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Christmas dinner starter
Can anyone give me any ideas for a starter for xmas dinner. I'm feeding 6 people.
Don't want to do prawn or fish of any kind - 2 people wont eat it.
One of them is also a vegetarian and one wont eat salad!
Bl***y fussy eaters!
any ideas will be gratefully recieved.
Don't want to do prawn or fish of any kind - 2 people wont eat it.
One of them is also a vegetarian and one wont eat salad!
Bl***y fussy eaters!
any ideas will be gratefully recieved.
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This is a lovely starter - light but special. Suitable for non-fishy people and vegetarians:
http://www.vegsoc.org/cordonvert/recipes/xmas/ greens4.html
http://www.vegsoc.org/cordonvert/recipes/xmas/ greens4.html
Tortilla Rollups
224 g cream cheese, softened
4 green onions, finely chopped
60 ml salsa
115 g shredded Cheddar cheese
10 (10 inch) flour tortillas
Optional: Chopped Ham,Turkey or Chicken
In a medium bowl, mix together the cream cheese, green onions, salsa and Cheddar cheese. Spread the cream cheese mixture on the tortillas. Roll the tortillas and refrigerate about 4 hours before slicing into 1 inch long pieces.
Spicy Tortilla Rollups
224 g cream cheese, softened
56 g chopped black olives
112 g diced green chiles
112 g sliced pimento peppers, drained
30 g green onions, minced
45 ml hot pepper sauce
9 g chopped fresh cilantro
720 g flour tortillas
In a medium-size mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, olives, chiles, pimentos, green onions, hot sauce and fresh cilantro. Spread the mixture onto tortillas. Roll the tortillas up and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Slice the roll ups and serve.
Prosciutto & Parmesan Pinwheels
1 (17.5 ounce) package frozen puff pastry sheets, thawed
140 g prosciutto, thinly sliced
140 g Parmesan cheese, thinly sliced
10 ml prepared mustard
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a baking sheet with nonstick oil spray. Roll the thawed pastry out onto a flat surface. Spread Dijon mustard to taste on the pastry sheets. Cover pastry with a layer of prosciutto, then cheese. Roll the sheets, beginning at the long side. Cut into 1 inch thick sections. Arrange the sections on the prepared baking sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes.
224 g cream cheese, softened
4 green onions, finely chopped
60 ml salsa
115 g shredded Cheddar cheese
10 (10 inch) flour tortillas
Optional: Chopped Ham,Turkey or Chicken
In a medium bowl, mix together the cream cheese, green onions, salsa and Cheddar cheese. Spread the cream cheese mixture on the tortillas. Roll the tortillas and refrigerate about 4 hours before slicing into 1 inch long pieces.
Spicy Tortilla Rollups
224 g cream cheese, softened
56 g chopped black olives
112 g diced green chiles
112 g sliced pimento peppers, drained
30 g green onions, minced
45 ml hot pepper sauce
9 g chopped fresh cilantro
720 g flour tortillas
In a medium-size mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, olives, chiles, pimentos, green onions, hot sauce and fresh cilantro. Spread the mixture onto tortillas. Roll the tortillas up and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Slice the roll ups and serve.
Prosciutto & Parmesan Pinwheels
1 (17.5 ounce) package frozen puff pastry sheets, thawed
140 g prosciutto, thinly sliced
140 g Parmesan cheese, thinly sliced
10 ml prepared mustard
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a baking sheet with nonstick oil spray. Roll the thawed pastry out onto a flat surface. Spread Dijon mustard to taste on the pastry sheets. Cover pastry with a layer of prosciutto, then cheese. Roll the sheets, beginning at the long side. Cut into 1 inch thick sections. Arrange the sections on the prepared baking sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes.
