Barricade Plate

Name: Barricade Plate
Yield: 4 people
Ingredients: 2 red bell peppers; 2 yellow bell peppers; 8 large pickled gherkins; 1 baguette; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp smoked paprika powder; salt and pepper to taste; 1 clove garlic

Based on:

TypeStarter

Serves4 people

DateOctober 23, 2026

A barricade of roasted peppers and gherkin, sharp and sour, like a protest on your plate.

Roasted peppers and spicy gherkin strips form a barricade of stacked planks on the plate. The arrangement echoes the boarded-up shops in Paris. Flavors are sharp and sour, with a hint of fire: tension on the plate, just like in the streets.

Ingredients

2 red bell peppers
2 yellow bell peppers
8 large pickled gherkins
1 baguette
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp smoked paprika powder
salt and pepper to taste
1 clove garlic

Method

Preheat the oven to 220°C.
Cut the peppers into wide strips and place them on a baking tray.
Brush the strips with olive oil, sprinkle with smoked paprika, salt, and pepper.
Roast the peppers for 20 minutes until slightly charred.
Slice the gherkins lengthwise into planks.
Cut the baguette into diagonal slices and toast them briefly in the oven.
Rub the warm bread slices with a halved garlic clove.
On each plate, stack 3-4 bread slices in a haphazard pile to resemble a barricade.
Layer pepper and gherkin strips between and over the bread, mimicking boarded-up planks.

Serving notes

Serve with extra gherkin slices on the side for more sourness.
Drizzle some extra olive oil over the plate for shine.
Sprinkle additional smoked paprika over the barricade for extra heat.