This is my own interpretation of the delicious Mexican guacamole, with a French twist. Avocadoes are mixed with tomatoes, schalots or spring onions, lime, fresh cilantro and for the spice: the French piment d’Espelette / Espelette chilli pepper. But you can make this recipe with chili or Cayenne pepper.
This tart is an impressive treat for simple moments or great occasions. A complex appearance and very nice presentation but actually it’s very easy to make. The kids just love tarte soleil. Adults too. It’s one of those gorgeous dishes that make a “wow” impression!
Cheese balls, coated with dried fruits and walnuts, nicely wrapped in zucchini. Wouldn’t those bites be tempting as a tapas to grab with a drink before dinner?
South France Provence cuisine use chickpeas in many preparations. And olive oil almost everywhere. As hummus is a typical Mediterranean preparation, the French version of hummus have only olive oil, thus without tahini.
A quick and easy recipe, great with a drink as an appetizer spread on bread toasts or as a dip with raw vegetables strips.
Fancy presentation in France for appetizer: verrines are small individual glasses. Pear compote, foie gras and gingerbread crumbs sprinkled
Cubed cucumber fried in olive oiled seasoned with flavorful pepper, and fresh goat cheese wrapped in filo pastry. Those delicious one bite appetizers are both crispy, crunchy and sweet at the same time.
Do you know how to catch razor clams, and how to cook them? Try these razor shell rillettes. It’s kind of a spread, or a pate – pâté – as we would say in French.
Homemade deli meat simply prepared by leaving pork tenderloin in coarse salt for 20 days, then rinsed and seasonned. Nothing more!
This typical dish from the South of France evokes early-evening apéritifs in the height of summer. Simply crush some olives? There is more to it than that…
Serve these small cheese puffs, or Gougères, as appetizers.
Each time I prepare gougères, the whole dish disappears in a few seconds, the children suddenly become very interested in what the adults are eating and grab them one after the other, even if they are not supposed to.