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
12 people
7 IngredientsLast modified on: May 12th 2019
For 12 people, you will need:
- 1
3 spring onions (scallions) - 2
1 kg 500 g endives (head of chicory) - 3
6 slices bread - 4
150 g cheese - 5
6 tablespoons olive oil - 6
chives - 7
15 tablespoons french dressing (vinaigrette) - Total weight: 2,640 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 3 spring onions (scallions).
Stage 2 - 10 min.
Prepare 1 kg 500 g endives (head of chicory) and shred by slicing thinly.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Cut 6 slices bread into small cubes.
Stage 4 - 4 min.
Dice the cheese as well.
Stage 5 - 7 min.
Pour 6 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 15 tablespoons french dressing (vinaigrette) and mix well.
Add some freshly chopped chives, then 15 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 | 480 RDI=190 % | 3,560 RDI=340 % | 390 RDI=60 % | 4,310 RDI=220 % | 18,030 RDI: 220 % |
| 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 12 people : 4.75 €
- Per person : 0.40 €
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This recipe uses (among others)
Endives (head of chicory)
Like these other recipes: Gratin du Nord, Endives "bonne femme", Comtoise endive salad, Thin endive tart, Comtoise endive salad, ... See them all 15
Cheese
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French dressing (vinaigrette)
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Warm scallop and cabbage salad, Pea and avocado salad, Warm salad of potatoes and purple artichokes, Red cabbage salad with chives, Polish-style beetroot salad, ... See them all 69
Olive oil
Like these other recipes: Potato and two ham gratin, Marinated tuna and cabbage, Langoustine and leek tarts, Potato tortilla (Spanish omelette), Quiche Bretonne, ... See them all 527
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