Welcome to the Celtnet Starters Recipes Home Page

Welcome to Celtnet's Starters Recipes Page — The starter is a Roman invention which came about with meals composed of multiple courses. Initially these were a collection of small dainties arranged together. Modern starters are often more complex and can be cut-down versions of a full meal. However, idea of a starter as a small portion. Despite this there are several dishes that only really works as starters and many are presented here.

Here you will find a large range of recipes which do not fit into the 'ancient' theme of the remainder of the recipes on this site. In essence these recipes represent a sampling of the several thousand recipes that I've gathered, adapted and personally cooked over the years. Many of these recipes originate with University friends who helped engender my interest in world cuisine. Others come from exchanging recipes on the internet or going through recipe books to search for things that work (and things that don't) and are the results of my own experiments and modifications on these recipes. Yet others are things that I've tried and which turned out so well that I decided to write them up.

I have a passion for food and cookery that is (hopefully) bolstered by a formal scientific training that lets me know what's happening when food cooks. This is one reason why Roman cookery with it's balancing of salt, sweet, sour, bitter and umami flavours is so fascinating (the same balancing is also present in Thai cuisine) and I want to bring this approach to the balancing of flavours to traditional Western and to fusion foods. Spice blends are fascinating as they show both how foods and flavourings have developed locally across the world and how the spice trade (especially the introduction of Black Pepper and Chillis) have affected the major cuisines of the world.

As well as the list of recipes presented below you can also fetch Modern and Traditional starters recipes by meal type via these links:

Starters Fish Courses
Meat Courses Vegetarian
Accompaniments to Main Courses Desserts
Breads, Cakes and Pastries Sauces and Jams
Snacks Drinks
Spice Blends


Alphabetical list of Starters recipes follow (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 2205 recipes in total:


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Çaçık
(Turkish Cucumber and Yoghurt Salad)
     Origin: Turkey
Anguilla Marinata
(Marinated Eel)
     Origin: Italy
Asparagus, Poached Egg and Pine Nut Salad
     Origin: British
A Good Family Soup
     Origin: British
Angus Potato Soup
     Origin: Scotland
Aubergine Rolls Stuffed with Spinach
     Origin: British
A Good Mutton Soup
     Origin: British
Another English Salad
     Origin: British
Australian Pickled Prawns
     Origin: Australia
A Salmi of Moor Fowl, Pheasants or Partridges
     Origin: British
Another English Salad II
     Origin: British
Austrian Tomato Soup
     Origin: Austria
A Third Salamongundy
     Origin: British
Another Receipt for Gravy Soup
     Origin: British
Avga Gemista
(Devilled Eggs)
     Origin: Greece
Abrikossuppe
(Apricot Soup)
     Origin: Denmark
Another way to Dress Sweetbreads
     Origin: British
Avga me Sikotakia Poulion
(Eggs with Chicken Livers)
     Origin: Greece
Ackee Dip
     Origin: Mexico
Antipasto Chef's Salad
     Origin: British
Avga Omeleta
(Greek Egg Omelette)
     Origin: Greece
Adas bil Hamod
(Lentils with Lemon Juice)
     Origin: Arabia
Antipasto di Funghi e Gamberetti
(Mushroom and Prawn Antipasto)
     Origin: Italy
Avgolemono
(Egg and Lemon Soup)
     Origin: Greece
Aegean Salad
     Origin: Greece
Appetizer Pate Cheesecake
     Origin: American
Avocado and Crab
     Origin: Ghana
African Curried Peanut Soup
     Origin: South Africa
Apple and Avocado Salad with Wakame
     Origin: American
Avocado and Prawns in a Wasabi Dressing
     Origin: Fusion
African Terrine with Cashew Nuts
     Origin: South Africa
Apple and Calf's Foot Jelly
     Origin: British
Avocado and Sea Spaghetti Salad
     Origin: British
Aijet Beythat
(Egg Kebab)
     Origin: Saudi Arabia
Apple and Peanut Butter Soup
     Origin: American
Avocado Soup
     Origin: Trinidad
Ajlouke de Carottes
(Carrot Starter)
     Origin: Tunisia
Apple and Plum Summer Fruit Soup
     Origin: British
Avocado with Smoked Fish
     Origin: Ghana
Al-Motubug
(Stuffed Pastry Squares)
     Origin: Saudi Arabia
Apple and Tamarillo Summer Fruit Soup
     Origin: British
Avocats au Gingembre
(Gingered Avocados)
     Origin: Cote dIvoire
Albondigas
     Origin: American
Apple Coleslaw
     Origin: British
Bò Tái Chanh
(Lemon-cured Beef with Rice Paddy Herb)
     Origin: Vietnam
Alcachofas Estofadas con Piñones
(Artichokes with Pine-nuts)
     Origin: Spain
Apple Soup
     Origin: British
Bún Bò Xào
(Lemongrass Beef and Noodle Salad)
     Origin: Vietnam
Ale Jelly
     Origin: British
Apple Summer Fruit Soup
     Origin: British
Bún Riêu Chay
(Tofu Curdle Rice Noodle Soup)
     Origin: Vietnam
Alexanders Cream Soup
     Origin: British
Apple, Avocado and Cobnut Salad
     Origin: American
Baba Ghanoush
     Origin: Middle East
Alexanders Greens Soup
     Origin: British
Apple, Cider and Onion Soup
     Origin: British
Babini
(Tomato Salad)
     Origin: Middle East
Alexanders Soup
     Origin: British
Ardei a la Moldova
(Moldovan Baked Bell Pepper Salad)
     Origin: Moldova
Bableves
(Hungarian Bean Soup)
     Origin: Hungary
Algerian Fish Soup
     Origin: Algeria
Armjanskij sup chechevicy
(Armenian Lentil Soup)
     Origin: Armenia
Bableves Csülökkel
(Bean Soup with Knuckle of Pork)
     Origin: Hungary
Algerian Shorba
(Algerian Chicken Soup)
     Origin: Algeria
Arroz con Pollo
(Chicken With Rice)
     Origin: Mexico
Baby Caviar Potatoes
     Origin: British
Aljota
(Fish Soup)
     Origin: Malta
Artisjokken en munt Soep
(Artichoke and Mint Soup)
     Origin: South Africa
Bacon and Cabbage Soup
     Origin: Ireland
Almond Shamrocks
     Origin: British
Aruban Iced Coconut Soup
     Origin: Aruba
Bacon and Onion Mini Quiches
     Origin: Canada
Almond Soup
     Origin: British
Asharbal Leebia
(Libyan Soup 2)
     Origin: Libya
Bacon and Onion Soufflé
     Origin: British
Amb Halad Ka Shorba
(Zedoary Soup)
     Origin: India
Asian-style Bean Salad
     Origin: Fusion
Bacon Toast
     Origin: British
Ambelofassoula Salata
(String Bean Salad)
     Origin: Greece
Asparagus and Wild Chervil Soup
     Origin: British
Bacon-wrapped Water Chestnuts
     Origin: Fusion
Anchovies
     Origin: British
Asparagus in Aspic
     Origin: British
Bajiy
(Red Lentil Fritters)
     Origin: Somalia
Anchovy and Sorrel Tart
     Origin: British
Asparagus Salad
     Origin: British
Bajiya
(Somali Black-eyed Pea Fritters)
     Origin: Somalia
Anchovy Canapés
     Origin: British
Asparagus Salad
     Origin: British
Bak Kut Teh
(Spicy Sparerib Soup)
     Origin: Malaysia
Angelica Soup
     Origin: British
Asparagus Soup
     Origin: British
Baked Crab Rangoon
     Origin: China
Angels on Horseback
     Origin: British
Asparagus Soup
     Origin: British
Baked Green Bell Pepper Salad
(Salata Mashwia)
     Origin: Libya
Angels on Horseback with Prunes
     Origin: British
Asparagus Soup II
     Origin: British
Angourodomatossalata
(Tomato and Cucumber Salad)
     Origin: Greece
Asparagus Soup with Lobster, Morel Mushrooms and Chervil
     Origin: American

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