Endive and cheese salad with croutons
This starts out as a classic salad of shredded endives, but is pepped up with sliced spring onions, fried croutons and chunks of cheese.
3,3793.5/5 for 4 ratings
Last modified on: May 12th 2019
For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
1 spring onion (scallion) - 2
500 g endives (head of chicory) - 3
2 slices bread - 4
50 g cheese - 5
2 tablespoons olive oil - 6
chives - 7
5 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette) - Total weight: 880 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
Keeping: Best eaten as soon as it is ready.
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 24 min. | 7 min. | 31 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Thinly slice 1 spring onion (scallion).
Stage 2 - 10 min.
Prepare 500 g endives (head of chicory) and shred by slicing thinly.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Cut 2 slices bread into small cubes.
Stage 4 - 4 min.
Dice the cheese as well.
Stage 5 - 7 min.
Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a small frying pan on high heat. When good and hot, add the bread cubes and fry until browned, stirring frequently.
Stage 6 - 2 min.
Put the endives, onions, croutons and cheese into a salad bowl.
Add some freshly chopped chives, then 5 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette) and mix well.
Add some freshly chopped chives, then 5 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette) and mix well.
Stage 7
Serve fairly quickly while the croutons are still crunchy.
Remarks
Use whatever cheese you have to hand or prefer, as this recipe is very flexible.
Instead of the olive oil, you can use clarified butter to give the bread a more marked flavour.
Instead of the olive oil, you can use clarified butter to give the bread a more marked flavour.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 1.56 €
- Per person : 0.39 €
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Endives (head of chicory): You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Endives "bonne femme", Thin endive tart, How to prepare endives , Comtoise endive salad, Endive and walnut salad, ... All |
| Cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Truffade, Crispy potato galette with leeks, Aligot, Grilled cheese, Warm cauliflower salad with two cheeses, ... All |
 | French dressing (vinaigrette): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Prawn salad with a crunch, French bean salad with vinaigrette , Alsatian-style salad, Warm cauliflower salad with two cheeses, Springtime mixed salad, ... All |
 | Bread: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Melting Epoisses on toast , Warm haricot bean salad, Canapés of red mullet with poppy seeds, Eggs meurette, Bread with Tomato , ... All |
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