegetable focused, which is why i voted for the primavera.  

     
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    hergreenapples    October 23, 2010   Ontario, Canada

    Gnocchi is delicious, but I would want some colour on the plate.

    I voted for the primavera with blush sauce, but I think any of the primavera options could work well, or even the stiry fry. As for the gnocchi, I know that personally I wouldn't want an entree without vegetables.

     
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    BridalCookie    March 16, 2008  

    I'm not a vegetarian but Gnocchi sounds great to me :)

     
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    lisaberry    October 1, 2010   central PA

    I eat mostly vegetarian, and I looove when people provide veggie meals that aren't pasta-based or covered in cheese or cream.

     
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    Julialimei    June 2011  

    It does seem like a lot of vegetarian options at events are pasta focused, so I voted for stir fry since it would be a little different and lighter than some of the pasta/sauce options. That said, they all sound tasty!

     
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    ostara72    June 27, 2009  

    If you do a thread search, you'll find some very similar threads to this one--with vegetarians weighing in on what they'd like and why.  I noted in on those threads, as others have noted here, that as a vegetarian it can get pretty tired to always get pasta.  If you do go that route, I would steer away from heavy sauces--although I'm not vegan, the lower amount of fat in my diet overall makes super-rich stuff hard to digest.

    I applaud you for having a veggie meal, by the way.  Us herbivores thank you!

     

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