Christmas starters

Set the tone of your celebratory dinner with these standout Christmas starters. From elegant Christmas canapés to simple and easy festive salads, these delicious Christmas starter ideas will definitely impress all your guests. Make this Christmas Day your best one yet. Find more Christmas recipes and inspiration.

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Try this spicy carrot soup recipe that's packed with vibrant vegetables

Harissa-roasted carrot soup

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Festive prawn cocktail

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This simple Mediterranean-inspired pinwheel recipe is an easy 5-ingredient canapé. Spread olives and blitzed sundried tomatoes over puff pastry then roll and slice into delicate spirals for a vegan savoury bake - perfect made ahead of time.

Sundried tomato and olive pinwheels

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Add some extra veg to classic falafel with this easy broccoli falafel recipe. A super simple canapé, these fluffy baked falafel are simply blitzed together before being rolled into balls, baked and topped with a drizzle of houmous.

Broccoli falafels

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Channel your favourite Mexican flavours into this mini sweetcorn fritters recipe for a colourful canapé. The crispy golden fritters are loaded up with chilli, coriander and spring onions then topped with a dollop of smashed avocado for the perfect bite.

Mini Mexican sweetcorn fritters

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If you're looking for a simple Christmas starter to serve this year, try this colourful roasted squash salad. With roasted tomatoes, fresh spinach and a festive pomegranate dressing, this vegan and gluten-free starter can kick off your Christmas dinner for everyone.

Roasted squash salad with pomegranate dressing

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Try this artichoke bruschetta recipe for a simple Christmas starter idea. Cook jarred artichokes with lemon and plenty of fresh herbs and then pile onto crisp sourdough toasts for an easy way to begin the Christmas feast.

Warm artichoke bruschetta

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Portobello mushroom tarts

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Melon and parma ham

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A gorgeous pairing of two delicate flavours - sweet and juicy melon with smoky slices of Parma ham

Serves 4
10 mins to prepare
200 calories

Roasted sweet potato rounds

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These sweet potato rounds are perfect for a special occasion or as part of a festive feast. They are easy to make and can be prepared ahead, so there’s no hassle on the day. The roasted sweet potato discs make a delicious base for a whipped feta topping, s

Serves 4
15 mins to prepare and 40 mins to cook, plus cooling
394 calories

Turkey and rosemary skewers

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Use long woody stemmed sprigs of rosemary to make fragrant skewers.

Serves 4
50 mins
346 calories

Mushroom and Camembert Wellingtons

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These vegetarian individual cheesy parcels are a main course that is sure to impress guests. Creamy camembert and flavoursome portabellos, along with porcini mushrooms for depth make this a perfect hearty dinner.

Serves 4
10 mins to prepare and 60 mins to cook, plus chilling
820 calories

Pan fried scallops with warm chorizo

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Sweet, firm, white scallops and the paprika-hot orange oil of smoky chorizo are delicious when cooked together – plus this salad, which is bursting with summer flavours, only takes ten minutes to make.

Serves 4
2mins to prepare and 8mins to cook
435 calories

Clementine and avocado prawn cocktail

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Sweet, fresh and zesty, this twist on the classic prawn cocktail is the best way to get your festivities underway

Serves 6
20 mins
260 calories

Garlic mushroom bruschetta with pesto

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Impress your guests with this delicious bruschetta idea. Garlic and mushrooms are always a match made in food heaven, but particularly so when shiitake mushrooms and garlic come together. Serve on sourdough and drizzle with pesto.

Serves 4
15 mins
129 calories

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