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    Soups, Starters & Light Meals

    Easy and delicious soups, starters & light meals await you!

    Nothing beats a bowl of warming soup for lunch or light dinner!

    Here you will find lots of easy and delicious recipes that will help you make the most of lovely, seasonal vegetables and turn them into bowlfuls of deliciousness! There are some starter and light meal recipes too!

    Try my super popular Smoked Mackerel Pate with Horseradish for light lunch or as a snack or a starter. My delicious Curried Swede Soup will definitely warm you up on a chilli day. Take a look, there is so much to choose from!

     

    • Bunch of breadsticks wrapped in towel in a ceramic colander.
      Easy Breadsticks
    • Roasted Brussels sprouts with Parmesan & Garlic
      Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Parmesan & Garlic
    • Bowl with roasted Brussels sprouts with balsamic vinegar and walnuts topped with cranberries.
      Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Balsamic Vinegar & Walnuts
    • Oval dish with Asian Brussels sprouts.
      Asian Brussels Sprouts with Miso
    • Close up of Brussels sprouts soup in a bowl with two slices of granary bread.
      Easy Brussels Sprouts Soup
    • Bread with couple slices cut off, butter, jam & knives.
      Easy Wholemeal Bread Recipe (No Knead)
    • Butternut squash and red lentil soup in a bowl garnished with parmesan and three pan fried sage leaves.
      Butternut Squash and Red Lentil Soup with Sage
    • Mushroom and walnut pâté in an oval dish with thyme & peppercorns.
      Vegan Mushroom Pâté with Walnuts
    • Small bowl full of croutons.
      How To Make Homemade Croutons
    • Close up of cut white bread.
      Easy White Sandwich Bread (Soft-Crust)
    • Chickpeas in a bowl wrapped in tea towel.
      Air Fryer Chickpeas
    • Butternut Squash & Chestnut Soup in a bowl with pumpkin seeds on top.
      Butternut Squash & Chestnut Soup
    • Pile of baked polenta chips with rosemary and bowl of ketchup.
      Baked Polenta Chips (Vegan, Gluten-Free)
    • Close up of kohlrabi on a wooden board.
      How to Cook Kohlrabi
    • Close up of celeriac veggie loaf.
      Celeriac Veggie Loaf
    • Russian salad in a bowl with serving spoons.
      Russian Salad or Olivier Salad (Vegan)
    • Beet greens soup, spoon, lemon and leafy greens.
      Botwinka (Polish Beet Greens Soup)
    • Plate with risotto, grater and pan with chorizo.
      Sun-Dried Tomato Risotto with Asparagus
    • Curried Swede Soup
      Curried Swede Soup (Instant Pot / Stovetop)
    • Cocktail sausages wrapped in bacon on a platter.
      Party Sausages with Honey & Mustard Glaze
    • Cheese Straws and Steamer Trading Cookshop Giveaway
      Cheese Straws and Steamer Trading Cookshop Giveway
    • Gougeres in a basket - close up.
      Easy Cheese Puffs (Gougères)
    • Wild garlic soup in bowls with leaves around.
      Wild Garlic Soup (Dairy-Free, Vegan)
    • Bowl of tomato & fennel soup with pesto, sliced bread and tomatoes.
      Roasted Tomato & Fennel Soup Recipe
    • Soda bread loaf on a board with bread knife and butter.
      Irish Soda Bread with Yogurt
    • Baked vegan quiche with asparagus.
      Vegan Quiche with Asparagus
    • 6 baked vegan cheese scones on baking tray.
      Vegan Cheese Scones (with Wild Garlic)
    • Close up of cheese and onion quiche.
      Cheese and Onion Quiche (with Wild Garlic)
    • Air fryer asparagus bunch on serving platter.
      Air Fryer Asparagus
    • Close up of vegan garlic bread slices after baking.
      Vegan Garlic Bread (Oven + Air Fryer)
    • Wild Garlic Hummus in a bowl close up
      Wild Garlic Hummus
    • Hand holding a cracker dipped in pink hummus.
      Beetroot Hummus
    • Bowl with broad bean dip, veg & crackers.
      Broad Bean Dip
    • Beetroot soup in a bowl with decorative corn ears behind it.
      Easy Beetroot Soup (Vegan Borscht)
    • Buckwheat salad presented in a bowl with decorative salad servers.
      Buckwheat & Beetroot Salad with Chickpeas
    • Serving bowl with portion of beetroot risotto.
      Vegan Beetroot Risotto (Gluten-Free)
    • Close up of baked vegan soda bread loaf.
      Vegan Soda Bread (No Buttermilk)
    • Two bowls filled with Jerusalem artichoke soup & garnishes.
      Jerusalem Artichoke & Carrot Soup
    • Soup in a bowl ready to serve.
      Classic Carrot and Coriander Soup
    • Close up of curried parsnip soup in a bowl with garnishes.
      Curried Parsnip Soup
    • Close up of Christmas focaccia loaf on a baking tray.
      Christmas Focaccia with Chestnuts and Stuffing
    • Square close up of two bowls with celeriac and sweet potato soup.
      Roasted Celeriac & Sweet Potato Soup

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    Hi! I’m Jo and this blog is where I share lots of simple, family friendly and mostly plant based recipes we enjoy eating and now you can easily recreate at home.

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      Irish Soda Bread with Yogurt
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      Easy Wholemeal Bread Recipe (No Knead)
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      Vegetarian Sausage Rolls Recipe
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      Healthy Banana Flapjacks

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