Herbed Crème Fraîche
James Briscione’s herbed crème fraîche is an easy-to-make accompaniment to crudité, works well as a salad dressing, and can even be used as a drizzle atop roasted vegetables.
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Pizza with Smoked Salmon, Crème Fraîche and Caviar
Wolfgang Puck’s iconic smoked salmon and caviar pizza is perhaps one of the most recognizable uses for crème fraîche when it comes to savory dishes.
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Pan-Roasted Chicken with Tarragon Crème Fraîche
This chicken dish is flavorful and decadent, complete with mustard seeds, coriander seeds, and oregano. And a healthy dousing of tarragon crème fraîche.
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Gingered Carrot Soup with Crème Fraîche
Crème fraîche was pretty much made to go on top of soup, and it’s a particularly perfect match with this gingered carrot one.
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Mussels with Pancetta and Crème Fraîche
This two-step mussel dish is well worth the number ingredients called for in the recipe, which includes everything from pancetta to marjoram.
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Potato Latkes with Gravlax, Crème Fraîche and Caviar
These little potato pancakes are a fun and fancy party appetizer. Serve them plain or kick them up a notch with caviar and crème fraîche.
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Pasta with Sausage and Mustard Greens
Food & Wine Culinary Director Justin Chapple uses crème fraîche to add some creaminess to this hearty pasta.
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Cucumber Salad with Mint and Crème Fraîche
For when you want crème fraîche but you also want to be healthy, make this minty cucumber salad. It’s a great side dish for any summer picnic or BBQ!
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Shrimp à l’Américaine
This spin on the classic tomatoes-and-wine shrimp dish is made with cognac, cayenne pepper, and crème fraîche.
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Rye and Crème Fraîche Strata with Smoked Salmon
This is bread pudding like you’ve never seen it before: made of rye and filled with crème fraîche, the strata is topped with smoked salmon and red onion.
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Chicken with White Wine and Crème Fraîche
This delectable chicken is poached then seared in a pan of crème fraîche and butter, resulting in perfectly crispy skin.
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