Serve up a restaurant-style starter at home - much of it can be made ahead so you can relax with a glass of wine on the night
Author: Gordon Ramsay
This red cabbage and carrot coleslaw has a little twist to it. Adding grated egg makes it almost a meal on itself.
Author: Ramona Sebastian
An easy help-yourself starter with the zest and spice of ginger and chilli
Author: Good Food team
Make this cured salmon and prawn dish as a classy starter for a dinner party. It takes a few days of prep, but it's well worth it for the flavour that...
Author: Jane Hornby
If you're looking for a quick dinner party canapé you can't go far wrong with this easy classic
Author: Good Food team
Simple fishcakes made from delicate shellfish and vibrant spices - coriander, sesame and chilli add a kick. Serve with a citrus mayonnaise
Author: Good Food team
These dough balls are easy-peasy, so get the kids to help you make them for your Halloween party
Author: Lesley Waters
Entice your guests to the buffet table with the flavourful combination of prawn and chorizo
Author: Good Food team
Served hot or cold, this delicious cut of pork with a sugar glaze is best sliced into thick pieces
Author: Good Food team
Milder and sweeter than grapefuit, pomelo is a citrus fruit that pairs beautifully with rock oysters in this stylish dinner party starter or canapé
Author: The Mash Inn
Barney Desmazery takes these simple crab cakes, seasoned with Thai spices and served with sweet chilli sauce, from the Soho club and into your dinner-party...
Author: Barney Desmazery
Love it or hate it. But I think squid ink pasta rocks! This is a pretty powerful pasta recipe. That squid flavor really hits your palate like mad.
Author: June d'Arville
Author: Cheryl Strachan
Whet the appetite for the main event by serving guests this special chicken terrine with leeks and apricots. It can be made up to three days ahead
Author: Jane Hornby
Create your own deliciously golden and crunchy prawn toast. This dish is best prepared and served with Lee Kum Kee Seasoned Soy Sauce for Seafood as a...
Author: Lee Kum Kee
Whet the appetite for the main event by serving guests this special chicken terrine with leeks and apricots. It can be made up to three days ahead
Author: Jane Hornby
If you're looking for a quick dinner party canapé you can't go far wrong with this easy classic
Author: Good Food team
Take the ingredients of the classic cocktail - Tabasco, pepper, tomato and vodka - and use to flavour sizzling shellfish
Author: Cassie Best
This starter, with its quick pickled onion is impressive, but takes little time as it's part of making the dressing. You can do it while the turkey is...
Author: Sophie Godwin - Cookery writer
If you're looking for a quick dinner party canapé you can't go far wrong with this easy classic
Author: Good Food team
A sophisticated starter that takes just minutes to put together
Author: Orlando Murrin
Gravadlax makes a stunning prepare-ahead starter or centrepiece for your New Year festivities
Author: Gordon Ramsay
This indulgent sharing platter makes an impressive dinner party starter with trout pâté, crisp coated mackerel fillets and smoked salmon
Author: James Martin
This sumptuous salad is perfect for a group starter and can be whipped up the night before
Author: Good Food team
A French dish of potted meat with garlic, juniper and brandy. Slow-cook pork until tender then set into individual ramekins for a sensational starter
Author: Barney Desmazery
Author: enaraparra
Author: Chrissy Weiss
A hearty soup with a backbone of warming spice. You could swap the cannellini beans for butter beans, or use a mixture of the two.
Here's a cheffy dish that is really elegant but super easy to make! This is the sort of dish you get at posh restaurants that they charge a fortune for....
Author: Nagi | RecipeTin Eats
Combine creamy goat's cheese, crisp apple and earthy beetroot for a simple salad that's bursting with flavour and colour - and it looks impressive plated...
Author: Tom Kerridge
An easy help-yourself starter with the zest and spice of ginger and chilli
Author: Good Food team
Make this cured salmon and prawn dish as a classy starter for a dinner party. It takes a few days of prep, but it's well worth it for the flavour that...
Author: Jane Hornby
Make this cured salmon and prawn dish as a classy starter for a dinner party. It takes a few days of prep, but it's well worth it for the flavour that...
Author: Jane Hornby
Try a new way to use chorizo, with these fabulous croquetas served with garlic mayonnaise. They require a little effort, but make a great starter or party...
Author: Diana Henry
Deep-fried Brussels are a taste revelation, they're dangerously addictive with our mustardy vinaigrette. Serve as a speedy yet elegant starter
Author: Sophie Godwin - Cookery writer
Great British Bake Off's Kimberley Wilson has created this stunning celebration bread with individually filled buns and a melting cheese middle - made...
Author: Kimberley Wilson
Miriam's easy, chilled almond soup makes a refreshing starter and only has 4 ingredients for an authentic Spanish taste
Author: miriamgonzlezdurntez
Raymond Blanc's recipe for this sumptuous dinner party starter, with a luxurious cheesy sauce, is guaranteed to impress - use gruyère or emmenthal cheese,...
Author: Raymond Blanc
Crispy potatoes, smokey tomato sauce and healthy garlic aioli combine to make this delicious Spanish tapas dish
Author: Robyn
Deep-fried Brussels are a taste revelation, they're dangerously addictive with our mustardy vinaigrette. Serve as a speedy yet elegant starter
Author: Sophie Godwin - Cookery writer
These dough balls are easy-peasy, so get the kids to help you make them for your Halloween party
Author: Lesley Waters
These dough balls are easy-peasy, so get the kids to help you make them for your Halloween party
Author: Lesley Waters
A crowd-pleasing, help-yourself starter. Take the bread out of the oven an hour before lunch and it'll still be warm when it hits the table
Author: John Torode
Reader Margaret Cody shares her moreish party dish- the creamy vegetarian filling baked into a round loaf will go down a storm with guests
Author: Good Food team
James Martin's luxuriously rich dinner party starter can be made up to two days in advance for fuss-free entertaining - serve with toasted brioche, cornichons...
Author: James Martin
Pascal Aussignac's warm salad recipe includes an unusual combination of sweet caramelised clementines with French cheese, celery and mushrooms, topped...
Author: Pascal Aussignac