Starters/Appetizers

Collection of light recipes served as French appetizers or starters, known as l'entrée in France. Choose from the following healthy menu ideas to start off a dinner party or holiday meal.

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Watercress Soup (Soupe au Cresson)
Horseradish Sauce with Apple: Perfect for Smoked Salmon
Sweet Corn Soup - Restaurant Style
French Leek Pie (Flamiche) - A Classic Vegetarian Recipe
Raw Carrot Salad Moroccan Style
Savoury Choux Buns with Smoked Salmon (Choux au Saumon fumé)
Warm Goat Cheese Salad (salade de chèvre chaud)
Cullen Skink - Traditional Scottish Smoked Haddock Soup
Broccoli Cheese Soup
French Pea Soup Recipe with Ham (Potage Saint Germain)
Cauliflower Cream Soup (Crème Dubarry)
Shrimp Cocktail Recipe with Tropical Fruit
Savoury Pumpkin Tart with Mushrooms
French Tomato Tart with Mustard - An Easy Summer Lunch from Provence
Smoked Haddock Fishcakes Recipe
Pumpkin Soup and Leek with Chestnuts
Curried Cauliflower Soup with Seared Scallops
Creamy Carrot Soup (Potage Crécy) without the Cream
Cheese Spread Recipe: Cervelle de Canut - Lyon's Fun Version of Brains
Homemade Vegetable Soup (Soupe de légumes)
Stuffed Mini Pumpkins - The Most Versatile, Easy Recipe
Mediterranean Stuffed Zucchini (Courgettes farcies)
Oven Roasted Tomatoes and Mozzarella
Onion Tarte Tatin - With or Without Cheese
Simple Green Salad - The Best All-Rounder, Seasonal Side
Asparagus Clafoutis - When a French Custard Goes Savoury
Corsican Mint Omelette (Omelette à la Menthe)
Leek and Potato Soup (potage Bonne Femme)
Creamy Mushroom Soup (façon Cappuccino)
Smoked Garlic Soup with Rocket (Arugula)
Poichichade: Provençal Garlic Chickpea Spread
Asparagus Puff Pastry Tart
French Charcuterie Plate Land and Sea (Salade Terre et Mer)
Roast Beetroot Salad with Apple and Smoked Mackerel
White Asparagus Recipe: French Clafoutis with Lemon
Roquefort Salad with Pear, Apple and Walnuts
Beetroot Horseradish Risotto - with Macarons