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Bistro-style red endive salad

Name: Bistro-style red endive salad
Prep time: 21 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 29 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 750 g red Belgian endive; Parsley; 2 hard-boiled eggs; 2 slices bread; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 slices smoked ham; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 4 tablespoons rémoulade dressing

Have you tried red Belgian endives? They are similar in size to the more common white sort, just as crunchy, but slightly less bitter.

They are the main feature in this salad inspired by French bistro cuisine: combined with chopped hard-boiled eggs, fried ham and croutons, in a rémoulade dressing.

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Duration

30 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: October 31^th 2026

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 750 g red Belgian endive
2 Parsley
3 2 hard-boiled eggs
4 2 slices bread
5 1 tablespoon olive oil
6 2 slices smoked ham
7 3 tablespoons olive oil
8 4 tablespoons rémoulade dressing
Total weight: 1,130 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

25 min.

Cooking

8 min.

All in all

30 min.

Preparation 25 min.

Cooking 8 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.

Prepare 750 g red Belgian endives...

Stage 2 - ⌛ 5 min.

...slice finely and put in a salad bowl.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 2 min.

Add the chopped parsley and mix well.

Cover with a plate while preparing the rest.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 3 min.

Finely chop 2 hard-boiled eggs.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 2 min.

Cut 2 slices bread into small cubes.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 3 min.

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a small frying pan on high heat. When really hot, add 2 slices smoked ham.

Fry rapidly on both sides.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 2 min.

Remove from the pan and cut into strips with scissors.

Stage 8 - ⌛ 5 min.

Use the same pan, without cleaning and still on high heat. Pour in 3 tablespoons olive oil and when good and hot, add the bread cubes.

Stage 9

Fry the croutons until golden brown all over, stirring frequently.

Stage 10 - ⌛ 2 min.

Bistro-style red endive salad : Stage 10

Tip the croutons, eggs and ham into the salad bowl. Add 4 tablespoons rémoulade dressing and stir in well.

Stage 11

Your bistro-style red endive salad is ready.

Remarks

Of course, if you don't have red endives, the white sort will do fine.

You can use a vinaigrette (French dressing) instead of the rémoulade if you prefer.

Keeping: A few hours in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source: Home made.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	16 g RDI=26 %	105 g RDI=40 %	21 g RDI=29 %	142 kcal RDI=7 %	597 kJ RDI=7 %
Per person	46 g RDI=72 %	295 g RDI=111 %	59 g RDI=82 %	401 kcal RDI=20 %	1,680 kJ RDI=20 %
Whole recipe	187 g RDI=289 %	1,181 g RDI=446 %	238 g RDI=327 %	1,604 kcal RDI=80 %	6,718 kJ RDI=80 %