by Shelly Mcrae

Created on: May 22, 2007   Last Updated: May 13, 2011

Vegetarians can enjoy several items from the menus of non-vegetarian restaurants. As a vegetarian, you can create your meals from the appetizers and side dishes sections, and many restaurants have pasta dishes with meatless sauces. Of course, any good restaurant will have garden salads available, which can make an excellent main course.

The appetizers section will usually offer a variety of fruits and vegetables prepared as finger foods'. Popular items are fried zucchini or vegetable antipasti, as well as fruit samplers and fruit with yogurt dips. Follow up your appetizer with a salad and baked potato.

Of course, you can't forget dessert! No worries there, vegetarian or not, you and your dinner companions are sure to find something on that menu.

The finer restaurants are usually able to offer a selection of items for vegetarians. If finger foods and a salad just aren't what you had in mind for your night out, ask the server if there are any meals available for vegetarians. A good chef will have a trick or two up her sleeve, and be able to produce a full course meal for you. Vegetarians are no longer out of the mainstream, and many restaurants are designing meals for those who abstain from eating meat.

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