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.
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Last modified on: March 27th 2022
Keywords for this recipe:For 12 people, you will need:
- 1
30 red Belgian endives - 2
150 ml Mimolette - 3
chives - 4
150 ml walnuts - 5
French dressing (vinaigrette)
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 22 min. | 5 min. | 27 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 15 min.
Prepare 30 red Belgian endives, shred and put in a salad bowl.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Add 150 ml 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 150 ml 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
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,907 Kcal or 7,984 Kj | 81 gr | 107 gr | 129 gr |
| 95 % | 31 % | 10 % | 19 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 79 Kcal or 331 Kj | 3 gr | 4 gr | 5 gr |
| 4 % | 1 % | <1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 159 Kcal or 666 Kj | 7 gr | 9 gr | 11 gr |
| 8 % | 3 % | 1 % | 2 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 people : 10.95 €
- Per person : 0.91 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Mimolette: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Pea and avocado salad, Fried cheese toasties with avocado, Leek and Mimolette tart, Soft Croque-monsieur with 3 cheeses, Purple artichokes in a cheesy gratin, ... All |
 | Walnuts: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Caramelised walnuts, Jura bread, Poitevin twist, ... All |
 | Red Belgian endive: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Bistro-style red endive salad, Red endive appetizers, ... All |
 | French dressing (vinaigrette): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Lentil and cold-meat salad, Avocado, artichoke and chicken salad, Eggs with mayonnaise, Salad lyonnaise, Springtime mixed salad, ... All |
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