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Christmas Starters

When you’re planning your Christmas dinner menu don’t forget about Christmas starters, because adding an extra course to a meal can make it feel even more special. Everyone can have the same thing, or you can offer up a selection of Christmas dinner starters for people to choose from … when you haven’t had to cook everything yourself from scratch, it’s much easier catering for different likes and dislikes. To make life easier still, when you buy online you can have your frozen food delivered to your door and make 2024 the most relaxing Christmas ever.

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Light and airy souffles with a melt-in-the-middle lobster thermidor sauce, topped with lobster and a dill crumb.

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£20.00
Serves 4 (330g)
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A whole French camembert wrapped in golden puff pastry and topped with garlic, rosemary and honey. Perfect for sharing with crusty bread.

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£12.50
Serves 4 (450g)
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A vintage Cheddar and thyme souffle with a mature Cheddar and Italian-style hard cheese fondant centre.

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£6.50
Serves 2 (160g)
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Creamy spinach and Somerset Cheddar in an all-butter pastry case, topped with roasted butternut squash, feta and a pumpkin and sunflower seed crumb.

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£5.95
Serves 2 (290g)
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Roasted red peppers, tomatoes, aubergines and courgettes in an all-butter pastry case, topped with a Regato cheese, pine nut and basil crumb.

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£5.95
Serves 2 (290g)
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Chinese five spice roasted duck from Silver Hill, with shredded carrot and spring onion in a ginger, plum and orange sauce.

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£7.50
Serves 2 (200g)

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Christmas Mains
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Sixteen big, sweet prawns with a handmade lemon and parsley butter, ready to cook from frozen. A perfect starter for four.

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£15.00
Serves 4 (420g)
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Crisp puff pastry topped with a handmade red onion marmalade and thyme-roasted beetroot and butternut squash.

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£6.50
Serves 2 (170g)
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Flaked kiln-roasted salmon on a base of spinach, crème fraiche and cornichons, topped with a horseradish and mascarpone cream.

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£7.50
Serves 2 (220g)
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A terrine of Scottish smoked salmon cooked three ways – roast flakes surrounded by a delicate salmon and dill mousse, topped with smoked slices.

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£12.95
Serves 6-8 (350g)
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A smooth, handmade wild mushroom paté finished with truffle oil.

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£6.75
1 Pot (220g)
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Handmade paté made with British chicken livers, balsamic vinegar and herbs. Beautifully smooth. Perfect as a starter or canapé.

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£6.75
1 Pot (220g)

Christmas Starter Suggestions

Starter Suggestions
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A smooth, rich handmade paté made with roast Scottish salmon with a twist of citrus.

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£6.75
1 Pot (220g)
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A smooth, rich handmade duck liver paté with lightly-spiced poached plums.

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£6.75
1 Pot (220g)

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Most of our Christmas starters cook from frozen but some need defrosting first, so don’t forget to check the instructions and maybe even set a reminder on your phone. Xmas starters obviously make a great first course, but they can also make good nibbles or a great addition to a Christmas buffet so they’re very handy to have on standby in the freezer. If numbers fluctuate and you find you’ve bought more festive starters than you need, nothing will go to waste, they can just stay in the freezer for another occasion (which often comes round sooner than you expect!)

We’ve got lots of easy Christmas starters to choose from, just don’t forget to check if you need to cater for any different dietary requirements. It’s probably worth mentioning here that we also do vegetarian Christmas food, vegan friendly Christmas lunches and gluten-free Christmas meals. Everything is hand prepared by the chefs in our award-winning kitchens, so your Christmas Day starters will look and taste homemade (or even better).

Our Christmas starter delivery service is available in almost every postcode in the UK. We always get very busy around Christmas, so if you’ve chosen a selection of easy starters for Christmas dinner and you want to buy online and have everything delivered for ease, can we suggest you book your delivery sooner rather than later? Let us give you a hand with the cooking so you can free yourself from the kitchen this year.

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