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Citron et Vanille is a blog mainly focused on healthy French and Italian cuisines, some recipes are traditional, some are more contemporary, but always using fresh and and seasonal ingredients. The author is Franco-Italian growing up in France with a passion for Mediterranean flavors

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Recent Posts Tagged With 'Appetizers'

Jul 29

When you have too much dough – Mini quiches with zucchini, olives, feta and mint, wholewheat crust with herbes de Provence

Quand on a des restes de pâte – Mini quiches aux courgettes, olives, feta et menthe, pâte brisée complète aux herbes de Provence I made a large quiche just like those mini ones for a dinner party, and I had leftover dough…which I d (read full article)

Appetizers, feta, french, mint, Olives, Quiche, tarts and pizza, Vegetarian - dairy, wholewheat, zucchini

Jul 27

An exotic gazpacho – Scallops with lychee gazpacho

Un gazpacho exotique- St Jacques au gaspacho de litchis A good friend of mine is half Basque, so one day, while browsing through her cookbooks, I found a very interesting book on Basque cuisine, written by Gerald Hirigoyen who owns a few restaurants (read full article)

Appetizers, basque, Express - Less than 30 minutes, Fish Seafood, gazpacho, lychees, scallops, Sea Food

Jul 15

My romantic egg – Oeuf cocotte with salmon, asparagus and a cilantro-coconut pesto

Mon oeuf romantique – Oeuf cocotte au saumon et asperges, pesto de coriandre et noix de coco Thanks so much for all your kinds words on my previous post, you guys are really wonderful, kind and generous of your time. I do appreciate it a lot. (read full article)

Appetizer, Appetizers, asparagus, cilantro, coconut, fish, Fish Seafood, oeuf cocotte, pesto, salmon

Jun 30

A quiche unlike others – Cauliflower-camembert quiche with chili-poppy seed crust

Une quiche pas comme les autres – Quiche de chou fleur au camembert et pâte aux graines de pavot-piment A good friend of mine just had surgery on her foot, and is staying at home recovering, so when I asked her if she wanted me to bring her s (read full article)

Appetizer, Appetizers, camambert, cauliflower quiche, french, Quiche, soups, Vegetarian, Vegetarian - dairy

Jun 25

Rillettes from the sea – Smoked mackerel rillettes with potato-cumin blinis

Rillettes de la mer – Rillettes de maquereau fumé sur blinis de pommes de terre au cumin It’s been a while I ate mackerel…it’s one of those things you tend to forget it exists until you see it at the store. In France mack (read full article)

Appetizers, blinis, Express - Less than 30 minutes, fish, fish rillettes, Fish Seafood, mackerel, potato blinis, rillettes

Jun 18

The well dressed shrimps – Shrimps wrapped in soba with pomegranate chili dipping sauce

Les crevettes bien habillées – Crevettes enroulées de nouilles soba et sauce grenade et chili Well here I am again with shrimps…when we cook we all find our inspiration from different sources, it can be our moms, grandmothers, books, c (read full article)

Alain Ducasse, Appetizer, Appetizers, Chili, Express - Less than 30 minutes, Fish Seafood, garlic, pomegranate, pomegranate dipping sauce, Seafood

Jun 09

A table with a view – Grilled baby cuttlefish with crushed herb potato and tapenade salad – Garlic vinaigrette

Une table avec vue – Salade de seiches grillées avec pommes de terres à la tapenade et vinaigrette à l’ail This one will be among my favorite seafood salads…When you are in love with so many dishes, it’s hard to just pick (read full article)

Appetizer, Appetizers, cuttlefish, Fish Seafood, garlic, potatoes, salad, Salads, Seafood

Jun 08

Cherry-Chéri? – Cherry chutney extravaganza verrines with Etorki cheese

Cerises-chéries – Extravagances de chutney de cerises en verrines à l’Etorki Cherries are finally in season and this house is a red fruit mad house, red fruits are all over, even on the rug, towels, and walls! I think in between the s (read full article)

Appetizers, basque cheese, cherries, cherry chutney, etorki, Express - Less than 30 minutes, french, Sauces and condiments, Vegetarian - dairy

Jun 03

Eat your carrots! – Carrot and almond galettes stuffed with gorgonzola on cucumber salad

Mange tes carottes! – Galettes de carottes et amandes au coeur de gorgonzola sur salade de concombre Carrots are in the same category as broccoli…they’re all over the place, therefore lost their appeal and excitement. Once in a whil (read full article)

Appetizer, Appetizers, carrots, chives, cucmber salad, cucumber, cumin gorgonzola, Salads, Vegetarian - dairy

May 25

Are you ready for summer? – Ricotta terrine with roasted peppers and mint

Êtes-vous prêts pour l’été? – Terrine de ricotta aux poivrons grillés et menthe I wanted to feature a vegetarian terrine for those interested in a new and French cuisine and demystify the world of French food and some wrong concep (read full article)

Appetizer, Appetizers, bell peppers, french, mint, ricotta terrine, Terrine, Vegetarian, Vegetarian - dairy

May 22

The no-guilt fish – Brioche toasts with smoke marinated herrings, grilled onions and egg, avocado sauce

Le poisson qui ne rend pas coupable – Toasts de brioche, aux filets de harengs marines, oignons grillés, oeuf et sauce à l’avocat Thanks so much to everyone who shared its experience with bad hair cuts the other day, not that I felt b (read full article)

Appetizer, Appetizers, Avocado, avocado cream, Breakfast Brunch, Brioche, carrot ribbons, egg, Express - Less than 30 minutes, Fish Seafood

May 20

Rolls with a Greek touch – Red mustard, kasseri cheese and olives rolls with red beet vinaigrette

Rouleaux avec un petit air grec – Rouleaux de fanes de moutarde rouge, kasseri, olives noires et vinaigrette de betterave I tried a new hair salon today, I think by now I went to almost all the hair salons in San Francisco and I haven’t (read full article)

Appetizer, Appetizers, beet, beet vinaigrette, Greek, Kalamata olives, kasseri cheese, red mustard, rolls, spring rolls wrap

May 14

I like it upside down -Tart tatin with artichokes, caramelized onions and manchego cheese

Je l’aime à l’envers – Tarte tatin aux artichauts, oignons caramélisés, et manchego Who said tarte tatin is made with apples and is a dessert? Even though tarte tatin IS a traditional French dessert made with apples (most Frenc (read full article)

Appetizer, Appetizers, artichokes, balsamic, french, manchego, onions, tart, tarte tatin, tarts and pizza

May 08

Yes more bites – Cod-tofu bites with light harissa sauce

Si, si encore des bouchées – Bouchées de cabillaud-tofu, sauce harissa légère I know that some of you might think that woman at Citron et Vanille doesn’t make real food, those bites and tiny little things cannot satisfy a hunger, and (read full article)

Appetizers, balls, bites, cod, Fish Seafood, harissa, red bell peppers, tofu

May 08

Yes more bites – Cod-tofu bites with light harissa sauce

Si, si encore des bouchées – Bouchées de cabillaud-tofu, sauce harissa légère I know that some of you might think that woman at Citron et Vanille doesn’t make real food, those bites and tiny little things cannot satisfy a hunger, and (read full article)

Appetizers, balls, bites, cod, Fish Seafood, harissa, red bell peppers, tofu

May 08

Yes more bites – Cod-tofu bites with light harissa sauce

Si, si encore des bouchées – Bouchées de cabillaud-tofu, sauce harissa légère I know that some of you might think that woman at Citron et Vanille doesn’t make real food, those bites and tiny little things cannot satisfy a hunger, and (read full article)

Appetizers, balls, bites, cod, Fish Seafood, harissa, red bell peppers, tofu

May 06

As chic as a Chanel dress – Sea scallop on green apple with vanilla oil

Aussi chic qu’une robe Chanel – St jacques à la pomme verte et huile de vanille I have been obsessing about this green apple/scallop combination for weeks, and could not come up with something that I would be excited about. Raw apple? c (read full article)

Appetizers, Express - Less than 30 minutes, Fish Seafood, french, granny smith apple, scallops, Seafood, vanilla, vanilla oil

May 06

As chic as a Chanel dress – Sea scallop on green apple with vanilla oil

Aussi chic qu’une robe Chanel – St jacques à la pomme verte et huile de vanille I have been obsessing about this green apple/scallop combination for weeks, and could not come up with something that I would be excited about. Raw apple? c (read full article)

Appetizers, Express - Less than 30 minutes, Fish Seafood, french, granny smith apple, scallops, Seafood, vanilla, vanilla oil

May 06

As chic as a Chanel dress – Sea scallop on green apple with vanilla oil

Aussi chic qu’une robe Chanel – St jacques à la pomme verte et huile de vanille I have been obsessing about this green apple/scallop combination for weeks, and could not come up with something that I would be excited about. Raw apple? c (read full article)

Appetizers, Express - Less than 30 minutes, Fish Seafood, french, granny smith apple, scallops, Seafood, vanilla, vanilla oil

May 06

As chic as a Chanel dress – Sea scallop on green apple with vanilla oil

Aussi chic qu’une robe Chanel – St jacques à la pomme verte et huile de vanille I have been obsessing about this green apple/scallop combination for weeks, and could not come up with something that I would be excited about. Raw apple? c (read full article)

Appetizers, Express - Less than 30 minutes, Fish Seafood, french, granny smith apple, scallops, Seafood, vanilla, vanilla oil

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