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Cooking first ever Christmas dinner! Starter ideas please...

Turtle
Turtle Posts: 999 Forumite
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Hi All,

This year I will be cooking my first ever Christmas dinner. I'm not great at cooking to be honest but would like some ideas for starters. We always have prawn cocktail at my mums, which I love, but it would be nice to see what you all have and perhaps choose a non-complicated alternative. Thanks in advance for your ideas. :rudolf:
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  • ELLA
    ELLA Posts: 784 Forumite
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    What about some nice pate and a little toast, or mellon balls with creme de menth and dress with cocktail cherries and freash mint leaves, it is fresh and light and cleanses the mouth for that big dinner!
  • Turtle
    Turtle Posts: 999 Forumite
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    mmm, that sounds nice. Will start making a list of suggestions I think (hoping that more come rolling in).
  • ashli_2
    ashli_2 Posts: 359 Forumite
    Hi Turtle I am cooking my very first Christmas dinner this year too :eek:

    We'll be having pate with some little triangles of brown crispy toast and a salad garnish. You can slice the pate and serve it on the plate in little fingers, it looks really nice :D


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  • dolly_day_dream
    dolly_day_dream Posts: 466 Forumite
    We have garlic mushrooms. Dead easy to prepare in advance and then pop in after the roast has finished. Just de-stalk some button mush and fill the mush with garlic butter and then roast in the oven till the mush are cooked. We eat it with slices of french bread.
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  • nickyc_2
    nickyc_2 Posts: 247 Forumite
    I like...large plate of smoked salmon, black pepper, lemon wedges, thinly sliced brown bread or oat cakes
  • flis21
    flis21 Posts: 1,842 Forumite
    I am cooking my first Christmas dinner this year as well, but luckily my family don't expect starters, we have too much to eat in the morning and all want to fill up on turkey and stuffing, so don't bother with the starter!
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  • Turtle
    Turtle Posts: 999 Forumite
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    Good luck to you too Ashli! These all sound yummy, I might have a job on picking one!
  • miemie
    miemie Posts: 646 Forumite
    where having homemade soup, not sure what sort yet but i will make it a few weeks ahead and freeze it so all i need to do is take it out on christmas eve and reheat on christmas day, will make bread rolls ahead as well, freeze, these can be warmed from frozen on the day
  • wobblebottom
    wobblebottom Posts: 412 Forumite
    Im having Stuffed mushrooms, de stalk, fill with a good rich coarse Pate,egg n breadcrumb.. deep fry, serve with a hot sweet chilli dip or garlic mayo and a little side salad
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  • gerretl
    gerretl Posts: 427 Forumite
    Heres an easy one
    Get a loaf of brown bread, and cut it up roughly in chunks, put in a big basket
    Get some goats cheese, and put in a bowl.
    Buy some really good tomatoes (Tesco fienst on the vine are great). Put in a baking tray, add balsamic vinegar, sprinkle with salt and bake for about forty mintues on a medium heat.
    Try it out before Xmas.
    Also We got a huge round dish a few years ago. it is about 14 inches across. We put all our veg in it, and it is as much a centrepiece as the roast.
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