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Kick start your Christmas dinner with an easy-but-impressive recipe

  • Asian cured salmon with prawns, pickled salad & dill lime crème fraîche

    Asian cured salmon with prawns, pickled salad & dill lime crème fraîche

    Make this cured salmon and prawn dish as a classy starter for a dinner party. It takes a few days of prep, but it’s well worth it for the flavour that you get

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  • Goat’s cheese, pear & walnut tartines

    Goat’s cheese, pear & walnut tartines

    Top toasted sourdough with goat's cheese, honey-roasted pears and walnuts to make these tasty tartines. They take just two minutes to prep and deliver one of your 5-a-day

    Easy
  • Halloumi, carrot & orange salad

    Halloumi, carrot & orange salad

    Serve this halloumi, carrot, orange and watercress salad with a mustard and honey dressing for an easy lunch or starter. It takes just 20 minutes to make and delivers one of your 5-a-day

    Easy
  • Cauliflower cheese rolls

    Cauliflower cheese rolls

    Impress guests with our creamy cauliflower cheese rolls. These easy canapés are wrapped in crunchy filo pastry and topped with sesame seeds

    Easy
  • Burmese tofu fritters (tohu jaw)

    Burmese tofu fritters (tohu jaw)

    Serve these Burmese-inspired fritters with a garlic dipping sauce as a starter, canapé or simple snack. They're crispy on the outside and soft and fluffy on the inside

    Easy
  • Smoked salmon with beetroot & vodka crème fraîche

    Smoked salmon with beetroot & vodka crème fraîche

    A hit of vodka gives this classic a new edge. Serve with a shot of vodka for full effect

    Easy
  • Smoked salmon with horseradish crème fraîche & beetroot

    Smoked salmon with horseradish crème fraîche & beetroot

    This speedy salad can be whipped up as an impressive starter – the fish is completely lifted by contrasting flavours

    Easy
  • Comté cheese soufflé

    Comté cheese soufflé

    Raymond Blanc's recipe for this sumptuous dinner party starter, with a luxurious cheesy sauce, is guaranteed to impress – use gruyère or emmenthal cheese, if you prefer

    A challenge
  • Shukhi – warm beetroot & mushroom salad

    Shukhi – warm beetroot & mushroom salad

    This Ukrainian dish is traditionally eaten at Christmas – serve on toasted rye bread for a crostini-like starter or party canapé

    Easy
  • Baked camembert with bacon-wrapped breadsticks

    Baked camembert with bacon-wrapped breadsticks

    Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only

    Gooey, melted cheese and crispy, golden bread make a stunning centrepiece to share with friends over drinks or as a dinner party starter – make ahead for fuss-free entertaining

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