A starter please - got 8 people for dinner..

[Beetroot]

slow roast pork
for main course

what can I do for starter that is easy. Non dairy

having roasteds peppers for strater

and no to grapfruit and prawn cocktail

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Beetroot, can I just say that I've just seen the Canadian War Memorial at Vimy Ridge.Am I right in thinking the female statue was based on your grandmother?
It was extraordinarily beautiful (unlike the British monument at Thiepval!)
Is/was she Canadian?

yes it is my grandmother

she was a 19 year old dancer in London and was asked to model for it.

English

Frisee, blue cheese and walnut salad.
Beetroot in minty vinaigrette with fetta and walnuts
Roasted peppers with fetta and capers
Gazpacho
Prawns (shell and tail on) and aioli

Endives better than frisee actually.

melon boat

Pate and toast with a onion jelly, quick easy and goes with your meat dish.

I've done a simple starter before of rocket leaves, crispy bacon and strawberries. Had to replace bacon with gouda once for a veggie but it is great, not too heavy (with a substantial main course) and not too expensive. You need good strawbs tho, the spanish ones are just coming in.
Or agree with Poise, make (or buy) a quick terrine/pate. Serve with homemade tomato bread.