Tag: Starter
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Broad bean, horseradish and avocado dip
Wake up the senses with this easy broad bean, horseradish and avocado dip. The broad beans give the dip a brilliant bright green colour, the horseradish gives heat and bite while the avocado creates a velvety smooth texture. With their grey, bitter skin, broad beans can evoke memories of school dinner misery but, beneath the…
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Chestnut, black olive and thyme pâté
This chestnut, black olive and thyme pâté is rich, boozy and luxurious – a perfect starter or buffet table offering for the festive season. You can forage for sweet chestnuts in UK woodlands from around mid-October but if you don’t get around to it or the maggots have got there first then tinned chestnuts are…
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Avocado, watercress and dill summer rolls with orange and soy dipping sauce
I am going to be begin with a word of warning. A few years ago, fresh back from a trip to Vietnam and full of enthusiasm for this brilliant cuisine I booked a meal at a rather upmarket Vietnamese restaurant in London. I excitedly ordered a large plate of summer rolls delighted to be sharing…