All recipes from "Starter" from the blog "Thyme for Cooking"

Goat Cheese & Dates with Spinach Salad

A simple salad with dried dates, nuts, and goat cheese.

Tomato & Red Pepper Soup

It's so easy to make your own tomato soup.

Fresh Tomato Soup

This is a cool weather soup made with fresh, garden tomatoes, lots of garlic,  and herbs.

Zucchini & Red Pepper Pasta Salad

This is a cross between an pasta salad and a hot side dish.

Spinach & Lentil Salad

I used the small, green Lentils du Puy but you could use the larger tan lentils, or even the tiny, black, Beluga lentils.

Chicken, Quinoa, & Avocado Salad

We normally think of spinach as a spring green but it's also widely available in the fall when the temps cool down.

Turkey & Green Bean Pasta Salad

Fresh green beans and yellow tomatoes make a colorful summer pasta salad

Pasta Salad with Chard & Purple Basil

Sausage, Squash, & Lentil Pasta Salad

The best thing about salads is, like soups, you can add almost anything.

Chard & Tomato Quiche

Add a salad for a summer lunch, grill some chicken to serve it for dinner or slice it in thin wedges for a contribution to a pot luck.

Mediterranean Chicken Salad

The chicken & vegetables are warm in this salad - only because they're cooked at the last minute.

Chilled Yellow Tomato Soup

You could, of course, make this with red tomatoes, red pepper, red onion.

Chickpea & Herb Salad

This is an easy salad of fresh herbs, chickpeas, and egg.

Spinach Salad with White Beans and Red Pepper

This could be a lunch salad but we had it as a side dish with barbecued chicken.

Lettuce Soup

Never thought of making Lettuce Soup? Great way to use it when the garden / market goes crazy.

Warm Chickpea & Spinach Salad

Sometimes, a warm salad is the perfect spring lunch (or starter).

Shrimp and Asparagus Salad

We like to add couscous or rice to salads to make a hearty salad for a complete meal.

Spinach Salad with Warm Goat Cheese

Warm Cabbage & Leek Salad

Winter cabbage meets spring leeks in this warm 'change of season' salads.

Meatball & Pasta Soup

This is a prefect combination of meatballs and soup.