Christmas dinner quick fixes

Are your pre-Christmas food preparations minimal, or non-existent? Catherine Fulvio of Ballyknocken House & Cookery School in Co Wicklow has some tips and recipes for simple, quick and tasty recipes that don’t require hours in the kitchen

Smoked salmon roll salad
Catherine Fulvio of Ballyknocken House & Cookery School in Co Wicklow

It’s easy to get a bit frazzled at this stage of the Christmas preparations, especially if work and family mean you haven’t managed to make much of a start. But from DIY canapés for starters to alternative and indulgent desserts that you don’t have to prepare weeks in advance, I’m confident you can get Christmas covered.

For starters, I like to go for a ...