Belgian Endive Salad Recipes

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• Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat, let it get warm (melt) and add the endive (whole not leaves separated), sugar, lemon juice,& chicken stock.
• Bring to a boil, cover pan and braise the endive for 3 minutes.
• Turn 1/4 way round braise for 3 more minutes, turn a quarter again continue to brais for 3 minutes and then turn the endive to the last quarter and braise 3 minutes (a total of 12 minutes and braising all four sides).
• Uncover the pan, raise heat to medium High.
• Add herbs, parsley cook for an additional 2 minutes, pan juices should have reduced by about 2/3.
• Serve ASAP.

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• Arrange 8 endive leaves artistically on two salad plates.
• Mix remaining ingredients and divide evenly between the 8 leaves.
• Make the filling ahead of time, cover and refrigerate until serving time then fill the leaves and serve.

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• Mix apple, endives and almondds together in a bowl.
• Mix the dressing and pour on salad.
• Toss thoroughly and serve.

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• Trim off the bottom of endive, and cut the leaves into 1-inch lengths or cut them lengthwise. Drop into cold water; this will keep them from turning dark. Drain and pat dry.
• Combine lemon juice, vinegar, mustard, oil and salt and pepper in small bowl. Beat rapidly with a wire whisk or a fork.
• Place endive in salad bowl. Add dressing and chives. Toss and serve.

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• Mix together the chopped eggs, mayo, mustard, celery salt, and minced dried onion.
• You can make the filling 1 day ahead- at this point, you'd need to cover and refrigerate it.
• Cut off and discard the root ends of endive, and separate leaves.
• Rinse leaves under cool running water, then shake dry.
• On the wide end of each leaf, place a generous teaspoon the egg mixture, and then place 1 shrimp atop each.
• Sprinkle each filled leaf with paprika.
• And now for the artistic portion of the program: for serving: on a large platter, arrange the filled leaves in concentric circles, resembling a flower. If you like, you can place colorful edible flowers in the middle and arrange the leaves around them, for a little color and artistry! You can arrange them on the platter 4 hours ahead, then cover and chill until serving.

Steps:

• To poach the shrimp, combine the water, carrot, celery, lemon, onion, bay leaves, and 1 tablespoon of the salt in a large pot. Bring to a boil over high heat, then decrease the heat to low. Simmer gently for about 10 minutes to make a flavorful court-bouillon.
• Have ready a frozen freezer pack sealed in a heavy-duty plastic bag or a large heavy-duty sealable plastic bag filled with ice cubes. Make an ice bath to cool the shrimp: transfer several cups (or more, depending on the quantity of shrimp) of the broth to a large heatproof bowl. Place the ice pack in the bowl of broth; move the pack around until the broth is well chilled (drain and add more ice to the bag as needed). Return the heat to high and bring the remaining mixture to a rolling boil. Add the shrimp and boil until the shells are pink and the meat is white, 1 to 2 minutes. Do not overcook.
• Drain the shrimp in a colander or remove with a slotted spoon, then immediately transfer to the chilled liquid to stop the cooking process. Set aside.
• To prepare the endive, cut off and discard the root ends. Pull the heads apart one leaf at a time. Arrange the leaves in concentric circles like a flower on a large platter.
• To prepare the salad, peel, devein, and coarsely chop the shrimp. Place in a bowl with the chopped tarragon and mayonnaise; stir to combine. Taste and adjust for seasoning with salt and pepper.
• To assemble, place 1 generous teaspoon of shrimp salad near the trimmed bottom edge of each endive leaf. Garnish each with a tarragon leaf. Serve immediately.
• making ahead
• The shrimp salad can be prepared completely ahead and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. The leaves can be prepared and wrapped in damp paper towels in a sealable plastic bag overnight. Finally, up to 2 hours ahead, the filled endive leaves can be arranged on the platter, covered with a damp paper towel, and refrigerated. Serve chilled.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together the vinegar, mustard, and salt, and season with black pepper. Whisk in the olive oil in a steady stream to make a smooth, emulsified dressing.
• Toss the endive, apples, and walnuts together in a large serving bowl. Drizzle with the dressing, toss well, and serve immediately.

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• 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.

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• Whisk oil, cranberry juice concentrate and vinegar in small bowl to blend. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Combine endive and apples in medium bowl. Pour dressing over; toss to coat. Sprinkle cranberries, green onions and walnuts over and serve.

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• Mix the sour cream with the mustard and add salt and pepper.
• Combine with the rest of the ingredients.
• Variations: use (as many as you like) chopped hard-boiled eggs instead of the beets, then leave out the mustard and use some curry powder in the sour cream.
• Add some chopped green onion.
• Use 4-6 oz cubed or chopped cheese of your choice instead of the beets.

Steps:

• Mix chopped eggs, mayonnaise, mustard and celery salt in medium bowl. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Cut off and discard root ends of endive. Separate leaves. Place 1 generous teaspoon egg mixture at wide end of each leaf. Place 1 shrimp atop each; sprinkle with paprika.
• On large platter, arrange leaves in concentric circles resembling flower. (Can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover; chill.)

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• Bring the brown rice and water to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover the saucepan and simmer until the rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed, 45 to 50 minutes. Allow the rice to cool.
• Place the rice, endive, and red onion in a large bowl. Drizzle the balsamic vinegar and olive oil on top, and season with salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly.