well shee how about
If you have more than 50 guests, then for each additional 25 guests add the following:
1 x large quiche
25 meat slices
2 x salads
1 x large French stick
0.5kg cheese
1.5 packets of crackers
1.5kg strawberries
1.5pt cream
I hope you enjoy these wedding buffet recipes!
The Recipes
Three Bean Salad (serves 25)
3 tins red kidney beans
1.5kg broad beans, shelled
1.5kg French beans, trimmed
200ml French dressing (see recipe below)
Parsley to garnish
1. Cook the broad beans in salted water for about 15-20 minutes. Drain the water once cooked.
2. Cook the French beans in salted water for about 5-10 minutes. Drain the water and add to the broad beans.
3. Drain and rinse the kidney beans well. Add to the other beans while they’re still hot. Add the dressing and mix well. Allow to cool.
4. Dress with parsley just before serving.
This can be made the day before, just leave the dressing off until ready to serve.
Oriental Salad (serves 25)
From The Housekeeping Cookery Book, 1985
2 heads of Chinese leaves, roughly chopped
450g beansprouts
4 medium red peppers, seeded and finely shredded
300ml vegetable oil
90ml soy sauce
10ml runny honey
30ml white wine vinegar
Salt and pepper
100g unsalted peanuts
1. Mix together the Chinese leaves, beansprouts and peppers in a large bowl.
2. Place all the remaining ingredients, expect the peanuts, in a bowl or screw-top jar and whisk or shake until well blended.
3. To serve, add the peanuts and dressing to the salad and toss well.
Fennel and Radicchio Salad (serves 25)
From The Housekeeping Cookery Book, 1985
2 large iceberg lettuces, shredded
2 medium heads of radicchio or 450g of red cabbage, shredded
2 medium onions, skinned and sliced
1 fennel bulb, trimmed and finely chopped
150ml sunflower oil
50ml red wine vinegar
15ml whole grain mustard
Salt and pepper
1. Mix together the lettuces, radicchio, onions and fennel in a large bowl.
2. Place the oil, vinegar, mustard and seasoning in a bowl or screw-topped jar and whisk or shake together until well blended.
3. Stir the dressing into the salad and toss well.
Pasta Salad (serves 25)
2lb pasta
4 red peppers, seeded and chopped roughly
2 celery heads, sliced
1 can of black, pitted olives
1lb feta cheese, chopped in small squares
200ml French dressing (recipe below)
1. Cook pasta as per instructions on pack. Drain and place in serving bowl.
2. Add peppers, olives, celery and feta and mix well.
3. Add dressing before serving.
Brown Rice Salad (serves 25)
2lb brown rice
2 bunches spring onions, finely chopped
4 red pepper, seeded chopped
10oz currants
10oz cashew nuts
10tbsp roasted sunflower seeds
10tbsp parsley
Dressing:
0.5pt sunflower oil
8tbsp soy sauce
4tbsp lemon juice
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
Salt and pepper
1. Cook the rice as per instructions on packet. Drain and allow to cool.
2. Once cooled, mix all the ingredients together (except the dressing ingredients).
3. Make the dressing by putting the oil, soy sauce, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper into a bowl or screw-top jar and shake or whisk until blended.
4. Pour dressing over rice salad when ready to serve.
Tomato and Cucumber Salad (serves 25)
1kg tomatoes
2 cucumbers
Parsley to garnish
1. Slice the tomatoes and cucumber.
2. Arrange on a serving plate and garnish with parsley.
Warm Potato Salad (serves 25)
8lb potatoes
1 bunches chives, finely chopped
150g butter
Salt and pepper
1. Cook potatoes for 15-20 mins, until tender. Drain well.
2. Cut butter in small chunks and add to the potatoes. Add in chives, salt and pepper and mix well, until butter has melted.
French Dressing (makes 200ml)
150ml olive oil
50ml white wine vinegar
1 level tsp sugar
1 level tsp French or Dijon mustard
1 clove of garlic, finely chopped
Salt and pepper
Place all the ingredients in a bowl or screw-top jar and whisk or shake well until all the ingredients are blended.
Use less oil, if a sharper dressing is required. This dressing will keep for a couple of months in a refrigerator and gets better with age!
If you have any more easy wedding buffet recipes that you'd like to share, let me know.
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www.cheap-wedding-success.co.uk/wedding-buffet-recipes.htmlMenu suggestions for 50 guests
Large cold poached salmon x 2 (to be done the day before)
Meat platter (40 slices each of ham and beef)
Large quiche x 2 (can be bought pre-made)
Green salad (pre-made bagged salad is fine, use 5 large bags)
Three bean salad
Pasta salad
Brown rice salad
Tomato and cucumber salad
Coleslaw (4 litres - can be bought)
Bread and butter (4 french sticks and 500g butter)
Whole ripe brie
Stilton or other blue cheese (1kg)
Crackers (3 packets)
Strawberries and cream (3.5kg strawberries and 3pts cream)
French dressing
Alternative salad recipes
Oriental salad
Fennel and radicchio salad
Warm potato salad
Alternative cheap wedding desserts
Serve the bottom tier of wedding cake (alternatively, this can be saved for supper later in the evening)
Meringues nests which are easy to make or buy them ready-made
Ice-cream (5kg will serve 50)
I hope you enjoy these easy wedding food recipes.
www.cheap-wedding-success.co.uk/wedding-food.html ;D or
Baked Spaghetti
*Note: I have modified the recipe to account for 150 servings*
Ingredients:
18-3/4 pounds lean ground beef
25 (16 ounce) jars spaghetti sauce
25 pounds spaghetti
25 cups shredded mild Cheddar cheese
*This recipe's Ingredients were scaled to yield a new amount. The directions below still refer to the original recipe yield of 6 servings.*
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In large skillet, cook hamburger until brown. Mix spaghetti sauce into skillet. Reduce heat and simmer.
Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Mix in pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
Mix together spaghetti and meat mixture, pour into 9x13 pan. Top with cheese and bake for 30 minutes, or until heated through and cheese is bubbly.
Hope this helps! :]
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