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.
52 K 3.7/5 (6 reviews)
35 min.
Easy
2 people
7 IngredientsLast modified on: May 12th 2019
For 2 people, you will need:
- 1
½ spring onion (scallion) - 2
250 g endives (head of chicory) - 3
1 slice bread - 4
25 g cheese - 5
1 tablespoon olive oil - 6
chives - 7
2.5 tablespoons french dressing (vinaigrette) - Total weight: 440 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 25 min.
Cooking: 7 min.
All in all: 35 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Thinly slice ½ spring onion (scallion).
Stage 2 - 10 min.
Prepare 250 g endives (head of chicory) and shred by slicing thinly.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Cut 1 slice bread into small cubes.
Stage 4 - 4 min.
Dice the cheese as well.
Stage 5 - 7 min.
Pour 1 tablespoon 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 2.5 tablespoons french dressing (vinaigrette) and mix well.
Add some freshly chopped chives, then 2.5 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.
Keeping: Best eaten as soon as it is ready.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 80 RDI=30 % | 590 RDI=60 % | 70 RDI=10 % | 720 RDI=40 % | 3,010 RDI: 40 % |
| Per 100 g | 20 RDI=7 % | 130 RDI=10 % | 10 RDI=2 % | 160 RDI=8 % | 680 RDI: 8 % |
| Per person | 40 RDI=20 % | 300 RDI=30 % | 30 RDI=5 % | 360 RDI=20 % | 1,500 RDI: 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 people : 0.80 €
- Per person : 0.40 €
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This recipe uses (among others)
Endives (head of chicory)
Like these other recipes: Purple sprouting broccoli and endive salad, Endive gratin with cancoillotte, Endives , Thin endive tart, Flamiche, ... See them all 15
Cheese
Like these other recipes: Kérinou slices, Savoury mini-madeleines with 2 cheeses, Langres-style spinach, Pan-baked hash brown (Hash-brown casserole), Welsh (French Welsh Rarebit), ... See them all 30
French dressing (vinaigrette)
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Paimpol salad, Corn salad with croutons, Red cabage salad with toasted almonds, Salad paysanne, Dandelion salad, ... See them all 69
Bread
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Melting Epoisses on toast , Panzanella, Pan-fried cheese, egg and spinach toastie, Croque-monsieur complet, Bistro-style red endive salad, ... See them all 73
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