French recipes
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Homemade dressings and sauces
Classic mayonnaise
Our classic mayonnaise recipe is quick and easy and so much more rewarding than serving shop-bought. It uses a touch of mustard powder and vinegar.
Summer recipes
Poppy seed vinaigrette
There's no excuse for eating a dull, undressed salad. Whizz up this salad dressing recipe to liven up that rocket or watercress. It's got a touch of mustard in, for a little kick.
Homemade dressings and sauces
Basil vinaigrette
You're just one step away from creating this herby dressing. Perfect on grilled fish, chicken or meat as well as tomato or new potato salads.
Soup recipes
Red onion soup with cheesy sourdough melts
We've used beef stock in this sweet red onion soup to add real depth of flavour, but you could easily swap it for veg stock if you prefer.
Best sausage casserole recipes
Duck and sausage cassoulet
The hearty stew which never goes out of fashion; our rich duck and sausage cassoulet makes a rib-stickingly good meal for a crowd on a cold winter’s night.
Chicken thigh recipes
Chicken cordon bleu bake
Chicken cordon bleu is a dish that involves wrapping chicken thighs in ham and cheese before baking in a bubbling cheese sauce.
Gratin recipes
Scallop gratins with sea bass, mussels and prawns
These mini gratins are Rick Stein's take on a pleasingly old-fashioned recipe from Normandy: seafood in a cream, fish stock and white wine sauce.
Apple recipes
Apple tarte tatin
Matt Tebutt's apple tarte tatin is the perfect dessert to impress – without too much fuss. It’s just butter, sugar, apples and pastry – a showstopper...
Vegetarian comfort food recipes
Chicory and cheese panade
This meat-free version of panade, a French-style casserole made with bread, is a great way to use up savoury bits and takes comfort food to the next level.
Soufflé recipes
Blue cheese and thyme soufflés
A classic and impressive dinner party main, this easy-to-follow blue cheese and thyme recipe proves soufflés are not as challenging as you may think.
Casserole recipes
Ultimate beef bourguignon
A classic beef bourguignon is infinitely comforting: meltingly tender beef, velvety shallots and smoky bacon is cooked in a rich red wine sauce.
Savoury tarts
Apple, shallot, bacon and goat’s cheese tarte tatin
The sweet and savoury combination of apples, shallots, bacon and goat's cheese makes this sticky tarte tatin recipe ever so moreish.
Pie recipes
Coq au vin pie
What to do with leftovers? Simple: make a pie. We've batch-cooked coq au vin and turned the leftovers into a warming, meaty pie. Perfect for cosy nights in.
Favourite chicken recipes
Easy coq au vin
French cuisine has never looked so easy. Our take on the classic French stew is easy to follow and is abundant in rich, hearty flavours.
Lentil recipes
Sausage, lentil and goat’s cheese salad with tapenade dressing
This French-inspired sausage, lentil and goat's cheese salad with black olive tapenade dressing makes a real family-pleaser and a filling salad main.
Make-ahead dessert recipes
Edd Kimber’s gâteau breton
Edd Kimber's gâteau Breton hails from Brittany. This French classic is a cross between a cake and a biscuit: dense, moist and delicious.
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