Pizza & bread 🇫🇷 French

Pissaladiere

A Provencal bake with slow cooked sweet onions, anchovies and black olives on a thin crisp base.

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  • Time1 hr 30
  • LevelMedium
  • Costabout £2.05 a head
  • Oven220°C (200°C fan)

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

6 slices

Ingredients

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Method

  1. 1

    Mix the flour, yeast and salt. Add the water and 1 tbsp oil and knead for 8 minutes to a smooth dough. Cover and rise for 1 hour.

    60 min
  2. 2

    Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in a wide pan. Cook the onions with garlic and thyme over a low heat for 40 minutes, stirring now and then, until jammy and golden.

    40 min
  3. 3

    Heat the oven to 220°C (200°C fan). Roll out the dough on a lined tray to a rectangle about 30 by 25 cm.

  4. 4

    Spread the onions over the dough, leaving a small border.

  5. 5

    Arrange the anchovies in a lattice on top and put an olive in each gap.

  6. 6

    Bake for 20 minutes until the base is crisp. Serve warm or at room temperature.

    20 min

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