French Onion Soup as a main course

[2chez mike]

I'm going to be serving French onion soup au gratin as a main course for four people. What one, or two, other dishes(could be appetizer, salad, side dish) do you think would best compliment the soup?

[2chez mike]

I ended up going with the stuffed mushrooms I mentioned above for an appetizer.

Then a fresh spinach and pear salad, with a fresh tangerine vinaigrette, with topped with chopped bacon bits and pistachios.

Then the soup.

And a home made cherry pie with Breyer's vanilla bean ice cream for dessert.

[sunflwrsdh]

Sounds like a great meal!

[StheJ]

Maybe some sort of quiche?

[CookieGal]

escargot in mushroom caps!

classic duo!
served with lovely grilled toast and a nice salad with pear and pecans.

[lsmutko]

I usually add a platter of meats, cheeses (even though the soup has bread and cheese on top), olives, and a green salad with a bright vinaigrette.

[ChristinaMason]

that sounds perfect!

how about a raspberry linzer torte for dessert?

[2chez mike]

Thanks for the replies. They all sound great!

I'm already doing a cherry pie for dessert and was considering doing mushroom caps with a bread crumb, celery, shallot, parmesan, butter and sherry stuffing.

The salad with pear and a light vinaigrette sounds like it would be a nice balance to the baked cheese on the soup.

Keep 'em coming.

[ChristinaMason]

ooh, cherry pie. i like.