Tour de Food recipes - 37 recipes
Take an exciting culinary Tour de Food across England and France as Gourmandize UK & Irelandcelebrates the Tour de France to kick-off this Saturday (July 5 - 27).
With 21 stops along the way, delicious special dishes will be discovered at every stage for you to share with your fellow Tour de France foodies.
With 21 stops along the way, delicious special dishes will be discovered at every stage for you to share with your fellow Tour de France foodies.
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Gratin Dauphinois
By Catherine B
Potatoes, cream, and France! This is a great side dish from France's Rhône-Alpes
- 1 kg of potatoes
- 180g cream cheese
- 1 liter of milk
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 head of garlic
- 10g of butter
- Salt, pepper
- Nutmeg
- Thyme
Banana Booster
By tapp
Pain Youghurt with oats, banana, honey and jam
- Small pot of plain organic yoghurt
- One medium banana
- A tablespoon of porridge oats
- a teaspoon of honey
- a teaspoon of good quality apricot jam
Mushrooms in White Wine
By Catherine B
Paris: Île-de-France Most tourists have picked up a pair of tiny tongs and slurped down a garlic snail or ‘...
- 500g of button mushrooms
- A large onion
- 20cl of white wine (dry)
- 1 teaspoon flour
- A little margarine
- Salt and black pepper
Aligot
By Catherine B
Try this delicious side dish/main of the Midi-Pyrénées region
- 500g potatoes
- 150g of grated cheese
- 30g butter
- 100 ml milk
- 2 tablespoons whole thick cream
- Salt and pepper
Landaise Salad (Foie Gras Salad)
By Catherine B
The Aquitaine region: Fine French delicacies await you in Aquitaine
- 6 slices of duck foie gras (80g)
- 18 slices of smoked duck breast
- 300g of duck (or chicken) giblets
- A small bag of pine nuts
- 18 cherry tomatoes
- Wheat Salad
- Balsamic vinegar
- oil
Mini Roquefort Burgers
By Catherine B
Midi-Pyrénées The largest region of France, Midi-Pyrénées, arguably boasts some of the most varied tastes and ...
- 3 eggs
- 150g of powdered sugar
- 150g butter
- 170g flour
- 1 c to c of yeast
- Burgers
- 150g of roquefort
- 1 tbsp mustard
- 2 eggs
- 30 cl milk
- 15g butter
- 2 tbsp cream
- 2 tbsp white cheese
- Parsley
- 1 minced beef
- 3 cherry tomatoes
- -a few leaves of Arugula
Fondue Savoyarde
By Catherine B
Classic melted fondue from the Rhône-Alpes!
- 250g of beaufort
- 250g of appenzeller
- 500g of compté
- 1 large glass of Gewürztraminer (or any white wine)
- half glass of calvados liqueur
- 2g of nutmeg
- stale bread cut into small pieces for dipping in your fondue when the latter will be hot
Bayonne Ham Parcels
By Catherine B
Aquitaine Fine French delicacies await you in Aquitaine
- 8 thin slices Bayonne ham
- 60g Roquefort
- 60g Mascarpone cheese
- 3 tablespoons sour cream
- 15g raisins
- 6 Walnut kernels
- 1 chicory
- Apple
- lemon
- 12 strands of chives
- Olive oil
- Salt and pepper
Raclette
By Catherine B
Yummy melted cheese dish from the Rhône-Alpes
- 1 kg of raclette cheese (gruyère works well)
- A few slices of bacon
- 1 kg of cooked new potatoes
- 500 g of dried meats like prosciutto
- Pickles
- White onions
- 6 mushrooms sliced
- 1 nice green salad with dressing!
Coconut Chocolate Pie
By Catherine B
Midi-Pyrénées The largest region of France, Midi-Pyrénées, arguably boasts some of the most varied tastes and ...
- Pie coconut chocolate
- -A shortcrust pastry
- -200g of dark chocolate
- -100g butter
- -125g of sugar
- -4 eggs
- -100g coconut powder
- -1/2 litre cream
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Galette de Besançon
- 60 g granulated sugar
- 60 g caster sugar
- 1/4 cup of oil
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1/4 cup of fresh cream
- 300 g of wheat flour
- 4 eggs
- 80 g butter
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Upside Down Mirabelle Cake
- For the caramel:
- 100g of sugar
- 2 tbsp water
- For the cake:
- 1kg of mirabelles (or prunes)
- 150g of flour
- 100g of mirabelle jam
- 100g melted butter
- 3 eggs
- 1 packet of yeast
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Pico de Gallo
- Main ingredients
- 2 large vine-ripened tomatoes
- 1/4 cup of chopped onion, either red or white (more can be added to taste)
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- Half of a medium-sized jalapeno, de-seeded, or adjust to desired hotness.
- 3 tablespoons of freshly squeezed lime juice, or adjust to taste
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- To serve:
- Tortilla chips
- Avocado
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Sweet is sweet
- 4 egg whites
- 6oz caster sugar
- 2tbs flaked almonds
- 4oz frozen raspberries
- 1/4 pint cream whipped
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Quick Bolognese Pasta
- 500gm Extra Lean Beef Mince
- 400gm Pasta
- 500gm Passata
- 1 Onion (finely diced)
- 250gm Chestnut Mushrooms (finely sliced)
- 1 Tbsp Oil
- 1 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 Tbsp Basil
- ½ Tbsp Oregano
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Black Pepper
- 1 tsp Chilli Flakes (optional)
- Seasoning for the lean beef mince
- 1 Tbsp Paprika
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Black Pepper
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Oregano
- 1 tsp Thyme
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Salmon with Hollandaise Sauce
- Ingredients for salmon:
- 4 fillets of salmon
- Salt & Pepper
- Ingredients for potatoes:
- 4 lbs. kerr pinks, washed, peeled, and quartered
- Salt & Pepper
- 2 heaping tablespoons of Sour Cream
- 2 tablespoons of Real Butter
- Ingredients for Creamed Spinach:
- 1 bag fresh spinach
- Salt & pepper
- 1 heaping tablespoon Philadelphia garlic and herb cream cheese
- 2 tablespoons real butter
- Ingredients Hollaindaise sauce:
- 3 large egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon water
- 250g unsalted butter, melted
- Salt & pepper
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
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'Moules Frites'
- 2L of mussels
- 50cl of dry white wine
- parsley
- 4/5 shallots
- 3/4 onions
- sprig of thyme
- 2 bay leaves
- 2/3 celeri sticks
- 30g of butter
- pepper
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Grilled chicken with Pico de Gallo
- For grilled chicken and seasoning
- 2 chicken breasts
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp powdered cayenne pepper
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Juice of half a lime
- 2 tbsp of preferred oil, for frying
- For Pico de Gallo
- 2 large vine-ripened tomatoes
- 1/4 cup of chopped onion, either red or white (more can be added to taste)
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- Half of a medium-sized jalapeño, de-seeded, or adjust to desired hotness.
- 3 tablespoons of freshly squeezed lime juice, or adjust to taste
- Salt and Pepper to taste
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pique-nique monsieur
- 1 loaf of unsliced bread. I used a bloomer style loaf, but a sandwich loaf would work well
- 4-5 Slices ham
- 4 Slices gruyere cheese
- 1-2 beef tomato -sliced
- Rocket
- 2 roasted peppers
- 1 chicken breast roasted & chopped
- Butter
- Dijon mustard
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Beer Soup
- 1L of dark beer
- 2L beef stock
- 50g flour
- 50g of butter
- salt
- 25g brown sugar
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White Chocolate Bark
- One block of white chocolate (no coconut)
- 2 tsp vegetable oil
- 1/2 small bag of lollies
- 1/2 small bag of mini chocolate easter eggs with hard shells
- 1/2 small bag of pretzels (broken)
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Pot Chicken
- 1 large chicken
- 8 carrots
- 5 turnips
- 1/2 stick of celery
- 4 large leeks
- 1 onion with three spice cloves inside
- thyme and bay leaves
- Salt flour
- Pepper Mill
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