Endive And Blue Cheese Appetizer Recipes

ENDIVE & GORGONZOLA

Steps:

• Carefully peel the leaves from the head of endive, and place them open-side up on a serving platter. Place one leaf of parsley at the base of each endive leaf and 1 tablespoon of Gorgonzola artfully on top of the parsley.

ENDIVE AND BLUE CHEESE SALAD

Steps:

• Puree 1/3 cup blue cheese, 2 tablespoons Greek yogurt and 3 tablespoons milk in a blender. Stir in some chopped chives, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Slice 4 heads endive lengthwise; toss with the dressing. Top with toasted walnuts, dried cranberries and more blue cheese and chives.

ENDIVE WITH TART APPLE DRESSING AND BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Nut Salsa
• Preheat oven to 300°F. Toast pecans on a rimmed baking sheet, tossing halfway through, until slightly darkened and fragrant, 12-15 minutes. Let cool. Toss in a medium bowl with blue cheese, oil, honey, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
• Dressing and Assembly
• Whisk apple juice, vinegar, lemon juice, oil, and 1/4 tsp. lemon zest in a small bowl; season dressing with salt.
• Toss endive in a large bowl with half of dressing; season with salt.
• Divide nut salsa among plates and arrange salad on top. Spoon remaining dressing onto endive and grate some lemon zest over top to finish.

EASY ENDIVE, CRANBERRY, WALNUT APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Arrange endive leaves on a serving tray.
• Stir blue cheese, cranberries, and walnuts together in a bowl. Place a small amount of the blue cheese mixture on each leaf. Drizzle with balsamic vinegar.

ELEGANT ENDIVES

Steps:

• Slice off the base of the endive and separate the endive leaves, carefully pulling them off at the base so they're intact.
• Lay the leaves on a large servign tray in a decorative pattern - such as concentric circles or diagonal rows.
• Fill the base of each leaf (the strongest and whitest part) with a heaping teaspoon of blue cheese crumbles. Sprinkle each with nuts and top with a drop or two of honey.
• Now slip into something fabulous.

BELGIAN ENDIVE APPETIZER

Steps:

• Prepare the endive by cutting off the end, and making a V incision. The leaves should come apart easily. Edive is very sensitive to light so keep it in a paper bag until ready for use.
• Crumble the blue cheese and mix with chutney. Do a taste test as some folks might like it more tart or sweet.
• Top with chopped walnuts.

CRANBERRY ENDIVE APPETIZERS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and jelly until smooth. Stir in cheese and cranberries. Spoon heaping teaspoonfuls onto each endive leaf. Sprinkle with pecans.

ENDIVES WITH BLUE-CHEESE DRESSING AND WALNUTS

Steps:

• Arrange the endive, sliced in half lengthwise, on an individual serving dish. Spoon about two tablespoons of blue-cheese dressing over the cut halves. Sprinkle the tops with one tablespoon of chopped walnuts.

ENDIVE, BLUE CHEESE, AND POMEGRANATE SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together mustard, large pinch of salt, large pinch of pepper, and the sugar. Add vinegar, and whisk to combine. While whisking, drizzle in oil. Continue whisking until emulsified. Add blue cheese, and stir gently to combine.
• In a large bowl add endive and pomegranate seeds. Drizzle with dressing and toss to combine. Serve immediately.

APPLE & BLUE CHEESE ON ENDIVE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine lemon juice and water; add apple and toss to coat. Drain and pat dry. , Combine the apple, celery, blue cheese and mayonnaise; spoon 1 tablespoonful onto each endive leaf. Sprinkle with hazelnuts.