Christmas Day starters? (There's also a vegetarian and someone intolerant to dairy)

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I don't really want to make soup as it means an extra pot - pushed for hob space as it is - plus I'd prefer something made in advance that just need putting on the table.

I'd like it syn free

Fussy me?

Any ideas?

Any chance that the vegetarian eats fish?

Classic prawn cocktail would be lovely.

Toast and pate

Plates of canapés

Any chance that the vegetarian eats fish?

If they eat fish then they aren't vegetarian.

Vegetarian pate on the table plus a meat one and either salmon or mackerel one to. Serve with posh crisp breads, oatcakes, Crackers and naice chutneys.

I do a duck pate and a mushroom pate for my parents who are veggie. Bung a bit of rocket on the plate. Warm rolls from the oven. Job done.

Um...a frittata type thing? That could be made to suit all your criteria.

Hummus and vegetables?...and toast or bready stuff for those not on SW?

Bit old fashioned but refreshing and non filling: melon (add prosciutto for the carnivores?), or grapefruit/mandarin/exotic fruit medley.

Mushroom tart with filo pastry made to look loke a mince pie with a sprig of holly to decorate.

Platter of bread, meat, cheeses, olives, cold roasted veggies and other antipasto type things

I'm at the stage where I'm considering nothing!! Bread is out for slimming world people!!!

Though I might look into the antipasto stuff see what can be a eaten - don't need a lot on Christmas Day as a starter!!!

I was going to suggest melon.

But have to gatecrash and ask is pate free?

Melon is a great idea. Starter just needs to small and nibbly as xmas dinner is a gut buster! Parma ham, smoked salmon etc for carnivores, you could be fancy and do sushi things for veggies? Ooh, or teeny cubes of Spanish omelette on sticks! Add breadsticks and olives for non - We're?

*non- SWers

Melon is a good idea dunno if the veggie will eat it (well he's actually pescatarian but doesn't like a good bit of fish, including salmon, or any seafood!!)

I'm actually at the stage where I don't care if they don't eat it - I don't mean I will present a dairy filled meat but if I give melon and a fish/veg pate and then I'm not fretting about it!!!

Yes pate can be free Sirzy - you would need to make it yourself but certainly can be free

Do you need a starter at all?

We never bother with one, the main course is always more than enough!

Big mushrooms stuffed with basil tomato garlic. (Bacon pieces too for the carnivores) Tiny bit of mozzarella cheese for hexa. Oven 15 mins- veggie tasty and syn free

Oh and can be just as tasty without cheese for the dairy intolerant person.

Large sheets of puff pastry as the base for a couple of flans, one courgette, tomato, peppers, etc. the other mushrooms & goat cheese. A couple of small slices per person. Could be made the day before, serve cold.

Asparagus vinaigrette, garnish with hard boiled quails eggs if feeling flush.

How many syns would that be AllAlone?