Buffet Lunch Inspiration

[EcclesCake]

I have a fork buffet lunch to cook in the coming weeks and I am conscious that I often push boundaries that the more conservative may find a little wild.

I am planning on cooking some dishes that are my natural style and some more classical dishes that will suit the traditionalists.

To maintain a bit of balance I would like to hear what you immediately reach for when confronted with a fork buffet or what you hope to find.

Over to you guys........

[mazie]

Sounds lush Eccles, forget about them and just invite your AB mates :0)

[EcclesCake]

It would be much less stressy Mazie!

I wasn't intending to share the menu but I would be interested to hear from the conservatives eaters what their view is.

[sherrardk]

I am hideously fussy and I could get a plateful of food from what you suggest.

[tamborine]

Thought you wanted cold buffet?

[EcclesCake]

Yep Tambo, just the new pots will be served warm.

[Barmaid]

I'll come. Just send me an invite!

In terms of salad, on the few buffets I have done (nowhere near in your league EC), I always find a beefsteak tomato, red onion and basil salad goes down a storm.

[Barmaid]

And you have my sympathy. My "buffet" on 23 July has required sandwiches. For Funks Sake, sandwiches. I give up.

[humbersloop]

eccles, this is a blast and you can prep it well beforehand. I do it with a gentle horseradish mayo, but I'm working on an orange/watercress/walnut dressing for this summer

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2725/dazzling-beetrootcured-salmon

[EcclesCake]

You're always welcome Barmaid....just don't bring me any eggs ;-)

I will be serving heritage tomato salad too, just didn't mention it.

Humber, beetroot cured salmon will be one of the canapés :-)

[EcclesCake]

Aaaarghhhh.....sandwiches???

Sounds like a working lunch not a wedding!!!! I feel for you Barmaid!

[humbersloop]

;x)

scotch eggs, there has to be scotch eggs...

[mccfluff]

i like giant cous cous in salads, its my new face thing :-) with mint, feta and toms

[EcclesCake]

Hmmm I was wondering about a grain salad, tabbouleh, cous cous or maybe pearl barley.

Not the evilness known as quinoa though, no one should ever be subjected to such nastiness masquerading as food.

[Tilly2]

Your buffet sounds right up my street, eccles. Cold meat, poached fish, sausage rolls and lovely salads. Scrummy.

[RandyMarsh]

Chicken tikka or shashlick x

[shoota]

Curried rice with apple and sultana and other stuff innit, forkin glorious.

[sunny-dave]

Warm potato salad ... with plenty of spring onions in it.

Indian snacky things - mini samosas, bhajis, pakora

Pork Pie ... gotta have a good Pork Pie or three

Mini Spring Rolls (duck for preference) with some Hoi Sin sauce

Home roasted (rare) beef is a winner (the bloodier the better - so that a good go with a defibrillator will get it mooing).

I'm a sucker for good ole Prawn Vollyvents too - with some delicate mustard mayo instead of the overpowering pink gunk you usually get.

Trifle ... Sherry Trifle ... mmmm

[rockyracoon]

Dave, I reckon you'll be plonked firmly in the traditionalist camp with those ideas.

[sunny-dave]

Yep - no trendy green crap for me :)

[Anngel123]

Home made sausage rolls, with butter puff pastry (bought) and the sausage out of sausages not sausage meat. Dribbles.....