What to Cook with Lamb Soup?

[DeeDee]

I'm not sure if this is the correct forum to be posting this question, but here goes anyway. We are going to have company for dinner in about 1-1/2 weeks and they offered to bring a lamb soup. They offered before I even decided what I was going to serve. Now I'm wondering - what should I cook that will complement the soup? I don't have to cook a lamb do I? Or does it really matter what I do? Any help/ideas would be appreciated.

[Zeldaz]

Is the soup the main dish, or just a course? Make a salad, have some good bread, and a great dessert.
Without knowing what the soup's primary flavors are it's hard to suggest anything specific. For instance, if it's a curried lamb soup you'd want to accompany it with Indian-type dishes.

[Dee514]

1 1/2 weeks from now is close to St Patrick's day. Is this going to be an "Irish" lamb soup/stew? Is it the main course or 1st course?

Perhaps some "Irish" rolls or bread to go with the soup (if that is the 'flavor' of the soup).
Find the 4-Leaf Clover Rolls
Mccann's Oat Brown Bread
Irish Brown Bread
Irish Brown Bread

Regardless of the 'flavor'/ethnicity of the soup/stew, I would go with a hearty bread and a salad.

[DeeDee]

You both pose good questions. I was going to make it the first course but cooking a meal to go with it would be very filling so I like the bread and salad ideas. I will have to ask what spices they plan to use.
Thank you for your posts.

[Chocolatl]

I think it would be a good idea to ask them if they intend this to be a starter or the main course.

[SarasotaCook]

Agreed with all. If I were to make lamb soup/stew, I would consider it a main dish. Now, for St Patty's Day, we often have a crowd and have 2-3 main dishes. We do make a main stew (lamb); we also have bangers, usually a cabbage dish, and a few Irish faves. Soda bread, and fruit or salad for those who don't like cabbage.

It really depends on how many. Is there dish a main dish or just part of the main dish. Is this a St Patty's day type of dinner ... Irish; or is it just a soup and salad night.

I think you need to sit down and talk to your friends and come up with a menu. Lamb soup is not something most would bring just as a dish.

And, as mentioned ... find out the seasoning or spices used. That makes a big difference in what to serve with it.

[DeeDee]

@SarasotaCook - dinner is only for the 4 of us. I think I really need to find out what this soup is all about. He threw me off guard when he said they would bring a lamb soup. I was not prepared because he offered to bring it the same time we invited them and I said "ok". Even before we thought about what we were going to cook. On the other hand, if this ends up being the main course, that's a lot of work I don't have to do now. lol!!!

[DeeDee]

Dinner is set for March 2 so it's not that close to St. Patrick's day.