Vegetarian starters recipes - 3 recipes
Courgettes are a summer vegetable so make the most of these delicious courgette recipes while they are at their best, either fried, simmered, baked, grated or raw, courgettes are full of goodness and are one of Britain's top ten favourite veg!
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Carrot salad with orange

By Parfums de table
Peel and grate the carrots
- 500g carrots
- 5 oranges
- 1 lemon
- 50 ml of orange blossom water
- 30g fine sugar (+ 20g for sprinkling)
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- A pinch of cinnamon powder
Carrot soup with dates accompanied with vegetable samosas

By Julie
Peel and chop the onion. Peel the carrots and cut them into pieces and do the same for the dates
- For the soup:
- 500 g baby carrots
- 1 medium onion
- 50 g pitted dates
- 2 cubes chicken stock
- 1L of water
- 1 tablespoon of honey
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- salt and pepper
- For 18 samosas:
- 1 courgette
- ½ a yellow pepper
- 1 baby carrot
- ½ onion
- 5g fresh ginger
- 1 tsp Allspice
- 4 dried dates
- 10 coriander leaves
- 1 packet of filo pastry
- 1 egg
- oil
- salt
Soya cream of peppers soup

By Zoeufcuisinebien
Peel the peppers and cut into squares
- 3-4 peppers
- 20 ml soya cream or creme fraiche
- salt
- pepper
- oil
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