Geroosterde spruiten met hazelnoten en geitenkaas

Cold starters

Cold appetizers are an elegant, often surprisingly light way to start a meal. They aren’t served hot, but built around pure flavours, fresh textures and carefully chosen ingredients. Think crisp vegetables, soft cheeses, smoked fish, shellfish, or classic salads from across European cooking.

This collection brings together different traditions: Mediterranean salads and vegetable terrines, more northern-inspired fish dishes, and familiar classics with beetroot, potato or prawns. Sometimes festive and refined, sometimes simple and homely — always with respect for the ingredients. Good produce, clear preparation, and flavours that work in balance.

  • Mediterrane garnalencocktail

    Mediterranean prawn cocktail

    This Mediterranean prawn cocktail is a light and refreshing twist on the classic. Perfect as an elegant starter for spring or summer.
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  • Terrine met paprika, aubergine en courgette

    Terrine with peppers, aubergine & courgette

    This colourful terrine of roasted peppers, aubergine and courgette is fresh, pure and perfect for a summer lunch or as a light starter.
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  • Carpaccio van rode biet met feta, spruitjesblaadjes

    Beetroot carpaccio with feta & pecans

    A festive starter that is light, healthy and full of flavour. Thinly sliced beetroot forms the base, with creamy feta, fresh Brussels sprout leaves and crunchy pecans.
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  • Salade Cauchoise

    Salade Cauchoise

    Salade Cauchoise is a delicious Norman potato salad with ham and celery.
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  • Geräucherte Forelle mit Meerrettichsahne

    Smoked trout with creamy horseradish sauce

    A classic German starter with Bavarian roots: smoked trout with a refreshing horseradish cream.
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  • Salade des Lords

    Salade des Lords

    A classic light orange salad with crème fraîche and nuts, ideal for when it's warm outside.
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  • Bietensalade met vinaigrette

    Classic Beetroot Starter with Chervil

    This beetroot salad is a really old classic. These red beets can also be used very well as a side dish
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  • Choriatiki

    Choriatiki

    For a Greek salad, the better the products, the tastier the salad. Maybe a simple salad but oh so tasty.

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  • Hollandse garnalen cocktail met appel

    Dutch Shrimp Cocktail with Apple

    Shrimp with apple, dill and celery completed with cooking cream and a dash of cognac.

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  • Rammenassalade met crème fraîche en walnoten

    Radish salad with crème fraîche and walnuts

    A fresh, crisp salad of paper-thin sliced black radish with creamy crème fraîche, toasted walnuts and a hint of tarragon or chervil.

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  • Salade van rammenas, appel en kappertjesbloemen

    Black radish, apple and caper flower salad

    A crisp salad of black radish and apple with a creamy mustard dressing and salty caper blossoms. Light, refined and perfect as a classic starter.

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  • Salade met gerookte eendenborst, sinaasappel en walnoten

    Smoked duck breast salad

    An elegant, classic salad in which smoked duck breast is combined with fresh orange and toasted walnuts.

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  • Salade van rivierkreeftjes met geroosterde courgette

    Crayfish salad with roasted courgette

    A fresh crayfish salad with lightly toasted courgette, lemon and fresh tarragon. The courgette forms the base and the crayfish stay nicely juicy on top: a light, refined starter with a French touch.

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  • Klassieke eiersalade

    Classic egg salad

    This egg salad is a classic sandwich filling: creamy with mayonnaise, lightly tangy thanks to Dijon mustard, and fresh with a little lemon and chives.

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  • Avocado met garnalen en appel

    Avocado with prawns and apple

    Avocado with prawns is a classic cold preparation that works well as a starter or light lunch.
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