Bistro-style endive salad
This delicious late-winter salad is made with red endives, slivers of Mimolette* cheese and toasted walnuts. In France it is known as a "Dutch" salad and typical bistro fare.
*Currently banned in the USA.
*Currently banned in the USA.
32 K 5/5 (1 reviews)
30 min.
Easy
8 people
5 IngredientsLast modified on: March 27th 2022
For 8 people, you will need:
- 1
20 red Belgian endives - 2
100 g Mimolette - 3
chives - 4
100 g walnuts - 5
french dressing (vinaigrette) - Total weight: 1,600 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 25 min.
Cooking: 5 min.
All in all: 30 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 15 min.
Prepare 20 red Belgian endives, shred and put in a salad bowl.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Add 100 g Mimolette cut into slivers with a vegetable peeler.
Add the finely chopped chives, mix well and cover the bowl with a plate while you toast the nuts..
Add the finely chopped chives, mix well and cover the bowl with a plate while you toast the nuts..
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Coarsely chop 100 g walnuts.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Tip into a small frying pan on medium heat and dry roast them, stirring frequently.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
When the walnuts have cooled, add them to the salad. Add french dressing (vinaigrette) and mix well.
Remarks
Use mature Mimolette if you can for a superior flavour. If you cannot get Mimolette, use another hard, full-flavoured cheese such as Parmesan.
Keeping: 1 day at most in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 50 RDI=20 % | 70 RDI=7 % | 90 RDI=10 % | 1,270 RDI=60 % | 5,320 RDI: 60 % |
| Per 100 g | 3 RDI=1 % | 4 RDI=0 % | 5 RDI=1 % | 80 RDI=4 % | 330 RDI: 4 % |
| Per person | 6 RDI=3 % | 8 RDI=1 % | 10 RDI=2 % | 160 RDI=8 % | 670 RDI: 8 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 8 people : 7.30 €
- Per person : 0.95 €
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This recipe uses (among others)
Walnuts
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Mimolette
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Red Belgian endive
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French dressing (vinaigrette)
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Shiro-goma salad, Green and red salad with sardines and eggs mimosa, Crunchy radish and carrot salad, Carrot salad with almonds and Comté cheese, Springtime mixed salad, ... See them all 70
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