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.
49 K 3.7/5 (6 reviews)
35 min.
Easy
8 people
7 IngredientsLast modified on: May 12th 2019
For 8 people, you will need:
- 1
2 spring onions (scallions) - 2
4 cups + 3 tablespoons endives (head of chicory) - 3
4 slices bread - 4
½ cup cheese - 5
4 tablespoons olive oil - 6
chives - 7
10 tablespoons french dressing (vinaigrette)
Change measures:
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 25 min.
Cooking: 7 min.
All in all: 35 min.
If you start now, at , you will finish around : ?.Change start time
To finish around 7pm, you'll need to have started before: .Change end time
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Thinly slice 2 spring onions (scallions).
Stage 2 - 10 min.
Prepare 4 cups + 3 tablespoons endives (head of chicory) and shred by slicing thinly.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Cut 4 slices bread into small cubes.
Stage 4 - 4 min.
Dice the cheese as well.
Stage 5 - 7 min.
Pour 4 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 10 tablespoons french dressing (vinaigrette) and mix well.
Add some freshly chopped chives, then 10 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 | 320 RDI=120 % | 2,380 RDI=220 % | 260 RDI=40 % | 2,870 RDI=140 % | 12,020 RDI: 140 % |
| 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 8 people : 3.15 €
- Per person : 0.40 €
Change currency: 
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)
Endives (head of chicory)
Like these other recipes: Endives , Endive and walnut salad, Comtoise endive salad, Endive and beer soup, How to prepare endives , ... See them all 15
Cheese
Like these other recipes: Poitevin twist, French toast "cordon bleu", Welsh (French Welsh Rarebit), Pan-baked hash brown (Hash-brown casserole), Asparagus and spinach gratin, ... See them all 30
French dressing (vinaigrette)
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Warm haricot bean salad, Mixed salad, Chicken and Avocado Salad, Salad paysanne, Avocado, artichoke and chicken salad, ... See them all 68
Olive oil
Like these other recipes: Fish fillet with preserved lemons, Filet mignon with asparagus, Breton Pie, Potimarron and celeriac autumn soup, Small ratatouille with , ... See them all 519
Other recipes you may also like
Fruit crumble
A fruit pudding: very easy to do and delicious: just a layer of fruit with a golden crunchy topping.February 21th 2011358 K4.0 1 hour 15 min.
Stuffed tomatoes and courgettes
A classic recipe of French family cooking, but with a more sophisticated filling.February 21th 2011342 K3.8 1 hour 50 min.
Plum tart
This tart made with sweetcrust pastry and almond cream is especially tasty with those rather sour little plums that can be found in such profusion in late summer.September 6th 2017215 K4.9 2 hours 40 min.
Bounty-style tart for Alison
This Bounty-style tart combines, as you might expect, chocolate and coconut in a sweetcrust pastry case.June 2nd 2015134 K 14 1 hour 35 min.
Summery cheese on toast
Lightly toasted bread topped with a mixture of cream cheese, chopped spring onions, sliced radishes and fresh herbs.July 20th 201647 K4 25 min.
News list of cooking-ez.com
Sign up to receive the latest recipes (next batch due to be sent on 2025-05-18)
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Post a comment or question
Follow this recipe
If you are interested in this recipe, you can "follow" it, by entering your email address here. You will then receive a notification immediately each time the recipe is modified or a new comment is added. Please note that you will need to confirm this following.
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Alternatively: you can subscribe to the mailing list of cooling-ez.com , you will receive a e-mail for each new recipe published on the site.