Dinner party starter recipes
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Soufflés
Classic cheese soufflé
Classic soufflés can be a daunting dish to attempt. Use our step-by-step cheese soufflé recipe and serve as a dinner party starter.
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Vegan dinners
Cashew and smoked tofu potsticker gyoza
Gyoza are one of the most popular starters at Mildreds, London. These vegetarian dumplings are made using cashews, spice and smoky tofu.
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Showstopping salmon
Home-smoked salmon with green herb lettuce salad
Thomasina Miers' home-smoked salmon salad is light and bursting with Asian flavours. It makes a wonderful, fresh starter. .
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Burns Night
Venison terrine with prunes, orange, juniper and thyme
Gill Meller's venison terrine, flavoured with orange zest and sweet prunes, makes a tasty starter served with tangy chutney and a crusty loaf.
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Alpine
Fontina and cambozola on sourdough toasts with parma ham
This posh cheese on toast sees fontina, cambazola, parma ham, sweet roasted pears and crunchy hazelnuts atop sourdough. Serve as a starter or for lunch.
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Christmas starters
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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Dinner party starters
Beef carpaccio with pickled beetroot and horseradish
Learn how to make beef carpaccio with Andy Appleton's recipe for this classic restaurant starter. Serve the carpaccio with pickled beetroot.
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Fritters
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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Midweek meals
Toasted quinoa and pork mince larb with smashed cucumber
Refreshing cucumber pairs incredibly well with the richness of the pork, and the nutty toasted quinoa topping in this pork mince larb recipee.
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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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Scallops
Scallops with lemon, basil and chilli brown butter
Serve scallops in their shells, drizzled with a lemon, basil and chilli brown butter, for the ultimate starter that's both induglent and easy
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Make-ahead Christmas dinners
Raymond Blanc’s salmon tartare blinis
It wouldn't be a party without canapés – Raymond Blanc puts his twist on a drinks party classic with these salmon tartare blinis.
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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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Dinner party starters
Bloody Mary gazpacho with fresh oysters
The tangy flavours of bloody Mary gazpacho are paired with fresh oysters. This simple but special soup is ideal when the weather gets hot.
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Crab
Herbed crab, saffron and chilli mayonnaise with toasted baguette
An aromatic crab mayonnaise starter, packed with flavour from herbs and saffron.A must have recipe for your dinner party repertoire.
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Leeks
Poached leeks vinaigrette and pangrattato
Leeks vinaigrette is a classic French starter recipe to add to your dinner party repertoire, perfect if you've got a heavy main course.
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