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    Starter Recipes

    Tasty Starter Recipes to start your meal or dinner party in style!

    Easy recipes like our Baked Feta with Olives or Pepperoni Pastries are so simple to make and absolutely delicious!

     

    Round grey plate with cooked onion fritters, garnished with some parsley leaves.

    Crispy Onion Fritters (Vegan and Gluten Free)

    Round white dish with roasted olives, and a silver spoon sitting in it.

    Roasted Olives

    Oval dish of baked feta cheese with olives sitting on a wooden board, with a spoon and knife in dish.

    Baked Feta Cheese with Olives

    Sheet pan with cooked fritters, a small dish of chilli sauce and a rocket salad.

    Pea and Mint Fritters (Gluten-Free)

    Round plate of meatballs, with a bowl of pesto on the edge and some toothpicks.

    Baked Beef Meatballs

    Burrata and prosciutto appetiser sitting on a round plate, with a dish of toasted bread in the corner.

    Burrata and Prosciutto Appetiser

    Round white dish of mango salsa with some wedges of lime on the edge.

    Fresh Mango Salsa

    Slices of prosciutto wrapped melon sitting on a white serving platter.

    Prosciutto and Melon (Prosciutto e Melone)

    Overhead shot of the salad, with a dish of dressing on the side.

    Peach and Prosciutto Salad

    Overhead shot of dish of salsa, with some corn chips on the side.

    Strawberry and Avocado Salsa

    Overhead shot of dish of olives, sitting on a white cloth.

    Marinated Olives

    Overhead shot of bowl of mozzarella balls ready to serve.

    Marinated Mozzarella Balls (Bocconcini)

    Up close shot of dish of feta, with spoon in it, and some slices of bread around the edge.

    Marinated Feta Cheese

    Round white dish of Parmesan, with a spoon scooping some of the cheese out, and some slices of bread in the background.

    Marinated Parmesan

    Two tomato tarts sitting on baking paper, surrounded by some tomato and basil slices.

    Tomato Puff Pastry Tart

    Overhead shot of six baked tomatoes sitting on a plate, garnished with some basil.

    Baked Parmesan Tomatoes

    three bowls of soup, on a light green cloth, with some herbs, spoons and a bread roll on the side.

    Cauliflower and Potato Soup

    parcel cut in half, showing cream cheese filling, sitting on a plate with some salad and a wedge of lemon.

    Smoked Salmon Parcels

    heart pastries and smaller heart pastries on a white baking sheet.

    Ham and Cheese Puff Pastry Hearts

    two bowl of soup, sitting on a white bench with a grey cloth, some chopped herbs and pieces of toasted bread on the side.

    Roasted Carrot Soup with Coconut

    two bowl os soup, on a white cloth, with spoons on the side, a plate of bread and a dish of lemon zest.

    Broccoli and Potato Soup

    Bowl of salsa, garnished with lime slices, surrounded by some lime wedges and corn chips.

    Fresh Peach Salsa

    in the centre, large round black bowl of salsa, small round bowl of corn chips and a bowl of guacamole and a container of Perino tomatoes, sitting on a white marble bench.

    Fresh Tomato Salsa

    Round white baking dish full of peppers, sitting on a grey dish,with a white cloth in the background, some plates, a small dish of salt and basil leaves around the dish.

    Piedmontese Roasted Peppers

    On a round wooden board, a beige napkin, round white dish of dipping oil and four slices of bread.

    Mediterranean Bread Dipping Oil

    Roasted Cherry Tomato Caprese Salad

    Gluten-Free Quinoa Tabouli

    Mini Bacon and Onion Pasties

    Smoked Salmon Wreath on a round white plate, sitting on a marble bench with some dressing and slices of rye bread around edge.

    Smoked Salmon Wreath

    Spinach and Feta Galettes. A recipe by It's Not Complicated Recipes.

    Spinach and Feta Galettes

    Tuna and Potato Patties

    Mushroom San Choy Bow

    Thai Chicken Larb

    Pumpkin Cranberry Almond Salad

    Pumpkin, Cranberry and Almond Salad

    Thai Inspried Prawn Salad

    Thai Inspired Prawn Salad

    Caprese salad in a wreath circle, on a white plate, sitting on a white cloth, with a jug of balsamic glaze in the background.

    Caprese Christmas Wreath

    Pepperoni Pastries

    Pepperoni Pastries

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