France
9 recipes from France
FranceVichyssoise
A sieved velvet soup of leeks and potatoes, enriched with cream and served ice cold under a scatter of chives.
FranceTian Provençal
Thin rounds of courgette, aubergine and tomato fanned tightly over a bed of thyme-scented softened onions.
FranceVegetarian Quiche
A crisp shortcrust shell filled with softened leeks, mushrooms, a creamy egg custard and melting gruyère.
FranceFrench Onion Soup
Onions caramelised for a patient fifty minutes, a white wine broth, and a lid of baguette under bubbling gruyère.
FranceSocca
A large chickpea flour pancake from Nice, baked in a searing-hot oven until crisp and blistered at the edges and tender in the middle.
FranceSoupe au pistou
Provençal soup of white and green beans, courgette, potato and small pasta, finished at the table with a pounded basil and garlic pistou.
FranceVegetarian tartiflette
The Savoyard gratin without bacon, potatoes, melted onions and cream under a layer of oozing reblochon cheese.
FranceVegetarian garbure
The great peasant soup of south-west France, savoy cabbage, turnips, carrots, potatoes and white beans slow-simmered in a thyme broth.
FranceRatatouille niçoise
Summer vegetables cooked separately then brought together, the Nice way, so each keeps its own flavour.