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Recipes from Nice

Every recipe on Nice Cooking: Niçoise starters, salads, soups, tarts and desserts, with step-by-step methods.

17 recipes

Beverages15 minEasy
French 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 minMedium
Chicken in vinegar, Lyon style (poulet au vinaigre)
Condiments10 minEasy
Herbes de Provence (homemade blend)
Lunch2 h 10 minMedium
Petits farcis (Niçoise stuffed vegetables)
Soups25 minEasy
Aïga boulida (garlic and sage soup)
L’aïga boulida
Condiments35 minMedium
Rouille (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 minEasy
Soupe au pistou (vegetable soup with basil and garlic)
La soupa au pistou
Soups1 hEasy
Mussel soup with saffron and spaghetti
Salads35 minEasy
Salade niçoise
La salada nissarda
Starters1 h 5 minEasy
Zucchini blossom fritters
Salads1 h 25 minEasy
Grilled 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 minMedium
Pissaladière (Niçoise onion tart)
La pissaladiera
Starters23 minEasy
Raw ham with fresh figs
Salads40 minEasy
Grilled Swiss chard stems with anchovy vinaigrette
Desserts2 h 35 minMedium
Tourta de blea (sweet Swiss chard pie)
La tourta de blea
Cooking tips
La 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 minMedium
Ganses (Niçoise carnival fritters)