Recipes: Starters
Avocado ice 
Suitable for vegans
Category Starter Serves 6 Preparation 15 mins + freezing Cooking 5 mins
Avocados can be capricious. You wait and wait for them to be ready and then suddenly they're a bit far gone with a few brown patches. You can't ser... Read recipe »
Pocket breads
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These breads are easy to make and can be used for all sorts of things over the summer. Try them stuffed with the avocado salad (see recipe, on page 74) and... Read recipe »
Tomato and dill relish
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Category Starter Serves n/a Preparation n/a Cooking n/a
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Grilled pepper salsa
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Summer split pea soup with chilli focaccia
Suitable for vegans
Category Starter Serves 6 Preparation 35 mins + soaking and rising Cooking 35 mins
FREEZE ME: Pour the cooled soup into a plastic, lidded tub. Defrost before pouring into a pan and reheating over a low flame. Wrap the focaccia in foil or ... Read recipe »
Flageolet and raita cups
Category Starter Serves 6 Preparation 15 mins Cooking n/a
GO VEGAN: Substitute the plain yogurt for a soya variety, like Alpro or Sojade.
The flageolet – a slender, pale-green bean, with a silky texture... Read recipe »
Hummus turbans
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Category Starter Serves n/a Preparation 25 mins + chilling Cooking n/a
This is a very pretty way of serving hummus, the eastern Mediterranean chickpea purée. The sweet silkiness of the peppers is a brilliant combination... Read recipe »
Guacamole
Category Starter Serves 4 Preparation 10 mins Cooking n/a
I find it very difficult not to just wolf down an avocado that is cut open to reveal soft, unblemished, pale green flesh. One slice 'just to test it... Read recipe »
Spring rolls with chilli dipping sauce
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Category Starter Serves 4 Preparation 40 mins + cooling and chilling Cooking 50 mins
FREEZE ME: At the end of Step 5, cover and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature for 3 hours, then place on a baking sheet and bake as in Ste... Read recipe »
Baked carrots with maple syrup
Suitable for vegans
Category Starter Serves 6 Preparation 5 mins Cooking Cook up to 20 mins (depends on oven temperature, see below)
GO VEGAN: Ensure you use a dairy-free spread, not butter, and opt for maple syrup rather than honey.
Tiny new carrots cook in almost no time, larger o... Read recipe »
Buttered spring greens
Suitable for vegans
Category Starter Serves 6 Preparation 5 mins Cooking 5 mins
GO VEGAN: Once again, use your dairy-free spread here instead of the butter.
Use spring greens or young hispi or pointed cabbage. Remember to discard ... Read recipe »
Fennel, apple and walnut salad with sweet chilli dressing
Suitable for vegans
Category Starter Serves 4 Preparation 25 mins Cooking n/a
GO VEGAN: Replace the honey with some agave nectar or Sweet Freedom syrup, and switch the shavings for a sprinkling of Parmazano or your favourite vegan ch... Read recipe »
Herby cannellini bean pâté with toast
Category Starter Serves 4 Preparation 20 mins + cooling and chilling Cooking 7 mins
To make this pâté, opt for a vegan cream cheese like Tofutti or Sheese. Read recipe »
Nettle Soup
Suitable for vegans
Category Starter Serves 6 Preparation 30 mins Cooking 40 mins
via http://www.ecomarket.com/blog/2012/how-to-make-nettle-soup-from-natures-garden/
With consumers being so bombarded with marketing for rea... Read recipe »
Baked leek and saffron orzotto
Suitable for vegans
Category Starter Serves 6 Preparation 10 mins Cooking 25 mins
GO VEGAN: Make a couple of simple switches: use dairy-free spread instead of butter and soya cream instead of dairy; finish with a sprinkling of Parmazano ... Read recipe »
