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A range of goose and duck products to make your Gascon salads a success and to discover recipes just like our grandmothers used to make, with chicken broth, pork knuckle, or minced poultry with Floc de Gascogne.

The recipe for Gascon salad

This is a typical Gascon salad from the south-west of France that you simply must try at your picnics and barbecues, but also throughout the year. Everyone has their own recipe for Gascon salad, as you can adapt it to your own tastes and preferences. But the basis of this recipe remains green salad, slices of smoked duck breast, and a drizzle of olive oil. After that, let your imagination run wild! Some people add foie gras, hazelnuts, tomatoes, or melon... As you can see, all you have to do is browse our shelves to create your own Gascon salad that suits your taste.

What to serve with a Gascon salad?

Gascon salad is usually accompanied by a good red, rosé or even white wine. It is generally served as a starter and enjoyed with friends and family. If you're not a big wine drinker, you can easily accompany your Gascon salad with country bread to add a rustic flavor to your recipe. Although it is primarily intended as a starter, if you make enough, you can easily serve it as a main course for dinner. 

Gascon cuisine, a pillar of French gastronomy

Gascon cuisine is one of the pillars of French gastronomy. It is characterized by its distinctive local produce and traditional ancestral cuisine. It is typical of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Occitanie regions. Gascon cuisine favors the use of fat, mainly goose or duck fat, for cooking, whereas Provençal cuisine favors oil. 

The Gascon salad, queen of starters

Of course, like any traditional cuisine worth its salt, Gascon cuisine is full of starters, main courses, and desserts. The best known of all is undoubtedly foie gras. But another starter is also very famous and full of character: the Gascon salad. It is a very varied recipe, and you can add the ingredients of your choice! However, you do need to be careful to balance the ingredients so that your salad can be appreciated at its true value. In this category, you will find quality products typical of Gascon salad.