Stuffed Endive Spears Recipes

Steps:

• Quarter 3 endives lengthwise; season with salt and pepper. Whisk 1 cup buttermilk with 2 tablespoons chopped parsley and 3/4 teaspoon hot sauce. Dip the endive spears in the buttermilk mixture, then dredge in flour. Fry in 1/2 inch hot vegetable oil, turning, until golden, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain on paper towels; season with salt. Serve with ranch dressing and lemon wedges.

Steps:

• Put the jalapenos in a small bowl. Heat the vinegar, sugar, garlic, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan until just simmering. Pour the liquid over the jalapenos and refrigerate, covered, at least 1 hour and up to 3 days.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Lay the prosciutto on a baking sheet lined with parchment and bake until a few shades darker and crispy, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain (they will crisp more as they cool).
• Separate the endives into leaves, keeping 16 nicely-sized leaves (discard the remaining or reserve for another use).
• Beat together the goat cheese, cream cheese, parsley, chives, lemon zest, a pinch of salt and a few grinds of pepper in a separate bowl.
• With a spoon, dollop the cheese mixture onto the endive leaves, leaving the base of the stem bare so that they can be picked up easily. Break the prosciutto into small pieces and put a piece on each endive. Put a pickled pepper on each and arrange decoratively on a platter.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, cream the goat cheese with the back of a kitchen spoon. Add the cream, rosemary, thyme, parsley, chives, and pepper and mix until smooth and creamy. Add more cream if the cheese is particularly thick. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use. Bring to room temperature before assembling.
• Core the endive and separate into spears. Spoon the filling into 20 endive spears, filling each spear about halfway. Assemble on a plate and sprinkle with the paprika, if using. Cover and refrigerate.

Steps:

• Combine first seven ingredients mix well.
• Trim ends of endive and separate heads into spears.
• Spread cheese mixture on endive spears.
• Serve immediately or cover and chill up to 2 hours before serving.
• Garnish with basil sprigs.

Steps:

• Whisk the vinegar, mustard, oregano, salt and pepper in a large bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in the oil. Add the crabmeat and toss gently to coat.
• Arrange the endive spears on a platter. Spoon the crabmeat atop the endive spears. Sprinkle with chives and serve.

Steps:

• In a large saute pan, over medium heat, add the butter and sugar. Add the diced pears and cook until well caramelized, approximately 8 minutes.
• In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the garlic, red wine vinegar, salt, fresh ground pepper and olive oil. Add the mixture to the Stilton. Assemble the spears 1 by 1, starting with the cheese then the sauteed pear and topping them off with a toasted pecan. These can be garnished with a sprig of watercress or other herb, if desired. Arrange the spears on a plate by first making a small mound of cream cheese and then sticking each spear into the cream cheese in a floral, 3-dimensional pattern.

Steps:

• Season cottage cheese with salt, pepper and chives.
• Clean endive and pull leaves off; dip tips into paprika.
• Fill leaves with cottage cheese and arrange in a petal fashion on a round plate; fill center of the "flower" with olives.
• Serve with dressing.

Steps:

• Stir together goat cheese, cream, and oil in a small bowl untilsmooth. Stir in chopped dill. Spoon the cheese mixture onto stem ends of endive leaves, dividing evenly. Transfer to a serving platter. Season with pepper, and drizzle with oil. Garnish with dill sprigs. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Rinse the individual endive spears and pat dry.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, sugar, vinegar and salt and pepper. Taste and add more sugar, salt and pepper as desired. Stir in the crumbled cheese.
• Peel and core apples and cut into a very small dice. Toss cheese mixture with apples and walnuts. Place a dollop at the base of each endive spear and serve.

Steps:

• COMBINE the following ingredients in the food processor:.
• artichoke hearts, mushrooms, pimentos, green olives, green bell pepper, celery; pulse until veggies are medium/fine in size.
• In a skillet: Warm olive oil over medium heat, sautee onions and garlic in 1/4 C olive oil, may use less oil. Cool and set aside.
• Make vinaigrette by combining: white vinegar, dried Italian seasoning, salt, sugar, pepper. Whisk to blend. Add to all veggies. Cover and refrigerate for 6-8 hours.
• Clean and trim individual endive leaves. Trimming off ends as needed. Spoon mixture into leaves. Arrange on serving platter.