Nosh: Christmas menu

Christmas menu

So I'm trying to come up with a Christmas menu. Fish is okay but meat is out, and anything with milk/cream or cheese.
I decided on involving salmon somehow because the quality is excellent here (from the North Sea). The classic entree is salmon/starch/veggie - kind of boring. But I came across a recipe for Pan-Fried Salmon Open Lasagne that sounded elegant and fresh. It uses chopped fresh tomato and handfuls of fresh spinach. I think if I use fresh pasta, it could be outstanding.
I'm back and forth on the starter, as well as the dessert:

Starter: 1) Baba Ghanoush (using blanched veggies to dip instead of pita) and black olives;
or
2) 1 or 2 stuffed vegetables: like baby eggplant, zucchini, tomato or artichoke heart (make ahead)

Main: the Open Lasagne
Side: broccoli or broccoli rabe sauteed with garlic

Dessert: I'm partial to this broiled pineapple with rum recipe I saw in Fine Cooking --- served warm over vanilla haagen daas. If I can find fresh pineapple. If not, Jacques Pepin has a ton of great fruit dessert ideas that are easy. Something with pears would be nice. Flip through the Contents and let me know if anything sounds tremendously delicious to you.