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Christmas Starter Suggestions

If you’re menu planning for a festive Christmas dinner feast, we’ve got a couple of really delicious suggestions for Christmas starters - a seafood option and a veggie one too.

Perfect starters

Our Lobster Thermidor Fondant Soufflés are light and airy with a melt-in-the-middle lobster thermidor sauce, topped with lobster and a dill crumb. They’re a really luxurious starter and so easy to rustle up. They cook straight from frozen in 30 mins … just make sure the tray is nice and hot before you pop them in the oven. Once cooked, run a knife round the souffles, then turn the pot upside down onto a plate and remove the silicon paper. Gently turn the souffles back over and serve immediately. We’ve got George here, our Lead Development Chef, to show us how it’s done…

For a vegetarian Christmas food option along the same theme, we’ve got our Three Cheese Fondant Soufflés. Or if you fancy upping the veg quota, our Roasted Vegetable Tarte Tatins are just the ticket: crisp puff pastry topped with a handmade red onion marmalade and thyme-roasted beetroot and butternut squash. The only thing you need to pay a bit of attention to is “the flip” before serving. When they come out of the oven, run a knife around the tatins, before really confidently flipping over onto a chopping board. Then you can just get rid of the pot and silicon paper to serve.

We’re chalking these both up as serious Christmas wins. Serve simply with fresh salad leaves, balsamic vinegar and olive oil, and enjoy.

Christmas Starters

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