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Bistro-style endive salad

This delicious late-winter salad is made with red endives, slivers of Mimolette* cheese and toasted walnuts. In France it is known as a "Dutch" salad and typical bistro fare.

*Currently banned in the USA.

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Last modified on: March 27^th 2022

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 10 red Belgian endives
2 50 g Mimolette
3 chives
4 50 g walnuts
5 French dressing (vinaigrette)
Total weight: 800 grams

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Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
22 min.	5 min.	27 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 15 min.

Prepare 10 red Belgian endives, shred and put in a salad bowl.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Add 50 g Mimolette cut into slivers with a vegetable peeler.

Add the finely chopped chives, mix well and cover the bowl with a plate while you toast the nuts..

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Coarsely chop 50 g walnuts.

Stage 4 - 5 min.

Tip into a small frying pan on medium heat and dry roast them, stirring frequently.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

When the walnuts have cooled, add them to the salad. Add French dressing (vinaigrette) and mix well.

Remarks

Use mature Mimolette if you can for a superior flavour. If you cannot get Mimolette, use another hard, full-flavoured cheese such as Parmesan.

Keeping

1 day at most in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
636 Kcal or 2,663 Kj	27 gr	36 gr	43 gr
32 %	10 %	3 %	6 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
79 Kcal or 331 Kj	3 gr	4 gr	5 gr
4 %	1 %	<1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
159 Kcal or 666 Kj	7 gr	9 gr	11 gr
8 %	3 %	1 %	2 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Nuts, Sulfites, Mustard

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 3.65 €
Per person : 0.91 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Mimolette: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Fried cheese toasties with avocado, Purple artichokes in a cheesy gratin, Leek and Mimolette tart, Soft Croque-monsieur with 3 cheeses, Pea and avocado salad, ... All
	Walnuts: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Jura bread, Poitevin twist, Caramelised walnuts, ... All
	Red Belgian endive: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Red endive appetizers, Bistro-style red endive salad, ... All
	Chives: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gribouille dressing, Warm haricot bean salad, Green bean and potato salad with paprika, Rémoulette dressing, Seafood rice salad, ... All

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