Seafood Recipes

Easy Seafood Seared Scallops with Asian Flavours

October 17, 2022

It might be surprising to find wok vegetables, handrolls, and sushi on menus in Southern France. But, as we know, the culinary world is global, and chefs love experimenting with Asian-flavoured food and wine pairings. In this case, it was challenging to find a match for a 2019 Côtes de Provence rosé. My recipe for …

David Scott Allen · Fish & Seafood · Main Course · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Easy Grilled Halibut and a Provencal Wine Pairing

October 14, 2022

The thing is, we weren’t planning on grilled halibut for dinner. But sometimes, that is how things go when you get to the grocery store, and they don’t have what you had planned. In most cases, that isn’t too complicated a switch, but for this meal, we had planned a cooking and wine pairing with …

Fish & Seafood · Let’s Eat the World · Provencal Recipes · Starter Course · Taste

Razor Clams à la Provencale an Easy Appetizer

September 15, 2022

Razor clams, found on sheltered ocean shores, most often during low tide, have long been a popular and easily foraged delicacy. You can usually see them with the naked eye, but if you toss some salt on the water above their burrows, you can watch the little white clams wiggle their way to the surface. …

Lunchtime Meals · Maison Mirabeau Wines · Provencal Recipes · Salad · Taste

Summer Lunch Shrimp Bruschetta with Fennel Salad

August 30, 2022

Next time you search for a great lunch recipe, this seafood twist on Italian Brushetta is our new summertime go-to. The refreshing acidity of our Mirabeau Pure beautifully complements the lightly buttered lemon and parsley shrimp which are the star of this dish. Enjoy the Fennel and Dill Salad as a side dish, and make …

David Scott Allen · Provencal Recipes · Salad · Taste

White Bean and Tuna Salad for Summer Meals

June 30, 2022

When it comes to Mediterranean cuisine, the “borders” are blurry. Long before the EU made inter-European travel more flexible, culinary influences moved organically between countries. The following recipe for White Bean and Tuna Salad is a perfect example, as it could just as easily appear on a menu in Marseille as in Capri. This traditional …

Appetizer · Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Fish & Seafood · Provencal Recipes · Taste

How to Make Tielle Sétoise Fisherman’s Octopus and Tomato Pies

June 2, 2022

This recipe for Tielle Sétoise (fisherman’s hand pie) is from the kitchen at La Maison du Rire, a Food and Wine School in Corbières, France. Author, wine instructor and gourmet cook, Emma Kershaw has lived in the region with her family since 2010. You can make these pies as bite-sized appetizers, or in a larger …

Fish & Seafood · Guest Post · Main Course · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Zarzuela Fish Stew is the Catalan Version of Bouillabaisse

May 27, 2022

Similar to Marseille’s bouillabaisse, Zarzuela from Catalan is hard to pin into a category it’s either a hearty soup or a stew with a tasty broth. And with both soup/stews, there are endless different recipes. The following recipe for Zarzuela Fish Stew comes from Emma Kershaw’s Taste of le Sud cookbook. Both Zarzuela and bouillabaisse …

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Cotignac Farm House Holiday Rental for 6

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Le Clos du Buis Hotel in Bonnieux

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Rustrel: Luberon Village House Sleeps Six (6)

Au Coin des Amis is a village home with 3 luxurious bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. and breathtaking views of the Luberon Valley.

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Lourmarin Self-Catered Rental Apartments

Les Olivettes, once a Provencal farmhouse in the Luberon, has 4 spacious rental apartments only a 4-minute walk from the centre of Lourmarin.

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Holiday Apartment 3-Bedrooms in an Olive Grove

A delightful 3-bedroom holiday apartment at Domaine des Escavalins is an organic olive farm. Well-appointed and private, the gite has room for six (6) people.

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Seafood Recipes

Easy Seafood Seared Scallops with Asian Flavours

Easy Grilled Halibut and a Provencal Wine Pairing

Razor Clams à la Provencale an Easy Appetizer

Summer Lunch Shrimp Bruschetta with Fennel Salad

White Bean and Tuna Salad for Summer Meals

How to Make Tielle Sétoise Fisherman’s Octopus and Tomato Pies

Zarzuela Fish Stew is the Catalan Version of Bouillabaisse

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