Starters recipes

Kick off your dinner parties in style with our super starter food ideas. Whether you’re pulling out all the stops, or rustling up a last-minute dinner, we’ve got you covered.

King prawns on a bed of green chilli salsa on a white plate on a marbled grey and white countertop

Punchy prawns

9 mins

Mango chutney fish balls stacked onto sliced pickled cucumber salad on a white plate on a marble countertop

Mango chutney fish balls

20 mins

Broad bean and spring green veg on a platter and on hot toasts

Broad bean meze

Wild garlic butter

Wild garlic butter

10 mins

Wild garlic butter tear & share rolls

Wild garlic butter tear & share rolls

1 hr

Ginny's hot cross bun & rhubarb French toast

Ginny's hot cross bun & rhubarb French toast

20 mins

Charred Brussels

Charred Brussels

25 mins

Potato bombas

Potato bombas

45 mins

Filo pastry filled with feta cheese, cut into 2 strips on a white plate, topped with pistachios and honey

Feta filo turnovers

20 mins

Bloody Mary crumpets

Bloody Mary crumpets

A plate of asparagus in a green sauce, topped with a jammy boiled egg and bacon croutons

Tender asparagus

Rainbow tomato crostini

Rainbow tomato crostini

Whole baked red onions

Whole baked red onions

Jersey Royal & taleggio tart

Jersey Royal & taleggio tart

1 hr

Christmas sausage roll wreath

Christmas sausage roll wreath

2 hrs 15 mins

Green bean salad

Angry bean salad

20 mins

Baked camembert

Love heart Camembert

45 mins

Smoked salmon & beetroot

Smoked salmon

15 mins

A plate of smoked salmon pȃté with celery and a plate of toasted bread

Smoked salmon pâté

30 mins

Sticky mango prawns

Sticky mango prawns

20 mins

Crispy squid and smashed avo

Crispy squid & smashed avo

20 mins

Duck & orange salad

Duck & orange salad

24 mins

Salmon niçoise

Sorta salmon niçoise

18 mins

Spring chicken stew

Spring chicken stew

1 hr 10 mins

Love gazpacho? Here's another beautiful chilled soup to enjoy on a hot summer's day – pea and chervil soup with crème fraîche. Bursting with flavour and so refreshing.

Chilled pea & chervil soup with crème fraîche

25 mins

Whole roasted ricotta with honeyed figs

Whole roasted ricotta with honeyed figs

45 mins

Celeriac & Quince Soup

Celeriac soup

1 hr

Pigs in blankets recipe

Pigs in blankets

45 mins

Beetroot crisps with coriander houmous

Beetroot crisps with coriander houmous

25 mins

Red lentil, sweet potato and coconut soup in a saucepan and served in mugs

Red lentil, sweet potato & coconut soup

1 hr

Potted crab

Potted crab with asparagus

15 mins

Easy broccoli soup in a bowl

Broccoli soup

20 mins

hasselback potatoes

Hasselback potatoes with gorgonzola & honey

1 hr 10 mins

Cheese & Bacon Pinwheels

Cheese & bacon pinwheels

25 mins

Cheese & Garlic Tear N Share Bread

Cheese & garlic tear ’n’ share bread

1 hr 45 mins

gravadlax recipe

Christmas jerk gravadlax

20 mins

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