Any good starter ideas?

I'm doing a come dine with me for some friends, and i've got a main course of chicken tagine and then for desert i'm going to do tarte tatin...does anyone have any ideas for a starter?Any good starter ideas?
Chicken Tortilla soup

corn tortillas chips broken in small pieces

1 lg. onion - minced

2 cloves garlic - minced

2 Tbls. vegetable oil OR olive oil

15 oz. can tomato puree or sauce

4 cups chicken broth

1/4 cup hot sauce or to taste

1/2 med. green bell pepper minced

1 Tbls. minced jalapeno pepper - optional

1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

1/2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. chili powder -

1/4 tsp. black pepper

1/4 cup all-purpose flour mixed with 1/2 cup water

1 lb. boneless, skinless cooked chicken 鈥?cubed or shredded- (a cooked one from grocery works great)

1/4 cup sour cream - low-fat okay

8 oz. Velveeta - cubed, low-fat okay

1 cup Monterey Jack cheese shredded







-In a large pot over medium-high heat, saut茅 onions and garlic in oil until soft.

-Add the next 10 ingredients to the pot, bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 20 minutes.

-Whisk flour/water mixture into soup.

-Bring contents of pot to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to low, and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

-Add chicken to pot and continue to simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

-Add sour cream, and cheese to pot; stir until cheese has melted and simmer 5 min.

-Pour soup into bowls, pile tortilla strips on top shape on top of the soup and add a little shredded cheese.
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A really nice and simple starter is cooked asparagus wrapped in parma ham or bacon with sprinkled cheese on top :)
how about something sinple like a cheezy garlic roll? garlic butter in a roll topped with some mozarella cheese and melted under the grill to give it a slightly speckled brownish effect.
a simple vegetable soup is always a good starter

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