19 endive and smoked salad Recipes

salami, try : salami felino, finocchiona, napolitano, soppressata or cacciatore or a bit of each., bacon bits or small pieces of kielbasa or other such flavourful sausage., shaved smoked ham ., olives , basic lack or kalamata type, red, pink, green or brown., artichokes, fresh , in a jar or whatever. i like fresh., mushrooms , , . puffballs, morels, oyster, button, straw, porto bella, shitake, etc., tomatoes , please use vine ripened., fresh mug bean or alfalfa sprouts., peppers , bell, anaheim, whatever suits., fresh melon , cantaloupe, honey dew, etc., asparagus tips. again , fresh is best but any kind in a pinch; or use fresh spinach., cheese. take your pick according to your taste. different taste in cheese really changes the whole salad., cooked beetroot. fresh is best but canned will do. drain well ., baby (miniature) corn cobs; well drained ., olive oil. i use the old fashioned kind to get more flavour., some good wine vinegar, smoked salmon. if you can tsp get good smoked salmon don tsp use any ., braised small medallions of spiced beef , lamb, pork, fowl, alligator, etc. dice into 2 by 2 cubes. take your pick or do two or three kinds and let your table mates choose. cook to taste, cool before serving., shrimp , crab, lobster, squid, fish, etc. if it needs cooking do that and let it cool., boiled egg sliced ., salad dressings of your choice., seeded dates ., raw cauliflower or broccoli., sunflower seeds or your choice of nuts., sliced tomatoes & sliced bell or anaheim peppers., fresh endive or iceberg lattice. try the tinder tips of watercress, romaine lattice, etc., sliced maui onion. if you can tsp get maui onions get the mildest you can find ., anything i forgot

chopped smoked bacon, eggs, head romaine lettuce, chopped, garlic, finely chopped, curly endive, chopped, roma tomatoes, sliced, extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, dijon mustard, white sugar, herbes de provence, salt and pepper to taste, onion, finely chopped

apple-smoked bacon slices, balsamic vinegar, dijon mustard, crumbled blue cheese (optional), red onion, thinly sliced, chopped fresh parsley, salt, freshly ground pepper, fresh baby spinach, head belgian endive , cut into 8 slices lengthwise, crumbled blue cheese (optional)

shrimp, peeled, deveined, olive oil, smoked paprika, salt, head green cabbage, cored, shredded, red radishes, sliced thin, celery ribs, sliced thin, scallions , including tops, sliced, young watercress , tough stems removed, head belgian endive, stem end trimmed, leaves separated, grapeseed oil or extra-virgin olive oil (for dressing), lemon juice (for dressing), red- or white-wine vinegar, shallot, minced, coarse salt (optional), freshly ground pepper, http://www.essence.com/recipes

green beans, smoked chicken, 1/4-inch cubes, red pepper, 1/4-inch dice, watercress, chopped, shallot, minced, tarragon, olive oil, white wine vinegar, gorgonzola, crumbled, walnuts, toasted and chopped, heads belgian endive, separated into spears

honey, salt, cayenne pepper, turbinado sugar, walnut halves or 8 oz pieces, heads endive, chopped, watercress leaf, thick-cut smoked turkey (from the deli, cut into 1/2-inch thick cubes), green apple, cored and chopped, red seedless grapes, halved, lemon, whipping cream, mayonnaise, salt, fresh ground black pepper

firm white sandwich bread, toasted, cream cheese, softened, smoked salmon (about 6 oz total ), chopped fresh chives, chopped red onion, lemon wedges, accompaniment if desired: slivered endive salad

pink or red grapefruit, sour cream, scallions, thinly sliced, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, watercress, trimmed, heads endive , thinly sliced crosswise, head bibb lettuce , torn into bite-size pieces, stalks celery, thinly sliced, red onion, thinly sliced, smoked trout , skin discarded and fish flaked

heads endive, thinly sliced, shallots, thinly sliced, radishes, thinly sliced, meyer lemon dressing , recipe follows, salt and pepper, several small red beets , roasted and thinly sliced, several small yellow beets , roasted and thinly sliced, smoked trout fillets, store bought or recipe follows, trout roe, meyer lemons, juiced, red wine vinegar, prepared mayonnaise, dijon mustard, whole-grain mustard, salt and freshly ground black pepper, olive oil, chopped fresh tarragon leaves, cold water, kosher salt, brown sugar, rainbow trout , scaled, bones removed, hickory chips

uncooked crayfish tails , split down the back to give 2 identical halves, handfuls assorted salad leaves and greens (rocket, endive, salad burnet, radicchio, escarole, tat soi, etc), tomatoes, halved or whole, goats cheese , choose 1 that isn tsp too dry, and crumble it, avocado oil, lemon, juiced, salt and freshly ground pepper

smoked spanish chorizo sausage, cut into 1/4 inch sticks, frisee or curly endive, washed and dried, roasted garlic vinaigrette, ripe tomatoes, seeded and diced, grated spanish manchego cheese, red onion, sliced and separated into rings, roasted garlic vinaigrette, garlic cloves, roasted and peeled, red wine vinegar, honey, juice of 1 fresh lime, olive oil, coarse salt, freshly ground black pepper

curly endive (any leafy lettuce works just as well), vinaigrette, dijon mustard, light olive oil, whipping cream, white wine vinegar, salt and white pepper (fresh ground if possible), diced gruyere or emmanthal cheese, smoked ham cut into small strips, button mushrooms sliced thin, chopped chives, croutons

thick-cut slab bacon, cut into 1/4-inch pieces (lardons ), chopped shallots, dijon mustard, white wine vinegar, salt, freshly ground black pepper, olive oil, head curly endive, cut into bite-size pieces, well washed and dried, fresh croutons

sheet frozen puff pastry (half of 17 1/4-oz package), thawed, egg, beaten to blend (glaze), smoked bacon slices, chopped, minced shallots, ruby port, dried cranberries, balsamic vinegar, heaping tbsp crumbled blue cheese, curly endive

sliced shallot rings, white wine vinegar, heavy cream, dijon mustard, olive oil, head bibb lettuce, leaves separated, washed and spun dry, baby red leaf or oak leaf lettuces, washed and spun dry, roma plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and finely diced, belgian endive , chiffonaded, gruyere cheese , cut into thin strips, cooked ham , cut into thin strips (about 3/4 cup), smoked chicken breast or turkey breast, cut into thin strips, eggs, hard boiled, peeled and cut crosswise into thin slices, chopped chives, garnish, chopped parsley, garnish

sliced shallot rings, white wine vinegar, heavy cream, dijon mustard, olive oil, head bibb lettuce, leaves separated, washed and spun dry, baby red leaf or oak leaf lettuces, washed and spun dry, roma plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and finely diced, belgian endive , cut into chiffonade, gruyere cheese , cut into thin strips, cooked ham , cut into thin strips (about 3/4 cup), smoked chicken breast or turkey breast, cut into thin strips, eggs, hard boiled, peeled and cut crosswise into thin slices, chopped chives, for garnish , optional, chopped parsley leaves, for garnish , optional

kosher salt, sugar, coriander seeds, fennel seeds, whole black peppercorns, bay leaves, dry white wine, salmon fillets, cut thickly and uniformly, snipped fresh dill, olive oil, for grilling, fresh fennel bulbs, shaved paper thin, cucumber peeled, cut in half, seeded and cut into long thin strips, fresh endive separated into individual leaves, walnut-dill vinaigrette