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Christmas starter recipes
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Discover delicious and elegant starters to ease you into Christmas dinner. Choose from smoked salmon, soups, pâtés, sharing platters, cheese tarts and more.
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We have more sharing platters and starters in our Christmas side dishes recipe collection. For more festive main meal inspiration, check out our Christmas dinner recipes and you can impress guests with this selection of dinner party starters.
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Classic prawn cocktail
A star rating of 4.5 out of 5.37 ratings
- 25 mins
- Easy
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Smoked salmon with beetroot & vodka crème fraîche
A star rating of 4.8 out of 5.45 ratings
- 15 mins
- Easy
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Baked ham hock pots
A star rating of 4.6 out of 5.17 ratings
- 30 mins
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Mushroom & tarragon pâté
A star rating of 4.7 out of 5.13 ratings
- 35 mins
- Easy
- Vegetarian
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Smoked salmon & avocado terrines
A star rating of 4.7 out of 5.57 ratings
- 20 mins
- Easy
- Gluten-free
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Sausage roll wreath
A star rating of 4.9 out of 5.11 ratings
- 1 hr 30 mins
- Easy
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Carbonara arancini
A star rating of 4.5 out of 5.2 ratings
- 2 hrs 30 mins
- More effort
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Baked camembert with bacon-wrapped breadsticks
A star rating of 4.8 out of 5.15 ratings
- 1 hr
- More effort
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A star rating of 0 out of 5.0 ratings
- 25 mins
- Easy
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Goat’s cheese, pear & walnut tartines
A star rating of 4.8 out of 5.19 ratings
- 17 mins
- Easy
- Vegetarian
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Charred brussels sprouts with Marmite butter
A star rating of 4.6 out of 5.26 ratings
- 20 mins
- Easy
- Vegetarian
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Nut roast rolls
A star rating of 5 out of 5.5 ratings
- 1 hr 5 mins
- Easy
- Vegetarian
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Grilled goat's cheese with cranberry dressing
A star rating of 4.9 out of 5.16 ratings
- 20 mins
- Easy
- Vegetarian
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Halloumi, pomegranate & walnut salad
A star rating of 4.5 out of 5.4 ratings
- 15 mins
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Creamy smoked salmon, leek & potato soup
A star rating of 4.8 out of 5.53 ratings
- 40 mins
- Easy
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Multi-seed cheese straws
A star rating of 4.9 out of 5.6 ratings
- 45 mins
- Easy
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Pull-apart garlic rolls with baked camembert
A star rating of 4.7 out of 5.3 ratings
- 1 hr
- More effort
- Vegetarian
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A star rating of 5 out of 5.1 rating
- 20 mins
- Easy
- Vegetarian
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Smoked mackerel on toasted crumpets
A star rating of 4.7 out of 5.7 ratings
- 30 mins
- Easy
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A star rating of 0 out of 5.0 ratings
- 40 mins
- More effort
- Vegetarian
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App onlyPrawn cocktail. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
A star rating of 0 out of 5.0 ratings
- 1 hr 5 mins
- More effort
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Smoked salmon coddled eggs. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
A star rating of 5 out of 5.9 ratings
- 30 mins
- Easy
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A star rating of 4.7 out of 5.10 ratings
- 40 mins
- Easy
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
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Hot smoked salmon & beetroot platter
A star rating of 5 out of 5.4 ratings
- 10 mins
- Easy
- Gluten-free
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