Easy starter recipes
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Strawberry recipes
Burrata with balsamic strawberries
A five-minute and five-ingredient starter recipe made with gorgeously creamy burrata cheese and sweet summer strawberries.
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Alternative barbecue recipes
Scallops with garlic, chilli and anchovy butter
Find out how to cook scallops on the barbecue this summer, then drizzle with lashings of the garlic, chilli and anchovy butter.
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Crostini recipes
Pea and crab crostini
A super-easy crab crositini recipe with toasted baguette and a crab, pea, tarragon and crème fraîche topping. Perfect as a starter or a fancy lunch.
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Aubergine recipes
Baba ghanoush
To really amp up the flavour of this Middle Eastern dip, baba ghanoush, char the aubergines on the barbecue for extra smoky flavour.
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Summer soup recipes
Chilled pea soup
Delicately fresh and sweet, this chilled pea soup is a summer stunner. It's cheap to make too as it uses frozen petit pois.
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Salmon fillet recipes
Cumin-cured salmon
Home-curing is such a rewarding way of preparing meat or fish. Have a go at this cumin-cured salmon recipe – perfect for laid-back entertaining.
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Asparagus recipes
Russell’s asparagus, gorgonzola, walnut and mint bruschetta
Russell Norman finds inspiration in Italy's cities and this asparagus bruschetta recipe reflects everything he loves about Italian food.
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Puff pastry recipes
Mediterranean veg, pesto and goat’s cheese tarts
This clever goat's cheese tart recipe uses time-saving products, like ready-made puff pastry, to make midweek cooking a cinch.
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Tomato recipes
Burrata with sticky roasted tomatoes, pine nuts and basil
Burrata with sticky roasted tomatoes, pine nuts and basil is the taste of summer in a starter. The creamy cheese balances the sharp tomatoes.
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February seasonal recipes
Fresh crab with rhubarb, chilli and fennel seed yogurt
The heat from the chilli and the anise of the fennel seeds bind the crab and rhubarb beautifully in this stunning starter by Gill Meller
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Christmas starter recipes
Warm root vegetable salad with parma ham
An easy winter salad with caramelised root vegetables – as well as parma ham, croutons and a yogurt dressing – in a wonderfully warm and filling salad.
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Christmas starter recipes
Smoked salmon, fennel and clementine salad
The refreshing flavours of clementine and fennel cut through the salty richness of the smoked salmon perfectly. This salad would make a fine Christmas starter served with a crusty loaf of bread.
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Tomato recipes
Gazpacho
Minimal effort in the kitchen is required to enjoy classic gazpacho. Ready in less than 15 minutes – it's perfect for warm summer nights.
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Italian starter recipes
Stracciatella soup
Fresh parsley and lemon add extra zing to flavoursome chicken stock to produce a simple stracciatella soup, ready in only 10 minutes.
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Crab recipes
Bloody mary crabcakes
Quick to make and easy to devour – these pepped-up crabcakes won't be left untouched. Perfect as dinner party nibbles or a light summery starter.
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Make-ahead Christmas starters
Potted hot-smoked salmon with onion and apple pickle
It wouldn't be Christmas without a salmon starter. This potted hot-smoked salmon is simple and satisfying. Serve with crusty bread and pickle.
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