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Every great meal has a noteworthy start. Whether you want to keep it light with soups, fragrant broths or fresh sushi rolls, or feel like going for more substantial party food like dips, pitas and cheese tarts, we have the recipe for you. Our recipes are searchable by ingredient, so just open your fridge or pantry door for some guidance and click away.

Tapenade soda bread

Bread studded with marinated feta, sundried tomatoes and olives with ripples of dark, heady
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Cream and white wine mussels with fresh baguette

This aromatic combination of garlic, cream, white wine and seafood is the perfect thing to soak up
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- Starters + light meals
Slow-roasted tomato and Gruyère tart

Sweet, slow-roasted tomatoes combine with nutty gruyère to make this a winning
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Lemon spring chicken kebabs

Try these tangy lemony chicken kebabs at your next
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Spiced sweet potato soup with red pepper and lime salsa

Hearty root veggies combine with zingy harissa paste and crisp salsa to make a winning
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- Starters + light meals
White peach and salami salad

This simple salad marries the tastes of sweet and salty together perfectly to create a dish that is
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- Starters + light meals
Chilli, ginger and honey Asian-style steaks with pickled cucumbers

This steak is seriously tasty and speedy to make. You can also try the sauce with chicken and
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- Starters + light meals
Spinach, sweet pepper and feta phyllo tart

Bernadette Le Roux, author of vegetarian cookbook Roots, Shoots & Leaves, says, "This is really
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Prosciutto and mushroom tart

Puff pastry topped with prosciutto, mushrooms and goat's cheese: this easy tart is full of
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Grilled rye crostini with roasted peppers, broad beans and ricotta

Sweet roasted peppers, creamy ricotta and broad beans: this vegetarian sandwich makes the perfect
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- Starters + light meals

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