How about shaved Brussel sprouts sauteed with a bit of garlic and splashed with lemon. There will be so much going on that I think something lighter is definitely in order.

Asparagus roasted with shallots and thinly sliced oranges would be good but falls into the wand category.

Thank-you. That sounds interesting. About half the family would eat the Brussels sprouts. I, unfortunately, can't even cook them because of the sulphur smell. Not an allergy. I just seem to notice and be disturbed by the sulphur.

I think I'll try your way with asparagus for the folks. Usually, I just steam them. But, yes, wand, and we had asparagus last year.

I like your ideas a lot.

I've been thinking since I posted that the green kugel would go really well with the meal. If only it weren't such a production!

Broccoli?

Just occurred to me, how about some shredded zucchini, quickly sauteed with garlic and a squirt of lemon, perhaps some fresh herb like mint, too. It could be shredded ahead of time and would cook quickly.

Roasted cauliflower? Or a platter of roasted veggies? Something easy to do for 30! A huge tray of varied spiralized veggies for a change (unless of course you do them often) - potatoes, carrots, beetroots etc.

I don't know your rules, but I do know how to search on the internet. :)

How about something like this Butternut Squash Medley?

ETA: that may be too much like your tsimmis? and you want something different, preferably 'green'? Can you eat what we call "greens" here? in CNY, that means chopped escarole in garlic & olive oil (minimally), then the optional add-ins like parmesan, hot peppers or hot pepper flakes, etc. Nice eaten w/ a splash of balsamic. :) Kale works nicely as a substitute for escarole, and then I sometimes add cannellini beans.

This Braised Leeks with Lemon looks interesting...

Mushrooms, ramps (if you can find them) tempura.

dcarch

30 for dinner? Keep it simple.

Steamed carrots & zucchini. Or steamed carrots & broccoli. Pretty. Easy. And the carrots I've been getting have been sooo good this spring.

Boring? Maybe. But if you have a lot of other elaborate food, you need some 'boring' stuff. For balance. :-)

(Asparagus is wonderful, too. So you had asparagus last year. Ok, I get that. But that was a year ago. I can eat asparagus at least 4x a week!)

If you polled this household, you'd get a lot of votes for corn. (Not me.) But it's 'safe'. Get the best quality frozen corn you can find and top it off with some diced pimento.

What the heck is 'green kugel'? I googled it and didn't get a definitive answer. (Found a recipe for Eggplant Kugel that sounded wonderful, though...

Thanks to all of you for your ideas--they're great!--but a lot of them don't translate well to the occasion. There is nothing a la minute served at Seder. I should have been clearer about that, and even with three trays at a time going in my big oven, I won't be able to do roasted vegetables for 30 (leaving off the little kids who won't eat much if any of them). And I'm more convinced than ever that I just have to plan a whole evening to make the green kugel, because that would just need to be warmed up.

Ci_lantro, green kugel is spinach, parsley, basil, carrots, bell peppers (red), summer squash (yellow), onions, garlic and seasoning, kugelized with dampened matzah and eggs. (Kugel means "mess" but it's basically a casserole that can be cut into firm squares (like brownies), usually held together with starch and eggs). I was trying to cut down on the eggs for the old folks, but it would solve so many other problems...

Thanks, again, all!

Roasted carrots.

Roasted broccoli

Roasted asparagus.

Brussel sprouts

Veggie kabobs

Spinach casserole or "brownies". In a pan and cut like brownie squares.

I just googled kosher spinach and rice casserole and a good number came up and sound really good.

What about a ratatouille?! or simple zucchini and mixed color sweet peppers sauteed in OO?

pillog, your guests are going to be rolling out the door! It sounds wonderful.

Steamed broccoli with tahini sauce. Quick and easy. :-)

Flat, Italian green beans....not so much wand shaped...but still green beans....simply dressed with oil and garlic.

Having read them all, I think the simplest and tastiest for 30 is the ratatouille. A big vat that will take re-heating.....

Thanks, everybody! Agreed about the ratatouille. That would be easy. :)

I think my problem is that I'm already tired!!!

Thank you all for your suggestions! I really do appreciate them all.

Yesterday I did a big veggie dish and thought of you. Great for re-heating and feeding a big crowd :

Fricasée de légmes.

In a BIG pan.

Gently fry some chunky cut red onions and chopped shallots. Add some chunked potatoes, baby turnips, chunks of carrot or whole baby carrots and garlic. Cook a couple of minutes then add white wine, water and seasoning.

In another pan, cook broad beans. Turn some small artichokes and add to the bean water.

After 10 minutes, drain the bean pan and skin the broad beans. Prepare some mangetout peas.

When the potato pot is nearly done, add the artochoke quarters, broad beans and mangetout. Add a little fond de veau to add extra flavour (or veggie stock) lots of fresh herbs et voila. A great big pot of veg.

Thanks! I've saved that and will try it sometime. It sounds great. Now that I've translated it into local groceries: Broad beans = fava beans and magnetout = snow peas, according to Wikipedia. :) This sounds like something interesting and different to serve to a crowd.

Darn - I waited too late to read this and you've decided. I was going to suggest sugar snap peas seasoned with olive oil, lemon pepper and garlic.

Well, that sounds good, anyway. :) Thanks!

Too late here as well, but...

What about carrot or sweet potato tzimmes?

Late answers are always welcome, Carol, and I promise there are both carrots and sweet potatoes going in my stuffing-tsimmis. :)