Olives Fougasse - Fougasse aux Olives | Provencal French Recipes Guide
Fougasse is emblematic of Provence, sometimes enhanced with olives, anchovies or/and other ingredients. It is one of the traditional foods served for Christmas Eve here.
This recipe below, the French version of the Italian focaccia bread, is with black olives. The flat bread can be slashed to form shapes (a leaf, tree, or wheat stalk), or the slits can be cut to form a lattice, making the bread easy to pull apart.
They are others delicious recipes, like lemon and rosemary, with tapenade, with Roquefort (smelly French cheese!), with onion and bacon.
In fact you can try your own adding your favourite’s ingredient! Personally, I love the one that my Auntie makes with black olives!
Use the best olives and olive oil you can find for this recipe.
Make with mix herbs by replacing the olives and salt with 1 tablespoon of herbes de Provence, another yummy version.
The recipe below is from my Auntie, very easy to make. I will just top it with mixed herbs, perfect!
