| When you are having a dinner party it is likely that | | | | and sweetcorn soup would be very tasty. |
| you will want to impress your guests. Making the | | | | Quick and Easy Hot Starter Recipes |
| best hot starters recipes is a great way to start | | | | You can serve seafood starter recipes to impress |
| your dinner off in style and the best thing about hot | | | | your guests. Pan fried prawns or steamed mussels |
| starters is that so many of them are so simple to | | | | make brilliant starters and these are not too filling, so |
| prepare. | | | | they are perfect before any main course. Seafood |
| Easy starters include bacon-wrapped banana or | | | | recipes are much easier than people tend to think. |
| bacon-wrapped prawns. To make these, you simply | | | | Choose from mussels, crab, tuna, clams, prawns or |
| fasten a strip of bacon around your chosen filling with | | | | anything else that takes your fancy. Fish and seafood |
| a cocktail stick and grill or pan fry them until the | | | | goes perfectly before a meat, poultry or fish main |
| bacon is browned. | | | | course and your guests will love it. |
| What about stuffing dates with blue cheese and | | | | Vol-au-vents are also quick and easy appetizers. You |
| wrapping them in bacon? You can make lots of these | | | | can buy readymade vol-au-vent cases and fill them |
| in about five minutes and they are really tasty. | | | | with a creamy mushroom sauce or a minced beef |
| These are quite plain starter recipes because they | | | | and onion sauce or anything else you fancy. |
| only have two ingredients but sometimes it is nice to | | | | Vol-au-vents are perfect for autumn or winter |
| keep things simple. | | | | starters because they are warming and delicious. |
| Asian Inspired Starter Recipes | | | | These are also nice for buffets. |
| Another great idea for sizzling starters is to try | | | | Whatever kind of dinner party you are arranging |
| something Asian. Hot crab cakes served with a Thai | | | | there are hundreds of easy starter recipes you can |
| dipping sauce or mini spring rolls are great ideas for | | | | choose from. The best starters are those which are |
| starter recipes. You might want to make some | | | | simple to make, although you can choose from classic |
| chicken satay skewers or even vegetarian satay | | | | starters or more exotic ones. |
| skewers. | | | | Whether you fancy using meat, fish, poultry or |
| What about serving a chunky, warming soup? The | | | | vegetarian ingredients, there are hot easy starters |
| great thing about soup is that it can be prepared | | | | which are suitable for any dinner party and which |
| ahead and reheated just before serving. A chunky | | | | your guests will very much enjoy. |
| beef soup with udon noodles or a Chinese chicken | | | | |