A starter for Christmas lunch

Phoolgrrrl

We normally have prawn cocktail. OH's house normally has smoked salmon. We are doing Christmas for both so we are having both with wheaten bread. Some people will have 1, most will have 2. I may also do egg mayonaise as I like it...

VfM4meplse

Usually drinks and snacks start at midday, so a formal starter;s unnecessary.

islandgirl8 wrote: »

I thought of making a spicy butternut squash soup but I made a trial run last night and it's horrible!

I am fascinated by this, how can it have possibly gone wrong???! The beauty of this soup, other than being super-healthy (if you skip the cream) is that it's so simple, can be made in advance and frozen, it's a really easy option!

scholesfan88

Kitchenbunny wrote: »

Starters for us on Christmas Day usually meant a bacon sandwich for breakfast. We don't have starters now, as the main meal is normally enough and there's the rest of the day to fill up at the corners.

Love the idea of the baked brie though!

KB

Exactly the same for us

Bacon butties in the morning then a big xmas dinner.

themull1

we just have croissants and bucks fizz for breakfast, starter i have had different ones, i've had melon and ginger, prawn cocktail, smoked salmon etc, this year i;m doing leek and potato soup in tiny bowls, and monkfish pieces wrapped in pancetta. We dont stuff ourselves with the dinner, had too many bad bellies in the past!!

Birdie85

I have never heard of having egg mayonnaise as a starter! I don't like it anyway but only ever thought of it as a sandwich filling!

Last year we got a little desperate for ideas as we were cooking for my in-laws who are quite fussy and ended up doing Chinese duck pancakes which went down a treat so we're going to do that again this year! Would like to serve pate but my pregnant sister-in-law can't eat it! That pate recipe from Madvixen looks so good I might have to make it anyway and eat it all myself!

sweetilemon

Think we'll have pate but maybe stuffed mushroom instead. Like the idea of fried cambert and cranberry though might have that if i see it! I had melon when i lived at my parents.

Rummer

Either pate or mozzarella, tomato and basil salad with crusty bread, yum.