Starters and Light Bites

Delicious served with crusty bread. Using canned lentils means that you don’t need to soak them overnight – and they have a long shelf life too.

This light salad makes a festive starter or side salad served with a savoury tart or quiche.

This fruity salad makes an excellent starter served with warm crusty bread.

Serve these instead of a starter with drinks on Christmas day. They taste great hot from the grill.

The addition of ginger in this soup is perfect for keeping you warm on those cold nights and is a fantastic natural way of achieving an energy boost.

Packed with goodness, the inimitable watercress soup has become a classic dish – so simple, yet so delicious.

Gram for gram watercress contains more iron than spinach, more calcium than milk and more Vitamin C than oranges. It is naturally low in fat and salt and brimming with more than 15 essential vitamins and minerals.

Simple and seasonal . . . a hearty nourishing soup to comfort you as the autumn evenings start to draw in.

A warming soup that’s delicious and filling served with fresh, warm crusty bread.

The next time you’re having a roast chicken, this soup is the ideal thing for the next day. Use the chicken bones to make delicious fresh chicken stock, the last bits of chicken meat and any leftover vegetables like potatoes or peas – all can be stirred in. Pearl barley thickens the soup and makes it really hearty too. It’s a delicious, warming soup for any time of year. To save time you can always make chicken stock with a stock cube or concentrate.