Vendée Food - Sensational Salads

If you enjoy salads then you will love the salads they serve in the Vendée.

From a simple green salad to speciality salads, every one is delicious. There is something about the way the salad is presented and the dressing they use. A secret French recipe if ever there was one!

Here is a simple green salad we were served in a lovely seaside restaurant in La Tranche-sur-Mer on the Vendée coast. The Vendée beaches nearby are some of the best on the Atlantic coast, popular with families and surfers alike ... but more of that another day!

Vendée Food - Vendée Ham Crêpe & Simple Salad

We had just collected my mother from La Rochelle airport and were all very hungry. So we hopped in the car and drove across the wonderful bridge to the island of Île de Ré in search of a good restaurant. The island has figured significantly in Vendée history and is well worth reading up on before you go there.

It was early afternoon, warm and sunny and we althought we don't normally eat a large lunch, when reached Saint-Martin-de-Ré we couldn't resist the crêpes on the menu at one of the wonderful harbour-side restaurants.

This Vendée ham and egg crêpe was served with a delicious side salad - what the waiter said was a simple salad ... but look at it! The customer glass of water was the perfect accompaniment. Vendée food at its simplest and best!

Vendée Food - Crêpe Canard On Ile-De-Ré

This was a delicious crêpe served with slices of duck, onions and mushrooms which my mother enjoyed on the Ile-De-Ré in the Vendée.

Look closely at the picture below and you'll see just how succulent the meat was!

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