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.
7,6413.6/5 for 5 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: May 12th 2019
For 4 people, you will need:
- 0
1 spring onion (scallion) - 1
1 lb + 1.6 oz endives (head of chicory) - 2
2 slices bread - 3
1.8 oz cheese - 4
2 tablespoons olive oil - 5
chives - 6
5 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette)
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 24 min. | 7 min. | 31 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Keeping:
Best eaten as soon as it is ready.Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Thinly slice 1 spring onion (scallion).
Stage 2 - 10 min.
Prepare 1 lb + 1.6 oz endives (head of chicory) and shred by slicing thinly.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Cut 2 slices bread into small cubes.
Stage 4 - 4 min.
Dice the cheese as well.
Stage 5 - 7 min.
Pour 2 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 5 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette) and mix well.
Add some freshly chopped chives, then 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.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,095 Kcal or 4,585 Kj | 26 gr | 101 gr | 98 gr |
| 55 % | 10 % | 10 % | 15 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 124 Kcal or 519 Kj | 3 gr | 12 gr | 11 gr |
| 6 % | 1 % | 1 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 274 Kcal or 1,147 Kj | 6 gr | 25 gr | 24 gr |
| 14 % | 2 % | 2 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 1.57 €
- Per person : 0.39 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Endives (head of chicory): You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Thin endive tart, Gratin du Nord, Endives , Individual creamy endive gratins, Comtoise endive salad, ... All |
| Cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: French toast "cordon bleu", Potato wallets, Grilled cheese, Pan-baked hash brown (Hash-brown casserole), Savoury mini-madeleines with 2 cheeses, ... All |
 | French dressing (vinaigrette): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Corn salad with croutons, Warm cauliflower salad with two cheeses, White asparagus salad, Warm lentil salad, Cubed salad, ... All |
| Bread: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mushrooms on toast, French style, Smoked eggs, Croque-monsieur complet, French onion soup, Eggs meurette, ... All |
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