Appetizers & Snacks

Aubergine caviar is a classic French starter and a close relative of baba ganoush, with the same smoky, silky roasted aubergine at its heart. It’s …

Chicken liver pâté is one of those dishes that seems like it belongs only on a restaurant menu, but it’s genuinely quick and straightforward to …

Guacamole often gets blitzed into a smooth paste in a food processor, which strips out the texture that makes it worth eating in the first …

Anchovies put a lot of people off before they’ve even tried this dip, which is a shame, because gently melted into warm olive oil with …

Soufflés have an intimidating reputation, mostly built on the fear of watching hours of work collapse the second it leaves the oven, and I understand …

Regular hummus is good, but beetroot turns it into something that looks as striking as it tastes. Roasting the beetroot first, rather than using raw …

This dip takes the flavours of Mexican street corn and puts them in a bowl, which is a much easier thing to serve at a …

Prawn cocktail gets dismissed as an outdated starter, but a properly made one, with a sauce that’s balanced rather than just mayonnaise and ketchup stirred …

Shop-bought sausage rolls are often let down by bland filling, seasoned with little more than salt. This recipe builds real flavour into the pork mixture …

Carpaccio has a reputation for being something you order in a restaurant rather than make at home, mostly because slicing raw beef paper-thin looks like …