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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.
68 K 3.7/5 (6 reviews)565638
Last modified on: October 31th 2026
For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
1 spring onion (scallion) - 2
500 g endives (head of chicory) - 3
2 slices bread - 4
50 g cheese - 5
2 tablespoons olive oil - 6
Chives - 7
5 tablespoons french dressing (vinaigrette) - Total weight: 880 grams
Times for this recipe
Preparation
25 min.
Cooking
7 min.
All in all
32 min.
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Step by step recipe
Step 1 - ⌛ 5 min.
Thinly slice 1 spring onion (scallion).
Step 2 - ⌛ 10 min.
Prepare 500 g endives (head of chicory) and shred by slicing thinly.
Step 3 - ⌛ 3 min.
Cut 2 slices bread into small cubes.
Step 4 - ⌛ 4 min.
Dice the cheese as well.
Step 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.
Step 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.
Step 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: Homemade.
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Nutritional information
| Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats | Calories | Energy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g | 3 g RDI=4 % | 10 g RDI=4 % | 9 g RDI=12 % | 127 kcal RDI=6 % | 533 kJ RDI=6 % |
| Per person | 6 g RDI=9 % | 22 g RDI=8 % | 19 g RDI=26 % | 279 kcal RDI=14 % | 1,170 kJ RDI=14 % |
| Whole recipe | 25 g RDI=38 % | 89 g RDI=33 % | 76 g RDI=103 % | 1,117 kcal RDI=56 % | 4,679 kJ RDI=56 % |
How much will it cost?
For 4 people
1.55 €
Per person
0.40 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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Endives (head of chicory)
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