Light bites

Welsh rarebit Often pronounced as Welsh 'rabbit', this simple recipe makes a meal out of cheese on toast, or added to soups in place of croutons.
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Warm halloumi with herbs Halloumi is made from sheep and goat's milk, and here it is fried and herbed to be served with crusty bread and a salad.
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Twice-baked cheese soufflés This foolproof recipe can be prepared several hours in advance, so is ideal for serving at a dinner party, and so delicious!
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Cheese roulade This beautiful roulade makes a sumptuous first course or light lunch, served warm or at room temperature.
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Feta cheese squares These crunchy little biscuits are packed with the rich and salty flavours of the Greek feta cheese and poppy seeds.
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Tortilla This variation of a traditional thick Spanish omelette includes broccoli and peas, along with the more usual potatoes.
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Spinach timbales A timbale (the name is French) is an individual vegetable and egg dish that is cooked in a mould and turned out on to a plate for serving.
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Spinach soufflés These spinach soufflés are deliciously golden and puffy once cooked, and taste every bit as good as they look.
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Winter vegetable soup Some people call this 'Penny Soup', not just because it is inexpensive to make but because the vegetables resemble coins.
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Tuscan bean soup This classic vegetable and bean dish, Ribollita, is named after the traditional method of re-boiling soup from the day before.
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Stracciatella with pasta A flavoursome light soup, this stracciatella with pasta is also simple and quick to prepare, and makes a perfect light lunch.
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Tarte flambé This thin-based, pizza-style tart from Alsace has both sweet and savoury toppings. Great to accompany soups in wintertime
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Pizza bianca This tasty pizza is made without tomato sauce and is packed with the fresh Mediterranean flavours of fresh figs and Gorgonzola cheese.
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Pizza Florentina An eye-catching pizza with spinach and a whole egg, the florentina is a delicious and healthy out-of-the-ordinary pizza.
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Pizzette Mini party pizzas are easy to eat and a hit with all. Try our topping suggestions or create your own favourite combinations.
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Vietnamese salad, prawns & papaya Vietnamese cuisine has fresh, clean flavours with lime, mint, chillies, and fish sauce all ingredients that are widely used.
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Watercress & walnut salad Try this very quick and simple to prepare watercress and roasted walnut salad, served alongside savoury tarts.
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Warm green bean salad This crunchy, nutty warm green bean salad with the zestiness of fresh ginger is also a great vegetable side dish.
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