11 Savory Ways to Use 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.

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.

This chicken dish is flavorful and decadent, complete with mustard seeds, coriander seeds, and oregano. And a healthy dousing of tarragon 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.

This two-step mussel dish is well worth the number ingredients called for in the recipe, which includes everything from pancetta to marjoram.

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.

Food & Wine Culinary Director Justin Chapple uses crème fraîche to add some creaminess to this hearty pasta.

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!

This spin on the classic tomatoes-and-wine shrimp dish is made with cognac, cayenne pepper, and crème fraîche.

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.

This delectable chicken is poached then seared in a pan of crème fraîche and butter, resulting in perfectly crispy skin.