Christmas Day hors d'oeuvres recipes

Our brilliant selection of recipes to get the meal started on December 25

From simple platters to divine soups and tasty bites that'll leave room for the main course, click through our selection of recipes for Christmas Day starters...

Little Salmon Pots - this has to be one of the easiest and most impressive starters around - you can prepare the pots up to two days ahead . It's made using hot-smoked salmon - salmon that is smoked in a different way to ordinary smoked salmon (available from Waitrose).

Melon and Parma Ham - easy and tasty, but you need to get the presentation right.

Lingonberry and Camembert Tartlets -  you can get the filo pastry ready the day before. The rest is simple...

Scallop and Prune Skewers - Tea-infused prunes and fabulous scallops make this a starter no one will forget. Psst... this is actually not a very difficult starter to make

Pumpkin and Chestnut Soup with Chestnut and Chive Butter - sounds like hard work? On the contrary, you can make this the month before!

Port and Stilton Pâté - classy, traditional and did we mention tasty? Serve with melba toast to get it just right

Anchovy crostini - this is hard to beat for simplicity. A great little bite to whet the appetites of your guests

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