Easy starter recipes
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Speedy salmon recipes
Smoked salmon pâté with quick-pickled radish and cucumber
Smoked salmon pâté, served with blinis or toasted sourdough, is an excellent quick-fix, easy starter recipe.
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Christmas starter recipes
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.
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Mozzarella recipes
Vegetable antipasti
Gorgeous summer vegetables are the star of this antipasti recipe — serve as a starter at your next dinner party.
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June seasonal recipes
Sardines on toast with sorrel and horseradish alioli
Elevate sardines on toast with citrussey sorrel and a punchy horseradish aioli in this summery recipe. Try cooking sardines on the barbecue.
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Celeriac recipes
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.
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Dip recipes
Houmous
Homemade houmous is much better than shop bought and extremely quick and easy to make. Try adding different flavours like pesto or roasted peppers.
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Scallop recipes
Scallops with minted peas
Red chilli adds zing to creamy scallops. Serve them with a fresh-tasting minty pea purée for an impressive but easy-to-make starter.
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Savoury pancake recipes
Smoked salmon pancake wraps
These smoked salmon pancake wraps look like mini roulades. A great choice of quick savoury canapé or something different for Pancake Day.
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Pepper recipes
Cheat’s red pepper and goat’s cheese tarts
Got some ready-rolled puff pastry? Whip up this vegetarian cheesy tart recipe - it serves two but is easily doubled
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Healthy vegetarian recipes
Cumin and butter bean houmous with paprika pitta crisps
Cumin and butter bean houmous with paprika-flecked pitta crisps is a great plant-based snack. Learn how to make them with our easy recipe.
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Salmon starter recipes
Cheat’s salmon and cream cheese tarts
With only four ingredients, our cheat's smoked salmon and cream cheese tarts make for a quick midweek supper or starter for two.
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Make-ahead Christmas starters
Smoked salmon, cream cheese and watercress rolls
Easy to make, these smoked salmon rolls are perfect as canapés, a Christmas starter or for a picnic. A classic cream cheese combination!
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Soup recipes
Fresh tomato soup with basil oil
Using a food processor speeds up the prep for this fresh tomato soup with basil oil. Even with its swanky topping, it's ready in 30 mins.
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Tomato recipes
Tomato, mozzarella and basil tarts
This easy recipe for tomato, mozzarella and basil tarts has a cheesy, tomato filling and crispy, flaky pastry base. A great summer starter.
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