Christmas starter recipes
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Christmas starter recipes
Beetroot-cured salmon with watercress
This colourful Christmas starter uses beetroot and colourful citrus zest to produce a beetroot-cured salmon that looks as good as it tastes.
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Recipes using sourdough bread
Baked camembert bread bowl
This camembert bread bowl works as a hearty starter, informal tear and share lunch, or perhaps as part of a vegetarian Christmas buffet.
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Canapé recipes
Devilled eggs
The ultimate Christmas party food, devilled eggs are about as moreish as canapés get and a must for the Christmas table.
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Christmas salmon recipes
Salmon blini stack
Pile 'em high with this triumphant salmon blini stack; it makes for an impressive dinner party starter but also makes a knockout Christmas brunch dish.
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Vegan Christmas recipes
Rainbow houmous platter
For a beautifully colourful spread which is full of diverse, fresh and earthy flavours, this vegan houmous platter is your ticket.
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Christmas starter recipes
Chicken and pork terrine with whisky, cranberries and pistachios
This chicken and pork terrine with whisky, cranberries and pistachios offer layers of festive flavour and will leave you and your guests wanting another.
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Vegetarian starter recipes
Mini mushroom and freekeh scotch eggs
A vegetarian twist on a classic, these mini mushroom and freekeh scotch eggs make a fun and festive starter, and will satisfy whoever is at the table.
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Christmas starter recipes
Three-onion soup with stilton croutons
An updated version of a classic recipe, this three-onion soup with rich stilton croutons makes both a decadent and crowd-pleasing starter.
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Christmas starter recipes
Classic prawn cocktail
Whip up this retro dessert – classic prawn cocktail – in just 15 minutes and serve as a fun yet elegant starter to dinner party guests.
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Christmas starter recipes
Vesper martini-cured salmon with rye blinis
These Vesper Martini-cured salmon and rye blinis are inspired by the Bond film, Casino Royale. They make an impressive dinner party starter.
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Alpine recipes
The ultimate Swiss cheese fondue
We've tried and tested numerous recipes in search of the ultimate swiss cheese fondue – and we think we've finally cracked it.
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Christmas starter recipes
Fried hog’s pudding with apple sauce and kohlrabi slaw
This British recipe using Cornish hog's pudding makes a robust winter starter and pairs well with the sweet apple sauce and creamy kohlrabi slaw
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Sausage roll recipes
Blue cheese, date and walnut sausage rolls
These cook-from-frozen blue cheese and walnut sausage rolls make entertaining a breeze. We love the combo of salty sausagemeat and blue cheese with sweet dates.
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Duck recipes
Smoked duck breast with celeriac remoulade
Chef Henry Harris' simple smoked duck starter recipe, with celeriac remoulade, is a great make-ahead recipe for Christmas Day.
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Duck recipes
Duck, pork belly and green olive terrine
Henry Harris' duck terrine recipe is a great starter for Christmas or dinner parties. The leftovers can be enjoyed for lunch the next day.
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Christmas starter recipes
Ham hock terrine with cider
This stunning terrine is a great way to use up leftover Boxing Day ham, as either a starter or light lunch. Serve with bread and a green salad
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