Help Please

Gucci_Princess · 2 March 2011 at 12:36PM

Hi

Can you help? I am making beef wellington for my Husbands Birthday and i need a starter to go with it my menu so far.

Starter

Main - Beef Wellington with Mash and green beans

Pudding - Chocolate Mousse with Grannies shortbread

Thanks

Pink. · 2 March 2011 at 12:48PM

Hi Gucci_Princess,

What about soup, prawns in garlic butter served with salad, stuffed half pepper, stuffed mushrooms, tricolore, bruchetta, pate and melba toast, or mushrooms with a garlic or chilli mayo?

This thread has lots more ideas:

Starters

I'll add your thread to it once you've had more ideas to keep the suggestions together.

Pink

radiohelen · 2 March 2011 at 2:26PM

Do you need a starter? Couldn't you do with a nice meze platter for you to pick at while you finish cooking?

Italian one - salami, mozarella pearls, good anchovies from the deli counter, proscuitto, olive oil and balsamic vinegar for dipping, nice tiny tomatos, breadsticks/ciabatta

More Greek/Southern med - fetta, hummous, olives, warm pitta slices, felafel, taramasalata, giant beans in tomato sauce (tinned).

Spanish - chorizo, posh almonds, manchego cheese, octopus from a tin, bread, olives.....

Less work more fun!

bees**knees · 2 March 2011 at 2:54PM

How about some raw veggies with dips - like sliced peppers, small florettes of broc or cauli, cherry toms etc etc also some crisps or Pr***les. You could serve them as nibbles before the meal. easy to make ahead of time too.

janb5 · 2 March 2011 at 3:20PM

I agree with Radio Helen in that a starter would be quite heavy before that substantial meal. How about smoked salmon starter- there was a lovely one in Sainsbury mag. that we did at Christmas with chillies and soda bread? Enjoy the celebrations whatever you decide!