Christmas starter recipes
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Christmas starters
Spiced potted shrimps with quick-pickled cucumber
Spiced, potted shrimp pairs perfectly with sweet and sharp cucumber in this recipe fit for any Christmas or dinner party starter.
Make-ahead Christmas starters
Salmon terrine
A recipe that everyone should have in their repertoire, this salmon terrine makes a great make-ahead starter on Christmas day
Christmas starters
Heritage beetroot and candied walnut salad
A feast for the eyes as well as the palate. This heritage beetroot and candied walnut salad is full of earthy, tangy and sweet flavours.
Make-ahead Christmas dinners
Clodagh Mckenna’s smoked mackerel and dill pâté with fennel crispbreads
Clodagh Mckenna's easy smoked mackerel and dill pâté recipe makes an elegant starter for a dinner party at home.
Scallops
Scallops in their shells
Make chef Tom Kitchin's scallops in their shells – served with a creamy, French-style sauce and puff pastry casing – for a special occasion.
Smoked salmon
Smoked salmon with beetroot parsnip rösti
This quick recipe for smoked salmon and crisp beetroot-parsnip rosti is perfect for brunch or lunch. You could even serve it as a Christmas starter.
Beetroot
Beetroot and shallot tarte tatin with walnut, orange and dill dressing
This beetroot and shallot tarte tatin makes a great sharing starter and adds a pop of colour to the dinner table.
Vegetarian Christmas starters
Wild mushroom and bulgur wheat cakes
This vegetarian starter is a celebration of mushrooms, using porcini, chanterelle and chestnut.
Blue cheese
Roast pumpkin with toasted hazelnuts, blue cheese and thyme
This roast pumpkin recipe with toasted hazelnuts, blue cheese, thyme and chilli, makes a great dinner party starter for an autumn gathering.
Celeriac
Celeriac and apple soup with girolle mushrooms and cheesy toasts
Use the stars of autumn to make celeriac and apple soup with girolle mushrooms, and serve with cheesy toasts. A taste of luxury in 45 mins.
Christmas starters
Smoked salmon, cream cheese and dill pâté
This quick and easy smoked salmon pâté recipe is served with a homemade caraway soda bread. Try as a starter or simple lunch.
Christmas starters
Pickled pear, caramelised pecan and stilton tartlets
These pear, caramelised pecan and stilton tartlets are made using ready-rolled puff pastry. They are great to make as a Christmas starter.
Christmas starters
Herbed lentil and beetroot ‘couscous’ with halloumi
Beetroot is blitzed in a food processor until it's the same size as couscous and then then served with roasted beetroot, spiced seeds and halloumi.
Christmas salads
Carrot keftedes with pomegranate skordalia and carrot salad
These spiced carrot patties – served with a pomegranate and carrot salad – are a tasty vegetarian alternative for Christmas dinner.
Make-ahead Christmas starters
Blinis with smoked salmon and dill pâté
These blinis with smoked salmon and dill pâté make an ideal canapé recipe to serve with drinks over the Christmas period.
Filo pastry
Mushroom tartlets
These creamy vegetarian mushroom tarts are great for a light lunch, as a starter, or as part of a buffet.
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