Summer starter recipes
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Summer recipes
Roasted red peppers with basil
A simple vegan starter or side. Red peppers are slow-cooked with tomato, thyme and capers until soft and sweet then served with basil.
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Savoury tarts
Crab and watercress soufflé tarts
With a green salad on the side, this quick crab and watercress soufflé tart recipe makes a great dinner party starter or weekend lunch.
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Artichoke recipes
Globe artichokes with herby hollandaise
Not just your average picnic food or summer starter: globe artichoke leaves dipped into a herby hollandaise is pure al fresco heaven.
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Peach recipes
Grilled peach panzanella, toasted almonds and burrata
This grilled peach panzanella includes toasted almonds and creamy burrata making it an easy-to-make, worthy centrepiece. It's perfect for a barbecue.
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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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Sea bass recipes
Sea bass ceviche with avocado
This sea bass ceviche recipe with avocado is an elegant summery starter than will impress your guests but only takes 20 minutes to make.
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Fritter recipes
Burmese courgette fritters (boothi)
Bright from turmeric and with a kick from the chilli – these easy Burmese courgette fritters make for a light yet moreish starter.
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Healthy salad recipes
Lime, basil and chilli prawn cocktail salad
Fuss-free and quick to cook, this chilli prawn cocktail salad recipe is the perfect way to use up that bag of prawns in your freezer.
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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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Savoury tarts
Baba ghanoush tarts
Once you've made the aubergine mix for these smoky baba ganoush tarts, they're quick to throw together – an easy vegetarian starter.
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Sardine recipes
Sardines al saor
Grilled sardines, caramelised onions and toasted pine nuts are ready to be scooped up with slices of ciabatta bread in this easy starter recipe for four.
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Pepper recipes
Piedmontese-style peppers
Piedmontese peppers are filled with anchovies, olives and artichokes and ciabatta, then roasted. Serve with salad for an easy summer dinner.
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Healthy salad recipes
Spicy aubergine salad with peanuts, herbs and egg
Fresh herbs, soft-boiled eggs and toasted peanuts make this spicy aubergine salad recipe by Ravinder Bhogal a wonderful lunch.
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Summer salads and sides
Chilled radish, watercress and tahini yogurt soup
Lebanese writer Bethany Kehdy's chilled soup brings together radishes and watercress with Middle Eastern flavours. A cooling bowlful for summer days.
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Radish recipes
Roasted radishes in brown anchovy butter
Make your side dish the hero with this easy recipe. Simply roast radishes them in brown anchovy butter and tosss with bacon and chives.
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Asparagus recipes
Grilled asparagus and parma ham on toast
For a quick, easy starter or a light summer lunch, top ciabatta toast with crispy parma ham, grilled asparagus and honey-drizzled feta.
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