A white plate with a green edge, topped with a square flatbread topped with a red onion and black olive topping, with anchovies layered over it

Pissaladière

Name: Pissaladière
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a starter or side
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 tsp fast-action dried yeast; 2 tsp olive oil; 140g plain flour, plus extra for dusting; 40g self-raising flour; ½ tsp sea salt flakes; 1 sprig marjoram or sage, finely chopped, plus extra to serve; 2 x 47.5g tins Ortiz Cantabrian anchovies; 2 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for drizzling; 4 red onions, thinly sliced; 1 tsp caster sugar; 50ml red wine; a splash sherry vinegar; 100g kalamata olives, finely chopped

Preparation and cooking time
- Total time1 hr and 20 mins
- + proving
Easy
Serves 4 as a starter or side

Ingredients

DOUGH

1 tsp fast-action dried yeast
2 tsp olive oil
140g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
40g self-raising flour
½ tsp sea salt flakes
1 sprig marjoram or sage, finely chopped, plus extra to serve
2 x 47.5g tins Ortiz Cantabrian anchovies

CARAMELISED ONION AND OLIVE MIXTURE

2 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
4 red onions, thinly sliced
1 tsp caster sugar
50ml red wine
a splash sherry vinegar
100g kalamata olives, finely chopped

Method

STEP 1
For the flatbreads, whisk together the yeast, olive oil and 85ml of lukewarm water, then leave to sit for 10 minutes. Mix together the dry ingredients and sage or marjoram in a bowl. Create a well in the dry ingredients, then gradually incorporate in the liquid. Knead the dough on a lightly floured worksurface for 5 minutes until smooth and no longer sticky. Put in a clean bowl, cover with a tea towel and leave in a warm place to rest for 1 hour 30 minutes or until doubled in size.
STEP 2
Meanwhile, heat 2 tbsp of olive oil in a large frying pan and gently cook the onions over a medium heat for 30 minutes until softened, then add the sugar, wine, vinegar and some seasoning. Simmer for 10 minutes, stir in the olives, then set aside to cool.
STEP 3
Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6 and line a shallow baking tray with baking paper. Roll out the dough out on a flour-dusted worksurface to around 1½cm in thickness. Spread over the onion mixture, then put the anchovies on top in a criss-cross pattern. Drizzle over some extra olive oil, and add a grinding of black pepper and a pinch of salt. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden.
STEP 4
To serve, sprinkle over some marjoram or finely chopped sage, and drizzle over a little extra olive oil.