Escarole With Pine Nuts Recipes

ESCAROLE SALAD WITH CELERY AND PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Whisk together vinegar, mustard, and shallot in a small bowl. Gradually add oil in a steady stream and whisk until combined thoroughly. Season with salt and pepper.
• Combine celery stalks and leaves, escarole, and pine nuts in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Drizzle with 3 tablespoons vinaigrette; toss to combine. Vinaigrette can be made 2 days ahead and stored in refrigerator.

ESCAROLE WITH PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Wash escarole well in a sinkful of cold water, agitating it, then lift out and drain in a colander. Cook escarole in a 5- to 6-quart heavy pot of boiling salted water, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender, 5 to 10 minutes, then drain well in colander.
• Dry pot, then add oil and heat over moderate heat until hot but not smoking. Add pine nuts to hot oil and cook, stirring, until pale golden, about 1 minute. Add garlic and red-pepper flakes and cook, stirring, until garlic and pine nuts are golden, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add escarole, stirring to coat with oil, then increase heat to moderately high and cook, stirring occasionally, until most of liquid is evaporated, 3 to 5 minutes. Season escarole with salt and pepper.

WILTED ESCAROLE WITH PINE NUTS AND RAISINS

Steps:

• Coat a large saute pan with olive oil and toss in the garlic and crushed red pepper. Bring the pan to a medium-high heat. When the garlic is golden and very aromatic, remove it from the pan and ditch it.
• Add the pine nuts, raisins, vinegar and 2 tablespoons water to the pan. Bring the liquid to a boil, lower the heat and toss in the escarole. Toss the escarole to coat with the oil and vinegar mixture and season with salt. Remove the pan from the heat and cover for 1 minute.
• Remove the lid from the pan, toss again and taste. Adjust the seasonings, if needed.

ESCAROLE WITH OLIVES, RAISINS, AND PINE NUTS

Steps:

• In a large skillet sauté the garlic in the oil over moderately high heat, stirring, until it is golden and discard it. To the skillet add the escarole, the olives, the raisins, and salt and pepper to taste and sauté the mixture, stirring, for 1 minute. Cook the mixture, covered, over moderately low heat for 4 minutes, or until the escarole is tender, stir in the pine nuts, and boil the mixture for 1 minute, or until the liquid is evaporated.

SAUTEED ESCAROLE WITH LEMON AND PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium high heat. Add garlic, pine nuts and red pepper; saute 2 minutes or until nuts are golden brown, stirring constantly.
• Add broth, lemon juice and escarole; cook 3 minutes or until wilted. Stir in salt and garnish with lemon slices.