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Starters

Find the perfect starter for your next dinner party

Mackerel with salsa verde
Make mackerel the star of the show with this simple brunch dish
The Alverton, Truro
This gorgeous fish stew is swimming with mussels, prawns and scallops
The Old Quay House
Make the most of the short English asparagus season with this beautiful tempura recipe
Celeriac and pear soup
Ben Taylor serves this soup with curry oil, garlic mushrooms and toasted pecans
ham hock
Spice up this classic dish with salt-baked pineapple relish and spiced bread
pan-seared scallops with grapefruit and crispy chicken skin
Give scallops a go at home with this delicious recipe from Bobby Southworth
Leek and wild garlic gribiche
Do something different with wild garlic and try this leek gribiche recipe from Patrick Hanna
Mussels with leeks and bacon in a creamy cider sauce
Ian Middleton uses local Devon cider for his Exmouth mussels with leek and bacon sauce
crab cakes
Nathan Outlaw shares his recipe for crab cakes with lemon butter sauce
pumpkin and sage soup
Tom Williams-Hawkes share his rustic recipe for warming pumpkin and sage soup
Crispy ling
Tim Barnes shares his fail-safe recipe for crispy fried ling with fiery chilli jam
Crispy oysters
These crispy oysters from Zack Hawke make a cracking canape
Outlaws
This delicate dish from Tim Barnes is bursting with flavour
Razor Clams
Forget mussels, try this razor clam and pancetta recipe from Adam Banks
Anchovies and garlic mayo
These delicious deep fried anchovies with roast garlic mayonnaise make a great grazing dish
Beetroot Macaroons
Matthew Beardshall of Wilder shares his recipe for beetroot and goat's cheese macaroons
Chilli squid
Forget calamari, try this fried squid with Asian pesto dish from Neil Haydock
Raw scallops
Chris Simpson of Restaurant Nathan Outlaw shares his recipe for raw scallop with anchovies and green chilli
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