Recipes from Nice
Every recipe on Nice Cooking: Niçoise starters, salads, soups, tarts and desserts, with step-by-step methods.
27 recipes
Main dishes4 hMediumEstocaficada
L'estocaficada
Estocaficada is the stockfish stew of Nice: wind-dried cod soaked for 8 days, then simmered 3 hours with tomatoes, peppers and onions, finished with potatoes and olives.
Starters35 minEasyAnchoïade (Provençal anchovy dip)
Anchoïade
Starters30 minEasyTapenade
Starters1 h 35 minEasyPanisse
Lunch1 h 5 minMediumTrouchia
La trouchia
Lunch1 h 45 minMediumRatatouille niçoise
La ratatouia nissarda
Ratatouille niçoise is Nice's summer vegetable stew: aubergine, courgette, pepper and tomato, each fried on its own, then simmered together in olive oil.
Main dishes2 h 12 minMediumNiçois ravioli with daube and Swiss chard
Li raïola nissardi
Main dishes4 h 45 minMediumDaube niçoise
La doba à la nissarda
Lunch30 minEasyPan bagnat
Lou pan bagnat
Starters2 h 50 minEasySocca
La socca
Beverages15 minEasyFrench hot chocolate (chocolat chaud à l’ancienne)
Thick, velvety French hot chocolate made the old-fashioned way with real dark chocolate, whole milk and a little cream, whisked until smooth and glossy.
Main dishes1 h 5 minMediumChicken in vinegar, Lyon style (poulet au vinaigre)
Condiments10 minEasyHerbes de Provence (homemade blend)
Lunch2 h 10 minMediumPetits farcis (Niçoise stuffed vegetables)
Soups25 minEasyAïga boulida (garlic and sage soup)
L’aïga boulida
Condiments35 minMediumRouille (saffron garlic sauce)
Rouille, the rust-coloured garlic, saffron and chilli sauce of Provence, bound with egg yolk and potato and spread on croutons for fish soup.
Soups1 h 40 minEasySoupe au pistou (vegetable soup with basil and garlic)
La soupa au pistou
Soups1 hEasyMussel soup with saffron and spaghetti
Salads34 minEasySalade niçoise
La salada nissarda
Starters1 h 5 minEasyZucchini blossom fritters
Salads1 h 25 minEasyGrilled pepper salad with anchovies
Grilled red and yellow peppers, peeled by hand and dressed with olive oil, garlic and anchovies — a simple Provençal salad that tastes better the next day.
Starters3 h 15 minMediumPissaladière (Niçoise onion tart)
La pissaladiera
Starters23 minEasyRaw ham with fresh figs
Salads40 minEasyGrilled Swiss chard stems with anchovy vinaigrette
Desserts2 h 35 minMediumTourta de blea (sweet Swiss chard pie)
La tourta de blea
Cooking tipsLa Cuisine Niçoise
An introduction to la cuisine niçoise: how mountains, history and thrift shaped the cooking of Nice, its essential ingredients and its signature dishes.
Desserts1 h 35 minMediumGanses (Niçoise carnival fritters)