Can you tell me a starter that is pregnancy-friendly and would go with a main course of lamb shanks

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Thank you very much in advance!

(I'm not eating pate, nice cheese or nice cured meats) (or swordfish or marlin!)

Melon
French onion soup
Olives/Hummous/crudites

french onion soup sounds promising, cheers

Is it for a posh dinner party or something? I have made individual tarts which look great and can be made ahead - onion, onion and bacon, goats cheese (which is then cooked) etc. Or could do courgette and feta fritters (will try and find recipe). Or a salad of some description.

Give us some clues of what you are thinking of!

What about a nice autumnal soup?

Butternut squash and sweet potatoes roasted with a glug of garlic oil and a sprinkling of nutmeg, salt and pepper.
When roasted, tip into a saucepan and add a good handful of rinsed red lentils and cover with stock.

When lentils are cooked, puree. Serve with a swirl of cream! Really tasty.

just some friends coming round for lunch, bought lamb shanks and froze them, bit worried that one each will be a bit on the small side, so want a decent starter to fill us up a bit! haven't got a clue with things like this so I appreciate suggestions. But I always see starter menus and think that I can't eat anything on it while pg!

Ah well, soup and some decent bread sounds good then. Individual tarts might look a bit fancy (altho they are delicious - you could make them for pud filled with chocolate mmmmm). Enjoy!

french onion soup made in advance! Many thanks for all suggestions, you are fab x