Pissaladière

Pissaladière is the famous rustic pizza of southern France. A snack bread usually served at room temperature, it has no cheese, just vegetables. Lots of sweet onions are piled on a crisp crust, and the whole thing is garnished with black olives and fresh tomatoes, ingredients that show up in almost all Provençal food. Pissaladière can have anchovies on it, too, but I prefer it with just olives and tomatoes. I make it on a baking sheet, but if you have a black steel rectangular