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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

    Chickpeas in a bowl wrapped in tea towel.

    Air Fryer Chickpeas

    Small bowl full of croutons.

    How To Make Homemade Croutons

    Butternut Squash & Chestnut Soup in a bowl with pumpkin seeds on top.

    Butternut Squash & Chestnut Soup

    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

    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

    Mushroom and walnut pâté in an oval dish with thyme & peppercorns.

    Vegan Mushroom Pâté with Walnuts

    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

    Bread with couple slices cut off, butter, jam & knives.

    Easy Wholemeal Bread Recipe (No Knead)

    Close up of cut white bread.

    Easy White Sandwich Bread (Soft-Crust)

    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

    Carrot and swede soup in a bowl, half a lime and fresh coriander on the side.

    Carrot and Swede Soup

    Close up of pot with courgette soup with peas and mint.

    Creamy Courgette Soup with Peas and Mint

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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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