Dinner party recipes - one guest is allergic to onions
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Hi Gang,
Cooking for a DP on Saturday night. My friend who is attending is allergic to onions (though not to garlic). Any how, being the gracious host, I'm happy to oblige.
I would like some inspiration please. I'm a little tight for time, as I'm working on Saturday until about 3ish and guests are arriving at 7 - to sit down around 8. There will be four of us eating.
I look forward to hearing some delicious ideas.
Thanking you kindly in advance.
Matt
p.s. I don't own a slow cooker.
Cooking for a DP on Saturday night. My friend who is attending is allergic to onions (though not to garlic). Any how, being the gracious host, I'm happy to oblige.
I would like some inspiration please. I'm a little tight for time, as I'm working on Saturday until about 3ish and guests are arriving at 7 - to sit down around 8. There will be four of us eating.
I look forward to hearing some delicious ideas.
Thanking you kindly in advance.
Matt
p.s. I don't own a slow cooker.
Edited by Matt80M on Thursday 10th March 20:22
V8mate said:
1. Uninvite her
If she insists on coming,
2. Only serve her dessert
I know what you mean - she's really nice though, so I don't mind. If she was a knob, I'd just insist we go out for a Pizza or something.If she insists on coming,
2. Only serve her dessert
It is a tough on though - it basically rules out a lot of tasty, easy to prepare in advance stuff.
I'd probably do a lovely homemade lasagne with some green salad or something - not exactly masterchef, but a crowd-please all the same. That's out now.
I went to uni with a girl who claimed to be allergic to all sorts, including iirc jam
Her housemate spent ages finding ways to disguise stuff in her food
Anyway I'd have thought onions was a fairly easy fuss to avoid, worst case you could grate the onion for a stew or soup.
Or goats cheese tart followed by a roast and fish dishes are generally onion free, anti pasta to start maybe?
Her housemate spent ages finding ways to disguise stuff in her foodAnyway I'd have thought onions was a fairly easy fuss to avoid, worst case you could grate the onion for a stew or soup.
Or goats cheese tart followed by a roast and fish dishes are generally onion free, anti pasta to start maybe?
G/f is a veggie and allergic to mushrooms - that's hard enough but no onions is a real s
tty stick.
Personally I would go for a double menu. Something good and wholesome for everyone else and pan fried filet of Sea Bass for her (very quick and very easy to cook and who cares if you over cook it anyway you’ve put yourself out for her and tried your best) (although she’ll probably say she doesn’t eat fish now...
tty stick.Personally I would go for a double menu. Something good and wholesome for everyone else and pan fried filet of Sea Bass for her (very quick and very easy to cook and who cares if you over cook it anyway you’ve put yourself out for her and tried your best) (although she’ll probably say she doesn’t eat fish now...
Shaolin said:
How is she with leeks? I've sometimes used leeks instead of onions in recipes for an interesting change - keep everything else the same, cook the leeks a bit less though.
AFAIK fine with leaks - not a bad plan. Thinking I'm going to go with the parma ham wrapped chicken from above. Might do a Carpaccio of beef with winter leaves, parmesan and a caper vinegrette to start with - due to the asparagus not being in season quite yet.
That might be a bit over-kill on the meat/cheese combinations though...
Matt80M said:
Shaolin said:
How is she with leeks? I've sometimes used leeks instead of onions in recipes for an interesting change - keep everything else the same, cook the leeks a bit less though.
AFAIK fine with leaks - not a bad plan. Thinking I'm going to go with the parma ham wrapped chicken from above. Might do a Carpaccio of beef with winter leaves, parmesan and a caper vinegrette to start with - due to the asparagus not being in season quite yet.
That might be a bit over-kill on the meat/cheese combinations though...
Alternatively something fishy?
How about home-cured salmon with cream and herb sauce?
Recipe (From Claudia Roden's Book of Jewish Food):
500g salmon fillet, boned with skin on
1.5 tablespoons coarse sea salt
Sprinkle salt all over the fillet in a non-metallic dish, cover with cling film and refridgerate for 12 hours, turning the salmon over when the juices start to collect.
Rinse the cured salmon under the tap before serving, dry with kitchen towels and slice thinly at an angle.
Serve with rye toast and a sauce made from 250ml whipping cream, salt and pepper, plus a good bunch of dill / chives / chervil / all three whipped in.
Lovely, this is.
Most food prepared as prasad (holy offerings sort of thing) in Hinduism tend to have been prepared without garlic or onion.
A lot of the time, you'd be hard pressed to tell the difference. It's about using alternate spices etc to fill the void and compensate for the lack of onions or garlic.
A lot of the time, you'd be hard pressed to tell the difference. It's about using alternate spices etc to fill the void and compensate for the lack of onions or garlic.
Menu from last night was....
Carpaccio of beef (aged Angus fillet from Doves in Clapham, £48/kilo but worth every penny) with rocket salad, parmesan shavings and a lemon and caper dressing.
Monkfish wrapped in Pancetta with sprouting broccoli and home made lemon mayo
Warm pecan pie with double cream.
Went down a storm, and actually a really easy menu to do because almost all the prep can be done before guests arrive. Trying to slice the beef was a bit of a faff, but if you manage to cut a piece a little too thick you can roll it out a bit.
Carpaccio of beef (aged Angus fillet from Doves in Clapham, £48/kilo but worth every penny) with rocket salad, parmesan shavings and a lemon and caper dressing.
Monkfish wrapped in Pancetta with sprouting broccoli and home made lemon mayo
Warm pecan pie with double cream.
Went down a storm, and actually a really easy menu to do because almost all the prep can be done before guests arrive. Trying to slice the beef was a bit of a faff, but if you manage to cut a piece a little too thick you can roll it out a bit.
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