French starters
Our selection of French starters is sure to impress your guests with a touch of elegance.
Let souffle be the star, enjoy a hearty bowl of French onion soup, treat yourself to steak tartare or go cheesy with a grand baked camembert.
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Steak recipes
Best-of-the-best steak tartare
Good steak tartare is a thing of beauty. The French dish is a restaurant classic, but with quality beef fillet, it’s simple to make at home.
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Easy starter recipes
Pork rillettes
Pork rillettes, a French classic, is perfect served with a crusty baguette and pickles. Learn the art of meat potting with our easy recipe.
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Soup recipes
Best of the best French onion soup
Create the ultimate French onion soup with our masterclass recipe, featuring an umami-rich broth of homemade stock and slow-cooked onions.
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Blue cheese recipes
Blue cheese gougères
Bake a batch of these blue cheese gougères and watch them get hoovered up in seconds. Pillowy, cheesy, crisp and creamy all at the same time.
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Recipes using sourdough bread
Baked camembert bread bowl
This camembert bread bowl works as a hearty starter, informal tear and share lunch, or perhaps as part of a vegetarian Christmas buffet.
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Make-ahead Christmas starters
Pork and rabbit rillettes
David Everitt-Matthias' pork and rabbit rillettes are seasoned with juniper berries, star anise and nutmeg and served with toasted sourdough.
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Soufflé recipes
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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Soufflé recipes
Roasted pear and blue cheese soufflé
Sweet roasted pears counterpoint the salty blue cheese in this savoury vegetarian soufflé – grab two spoons and share it with your date.
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Camembert recipes
Baked camembert pithivier
Try this scrumptious pithivier recipe made by wrapping camembert in ready-made puff pastry and baking. Just three ingredients!
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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.
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Healthy salad recipes
Niçoise salad
Looking for a niçoise salad without the tuna? We've done the recipe for you here - all beans, potatoes and garlicky dressing goodness
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