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