Jeweled Endive Salad Recipes

JEWELED ENDIVE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine watercress, endive, pomegranate seeds and shallot., In a small bowl, whisk the dressing ingredients. Drizzle over salad; toss to coat.

WARM ENDIVE SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat grill pan or large nonstick skillet over medium high heat.
• Brush endive on both sides with oil, season with salt and pepper then grill until dark around edges and endives are tender; about 3 minutes on each side. Arrange grilled endives on platter. Sprinkle the endive with white wine vinegar. Keep a finger over the top of bottle to control the flow if the bottle does not have a jigger top. Arrange walnut bits and grapes around the platter and serve.

ENDIVE SALAD WITH BLUE CHEESE DRESSING

Steps:

• Whisk together garlic and yogurt in a medium bowl. Add olive oil, salt and pepper and whisk together. Add blue cheese or Roquefort and Dijon mustard and whisk together until mixture is fairly smooth, with a few lumps of cheese.
• Trim away the very end of the endives and cut lengthwise into quarters. Arrange on a platter or on individual plates and spoon on dressing. Top with chives and finely diced apple, and serve.

WILTED ENDIVE SALAD

Steps:

• In a skillet, cook bacon until crisp. Remove to paper towels to drain. Add oil to drippings; saute garlic and onion until tender. Stir in vinegar, tarragon, salt and pepper. , In a large bowl, toss the endive, bread cubes and bacon. Pour the warm dressing over salad and serve immediately.

ENDIVE SALAD

Steps:

• Trim ends of endives. Halve endives lengthwise and thinly slice lengthwise. Toss in salad bowl with lemon juice, olive oil and salt. Salad can be made a few hours ahead and kept chilled in the fridge until ready to serve.

ENDIVE, ORANGE AND ROQUEFORT SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together the orange zest, orange juice, olive oil, vinegar, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/3 teaspoon pepper. Set aside.
• Cut the heads of endive in half lengthwise, remove the triangle of core at the base of each half so the leaves separate, and cut the leaves in half again lengthwise. Place in a large bowl. Drizzle the leaves with the vinaigrette and add the walnuts, Roquefort, and apple. Add the arugula and toss. Zest the orange into the salad with a strip zester. Peel the orange and remove the white pith around the orange with a small sharp knife. Cut the orange sections between the membranes and toss them on the salad. Discard the membranes. Sprinkle with salt and serve.

CHICKEN, BELGIAN ENDIVE, AND GRAPE GRAIN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine barley, buckwheat, cooked chicken, grapes, endive, green onion, cranberries, parsley, mint, olive oil, lemon juice, honey, salt, and pepper in a large bowl; stir until well combined. Taste and adjust amount of salt, pepper, and honey to taste.

ENDIVE FINGER SALADS

Steps:

• Chop, slice and mince above ingredients, combine in a bowl.
• Add olive oil and vinegar, salt and pepper, and mix gently together.
• Arrange endive leaves on a plate, fill each one with a teaspoonful of the mixture and serve.

SLIVERED ENDIVE SALAD

Steps:

• Trim endives and separate leaves. Cut leaves lengthwise into thin strips and in a bowl toss with remaining ingredients and salt to taste.