Color dinner party

I’ve been wanting to do this idea for a while and thanks to the help of many friends was able to actually host a color potluck picnic party the other evening! The basic concept of a color potluck is to have everyone who’s attending pick a color, dress solely in that shade, and bring a dish to match! Thankfully the weather was nice enough to host the party outside for a giant potluck picnic.

I sent out a Google docs invite (easier for people to RSVP to with different phone providers) with a tentative date/location and list of colors and ideas for people to sign up to! I requested only 3-4 people per color to help spread out the rainbow and asked people to add dietary restrictions if they wanted to. I believe we ended up with an entirely vegetarian setup with many vegan and GF options as well which was wonderful.

While I stuck with the basic shades, feel free to get creative and even go very niche with the colors (maroon, salmon, indigo, etc) there’s some suggestions for each color below!

Red: bruschetta (tomatoes); red wine, raspberry lemon bars, pico de gallo, strawberries, red peppers, curry, tomato soup, apples

Orange:orange Peppers, hummus, sweet potatoes, oranges

Yellow: pineapple, corn salad, lemon meringue, yellow fruit salad, cheese, pasta, lemonade

Green: fancy pesto / Mediterranean pasta salad, kale salad, any salad, cucumbers, guacamole, etc

Blue: ambrosia salad, blueberry jam, fancy drinks, water

Indigo: blueberry crumb cake

Purple: mini blackberry pies, grapes, ube, cabbage, sauerkraut, kimchi

Pink: rose, pickled onions, radishes, beets

White: white wine, cheese and crackers, rice, potatoes

Brown: brownies, chocolate pie, bread , chocolate anything

Black: squid ink pasta, chocolate cookies, sesame seed dishes

So much fun would highly recommend!