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Christmas starters for Christmas day lunch

tomato tartChristmas lunch may very well be the only time in the year you attempt to put a three-course lunch in front of your family.

With merry hell going on in the kitchen, it's always a good idea to have fairly simple Christmas starters to kick things off with.

Here's a selection, but there are lots more in our Recipes section.

Starters

  • Pan-fried goat's cheese wrapped in Parma ham
  • Easy-peasy posh soup
  • Raspberry, prosciutto and asparagus salad
  • 'Pomodoro mozzarella' (tomato and mozzarella)
  • Avocado starter
  • Smoked salmon pate
  • Chicken liver pate
  • Tomato tart
  • Red pepper stuffed with goats cheese
See our suggested recipes for Christmas dinner with all the trimmings
  • Curried prawns
  • Asparagus and smoked salmon tart
  • Grapefruit and prawn salad
  • Creamy garlic mushrooms
  • Butternut squash, parma ham and rocket salad
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