Husband's office staff (half of whom are college or grad students) is coming
for a Christmas party at our house this Sunday afternoon. Tiny house, staff
of 15, nowhere for them all to sit, so all the food must be finger food or
easily eaten with a fork while standing.

There's one known vegetarian in the bunch (possibly more we don't know
about), and I'm trying to balance meaty and meatless dishes. I have limited
time this weekend to cook, so I'm hoping to make some things of time and
freeze it. The final menu isn't yet set, so I'm open to suggestions.

But my main request is that I'm looking for a meatless pasta or rice salad
(ie., cold) recipe that's not the standard macaroni primavera and mayo-based
dressing. Something that can hold up unrefrigerated for three hours is
required. Any combo of chewy, crunchy, tangy, sweet, spicy is even better.
And anything that cuts down my cooking time would be great too.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Cate