Veganism is a popular lifestyle that comes with a long list of physical and mental benefits. If you are a practicing vegan, or planning a catered party for an upcoming vegan-themed event, you will appreciate these vegan catering tips! Read on to learn how you can serve your party with a vegan spread.

What is veganism?

To better understand how to serve vegans, it helps to learn what veganism is all about. A vegan is a person who follows a diet free of meat and animal by-products. This includes all dairy products, such as milk, cream, cheese, and butter. It also includes all meat and animal by-products, including poultry, beef, pork, lamb, eggs, and shellfish. Some orthodox vegans also avoid wearing or wearing anything made from animals, such as leather, feathers, furs, furs, and more.

Drinks and cocktails

There are endless options for vegan drinks, alcoholic cocktails, and even mocktails. As long as you don’t use mixers that contain dairy, you’re hassle free. Stick with lemonades, wines, beers, iced teas, hot tea, coffee, sodas, juices, and liquor. Avoid dairy products or substitute coconut, cashew, or almond dairy products.

Appetizers

Vegan appetizers are easy to come by. Summer is the time for fresh produce, so just load up all kinds of assorted fruits and vegetables, both raw and prepared. Grape and cherry tomatoes, zucchini, squash, broccoli, carrots, radishes, cauliflower, bell peppers, and more are fantastic choices for color and flavor. Try them in salads, on sticks, marinated or dipped. Your vegan guests will love them all! You can also include veggie and legume sauces, like hummus, chickpeas, falafel, eggplant, onion, and more! Just make sure they don’t contain sour cream or dairy.

Main dish

Whether it’s for dinner or lunch, your entrée is easy to plan for a vegan guest list. Choose hearty vegetables, like eggplant and portobello mushrooms, to substitute for meat entrees. Tofu is also a great option. When prepared right, these vegan dishes are as filling and delicious as meat. Consider pasta dishes for late-night evenings, such as aubergine parmigiana or risotto. Pair these dishes with delicious salads and vegan-style sides such as vegan pasta salad, coucous, tabouli, rice, potatoes, corn on the cob, grilled asparagus, and more.

Dessert

Desserts are sometimes a challenge for vegans because most contain some type of dairy. However, there are excellent options for vegan desserts, as long as you choose them carefully. Any type of cake, pudding, or cream pie is probably not vegan friendly, so you may need to make it especially with dairy substitutes, like almond milk, applesauce, and nut butters. Fruit smoothies are another great option as long as you use non-dairy milk, such as almonds, cashews, or coconut.