French Tomato Soup

French Tomato Soup
French Recipe Ingredients

* 1 tablespoon butter
* 1 large onion, chopped
* 6 tomatoes, peeled and quartered
* 1 large potato, peeled and quartered
* 6 cups water
* 1 bay leaf
* 1 clove garlic, pressed
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 cup long-grain rice

French Recipe Instructions :

1. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Saute onions in butter until tender and lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Add tomatoes, and continue cooking for 10 more minutes, stirring frequently. Add the potato, and 2 cups of water. Season with the bay leaf, garlic and salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, covered, for about 20 minutes.
2. Stir in the remaining water, and bring to a boil again. Discard bay leaf, and strain the solids from the broth, reserving both. Puree the vegetables in a food processor or blender, and stir them back into the broth. Bring to a boil, and add the rice. Cover and simmer over low heat for about 15 minutes, or until rice is tender. Serve hot.

French Recipe Coquilles Saint-Jacques

French Recipe Coquilles Saint-Jacques
It features scallops and mushrooms, sautéed in butter with seasonings, and then made even richer with a Gruyere and breadcumb topping.
French Recipe Ingredients:

* 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
* 3/4 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
* 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
* 1 1/2 pounds sea scallops
* 4 tablespoons butter
* 8 ounces fresh mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
* 1 cup chopped onion
* 2/3 cup dry white wine
* 2 tablespoons Cognac
* 3 tablespoons bread crumbs
* 2 tablespoons butter, melted
* 1/3 cup grated Gruyere cheese
* 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

French Recipe Instructions:

Mix the flour, salt, curry powder, and cayenne pepper together in a large bowl. Add the scallops to the bowl and toss the mixture together until the scallops are completely coated in the spiced flour mixture.

Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the scallops to the butter and sauté them, turning once, until they are golden brown on both sides, about 4 minutes; transfer the scallops to a plate and cover to keep warm.

Add the mushrooms and onions to the skillet and sauté, stirring frequently, over medium-high heat for 4 minutes, until they start to turn light brown. Add the white wine to the pan and scrape the bottom of the pan with a metal spatula to get all the brown bits off the pan and into the sauce. Reduce the heat slightly and simmer until the sauce has reduced by half. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the Cognac and scallops.

Preheat the oven broiler. Divide the scallop and sauce mixture between 6 scallop shells or small ovenproof serving dishes. Mix together the bread crumbs, melted butter, and Gruyere cheese; divide and spoon the mixture evenly over each dish of scallops. Place the dishes about 5-6 inches from the broiler and cook until the scallop mixture is hot, bubbly, and browned on top. Sprinkle with lemon juice and serve immediately.

French Onion Soup Gratinee

French Onion Soup Gratinee
French Recipe Ingredients

* 4 tablespoons butter
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 2 large red onions, thinly sliced
* 2 large sweet onions, thinly sliced
* 1 (48 fluid ounce) can chicken broth
* 1 (14 ounce) can beef broth
* 1/2 cup red wine
* 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
* 2 sprigs fresh parsley
* 1 sprig fresh thyme leaves
* 1 bay leaf
* 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
* salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
* 4 thick slices French or Italian bread
* 8 slices Gruyere or Swiss cheese slices, room temperature
* 1/2 cup shredded Asiago or mozzarella cheese, room temperature
* 4 pinches paprika

French Recipe Instructions

1. Melt butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Stir in salt, red onions and sweet onions. Cook 35 minutes, stirring frequently, until onions are caramelized and almost syrupy.
2. Mix chicken broth, beef broth, red wine and Worcestershire sauce into pot. Bundle the parsley, thyme, and bay leaf with twine and place in pot. Simmer over medium heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove and discard the herbs. Reduce the heat to low, mix in vinegar and season with salt and pepper. Cover and keep over low heat to stay hot while you prepare the bread.
3. Preheat oven broiler. Arrange bread slices on a baking sheet and broil 3 minutes, turning once, until well toasted on both sides. Remove from heat; do not turn off broiler.
4. Arrange 4 large oven safe bowls or crocks on a rimmed baking sheet. Fill each bowl 2/3 full with hot soup. Top each bowl with 1 slice toasted bread, 2 slice Gruyere cheese and 1/4 of the Asiago or mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle a little bit of paprika over the top of each one.
5. Broil 5 minutes, or until bubbly and golden brown. As it softens, the cheese will cascade over the sides of the crock and form a beautifully melted crusty seal. Serve immediately!

French Recipe Champagne Vinaigrette

French Recipe Champagne Vinaigrette
Crisp, dry Champagne vinegar provides the perfect base for zesty ginger and lemon in this refined French vinaigrette recipe...use them for any salad recipe...what a taste !
French Recipe Ingredients:

* 2/3 cup champagne vinegar
* 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh ginger, very finely chopped
* 1 teaspoon lemon zest
* 1 tablespoon lemon juice
* ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
* ½ teaspoon salt
* 2 1/4 cups light olive oil

French Recipe Instructions:

Place all ingredients in a jar and shake until the dressing is well blended. Alternately, you can vigorously whisk the ingredients in a small bowl until they are completed incorporated together.
Makes 16 servings.This vinaigrette is ready to blend with your favorite salads...great taste !
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French Warm Potato Salad Recipe

French Warm Potato Salad Recipe
...another great French recipe to try !

FRENCH RECIPE INGREDIENTS

* 1 1/2 pounds small red potatoes, scrubbed clean
* 1/4 cup dry white wine
* 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
* 1/2 cup light-flavored oil (extra-light olive or canola)
* 2 shallots, chopped
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
* 1/2 head butter lettuce, leaves torn
* 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

French Recipe Instructions :

Boil the red potatoes for 14-16 minutes, until they are just tender throughout. Drain the potatoes and cut into cubes. Mix together the white wine, white wine vinegar, oil, shallots, salt and pepper. Pour the dressing over the potatoes and toss them gently. Arrange the torn lettuce on a serving plate, spoon the potato salad on top, and sprinkle the salad with the fresh parsley. The French recipe of potato salad is ready for feast ! Bon apetit !

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French Peppered Marinated Olives Recipe (APP)

French Peppered Marinated Olives Recipe (APP)

FRENCH RECIPE INGREDIENTS

* 1 cup olive oil
* 2 chili peppers, cored, seeded, and sliced crosswise
* 1 sprig fresh parsley
* 1 sprig fresh rosemary
* 1 sprig fresh thyme
* 1 dried bay leaf
* 2 garlic cloves, crushed and chopped
* 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
* 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
* 1 1/2 pounds black or green brined olives

FRENCH RECIPE INSTRUCTIONS

Add the olive oil, chili peppers, parsley, rosemary, thyme, bay leaf, garlic, and red and black peppers to the pan. Heat the mixture over low-medium heat for 6 minutes, just until the oil is hot. Remove the pan from the heat and allow the oil to cool to room temperature.Place the olives in a large jar or glass container and pour the oil mixture over them. Cover the jar tightly with a lid and store in the refrigerator several days before serving. The olives will keep for up to 2 weeks store in the refrigerator.
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French Cinnamon Foie Gras Recipe

French Cinnamon Foie Gras Recipe (App)
French Recipe Ingredients:

* 2 fresh foie gras duck livers, arteries and membrane removed
* 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
* 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
* 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1/16 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
* 1/2 cup port wine
* Fig spread

French Recipe Instructions:

How to make cinnamon foie gras:

Mix the salt, white pepper, cinnamon and grated nutmeg together and sprinkle the spice mixture over the livers. Place the seasoned livers into a 5-cup ceramic terrine, pour the port over the livers, and allow the terrine to marinate in the refrigerator for 12 hours, or overnight.

Preheat the oven to 350F. Bring a pot of water to a boil. Place the marinated terrine in a large pan and carefully pour the boiling water into the large pan, 2/3 of the way up the terrine, to make a hot water bath. Cook the terrine in the water bath in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Remove the terrine from the oven and allow it to cool for 2 hours.

Strain the livers, reserving the cooking liquid. Gently place the cooked livers back into the terrine and place a weighted lid on top of the foie gras so that it compresses down into the terrine. (Cut a piece of heavy-weight cardboard, fold parchment around it, and weigh down your makeshift lid with something small and heavy, such as a can.) Chill the terrine with the weighted lid and the reserved cooking liquid for 24 hours.

After 24 hours have passed, skim the congealed fat off the reserved cooking liquid and melt it. Remove the weighted lid from the terrine and pour a small amount of melted fat over the surface of the foie gras, just enough to create a flat surface. Replace the lid and continue chilling the cinnamon foie gras for 3 to 4 days (for best flavor) or up to 8 days.

Unmold the chilled foie gras and serve it with slices of country bread and fig spread.

This cinnamon foie gras recipe makes 6 to 8 servings...enjoy this French recipe !!
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