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Find starter recipes for dinner parties or a casual family meal at home. Starters: not be too filling, nor too rich, should represent the rest of your meal. Starters can be from anything to everything, all you need is some good recipes, a little imagination and you can make a different starter everyday of the year! Test out our starter recipes and send us yours!

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Creamy Soup made with Broccoli

  • Broccoli Florets - 1 1/2 cups (fresh or frozen)
  • Onion - 1/2 (finely sliced)
  • Oil - 1/2 teaspoon
  • Garlic - 1 cloves (finely chopped)
  • Chilli Flakes - a pinch (optional)
  • Vegetable Stock - 500 ml
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Milk/Cream - 1/2 cup
  • Fresh Cream - 2 teaspoon (for garnishing)
4.4/5 (34 Votes)

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Cut the watermelon into small cubes and place in a large salad bowl

  • 1/2 watermelon
  • 1 block of feta cheese
  • A few basil leaves
4.6/5 (8 Votes)

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Preheat the oven to 180 ° C (gas 4)

  • 180g flour
  • 1 sachet of baking powder
  • 3 eggs
  • 100 g grated gruyere
  • 10 cl of olive oil
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 10 cl of milk
  • 200g feta
  • 2 or 3 handfuls of fresh herbs (basil, parsley, chives)
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • pepper
4.5/5 (74 Votes)

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Favorite Recipe

  • Pie Filling.
  • 1 sliced leek
  • 1 chopped carrot
  • 100g bacon lardons
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 500g chicken thigh diced
  • Tarragon Sauce.
  • 20g butter
  • 20g flour
  • 300-350ml milk.
  • 2 tbsp double cream
  • 2 tsp of tarragon
  • 1tsp dijon mustard
  • splash of lemon juice
  • Suet Pastry
  • 190g self raising flour
  • 100g beef suet
  • 1/2 tsp of sea salt
  • 55-100 ml of water
  • 1 egg yolk.
4.3/5 (59 Votes)

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Courgette is the vegetable of autumn, but the green colour evokes freshness of spring

  • - 1l stock
  • - 2 courgettes
  • - 2 potatoes
  • - 1 onion
  • - olive oil
  • - fresh thyme
4.2/5 (80 Votes)

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Peel and chop the potatoes and carrots

  • 1 small pollock fillet (or 1/2 large fillet)
  • 200 ml single cream, (3% fat)
  • 1 heaped tsp curry powder
  • 500g carrots
  • 500g of potatoes
  • a little grated cheese
4.5/5 (20 Votes)

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Quick & easy side dish

  • 2 cups shredded cabbage (or Chinese cabbage)
  • 1/2 cup chopped green onion
  • 1 -2 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 3 tablespoons oil
  • 8 ounces angel hair pasta
  • 2 -4 tablespoons soy sauce (to taste)
  • 4 ounces sliced cooked chicken breasts (optional)
  • 1 can bean sprouts, drained (optional)
4.2/5 (19 Votes)

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Great family recipe to have as a starter or to accompany curry dishes

  • 3/4 Tsp Mustard Seeds
  • 1/2 Tsp Cumin Seeds
  • 1/2 Tsp Chilli Powder
  • 1/2 Tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 2 inch piece Ginger (finely chopped)
  • 2-3 Green Chilli's (chopped)
  • 2 Medium Tomatoes (finely chopped)
  • 2 Large Onions (finely chopped)
  • 6 Large Potatoes (pre-boiled)
  • 2 Cups of water
  • Salt to taste
  • Splash oil to fry
4.2/5 (14 Votes)

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A tasty tart with the rich, sweet crunch of caramelised onions, creamy saltiness of feta and bite of the olives

  • Olive oil
  • 3 red onions, roughly chopped
  • 2 tbsp soft light brown sugar/light muscovado sugar
  • 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 375g ready-rolled puff pastry
  • 100g feta or goats cheese, crumbled
  • 175g pitted black olives, chopped in half
4.1/5 (71 Votes)

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Is utterly healthy, delicious, and easy to make

  • 8 oz fresh noodles
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 1/2 cups store-bought or homemade chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 4 fresh shiitake mushrooms, sliced
  • 4 slices carrot
  • 4 baby bok choy
  • 1 dash white pepper
  • Salt to taste
  • 4 oz chicken, boiled, cooked, and hand-shredded into pieces
4.1/5 (26 Votes)

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