Mirabelles refreshed with herbs, citrus juice, vanilla ice cream and crispy gavotte
For the peak season of this little plum, pastry chef Jordan Gasco shares his ideal recipe for a refreshing summer treat. These citrus and vanilla mirabelles with crispy gavotte will be a welcome addition to any sunny table.
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Baba ganoush
Chef Alan Geaam passes on his recipe for Baba ganoush, a tribute to his Lebanese origins. It features a key product, eggplant, in a blend of textures between creamy caviar and fried pita strips.
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Pissaladière with Cévennes sweet onions, gravlaxed lisette and dried olives
Nicolas Bottero pays homage to the Provençal terroir by revisiting a gastronomic version of pissaladière, playing on flavors and textures. This recipe, which he offers at his restaurant Mas Bottero on the N7, is an ode to summer.
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White tuna, cherries and sunflower chili paste
For this raw fish recipe, chef Antoine Villard (Dandelion, Paris 20th) has chosen Mediterranean white tuna, which he drizzles with a vinegar cherry juice.
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Summer Saint-Pierre
Fish stock, asparagus, apricot cream and amaretto sauce form the basis of this recipe for summer St. Pierre from chef Arthur Dubois.
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Spiti Sou Tarama
Greek chef Paul Evangelopoulos reveals the secrets of Spiti Sou's tarama in this recipe.
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Snacked langoustines and crispy pig's trotters
Toulouse chef Yochen Larger offers a land-sea recipe combining langoustines and pig's trotters on a purée with a full-bodied bisque.
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Grilled Figatellu with crispy breadcrumbs
For his recipe, chef Marc-Antoine Chabaut layers panisse, grilled Corsican sausage, Greek yogurt condimented with preserved lemon and harissa, and a herb salad to finish.
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Dolce vita niçoise
For chefs Anaëlle Maizières and Fabien Benhamou, la dolce vita niçoise means peppers, anchovies, ricotta, hazelnuts, basil and, of course, olive oil.
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Pistou soup by Xavier Mathieu
Chef Xavier Mathieu, of Le Phébus restaurant in Joucas, offers his version of soupe au pistou: a generous, fragrant dish emblematic of Provence.
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Vitello tonnato
Lyonnais chef Thomas Asti gives us his version of vitello tonnato, a classic Italian dish.