Amish Endive Or Spinach Salad Food

AMISH ENDIVE OR SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Salad: Wash carefully, Endive or spinach leaves, then chop or tear into 1 inch long pieces.
• Top with sliced eggs.
• Cover with hot bacon dressing and serve.
• Hot Bacon Salad Dressing: Brown bacon; remove from drippings and crumble.
• Combine sugar and flour.
• Add egg, salt, vinegar and water and mix until smooth.
• Pour into bacon drippings and heat stirring constantly, until mixture thickens.
• Add crumbled bacon.

SPINACH AND ENDIVE SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl or jar, whisk or shake shallot, vinegar, mustard, and oil until thickened and combined; season with salt and pepper.
• In a large bowl, combine spinach and endive; toss with dressing. Serve immediately.

WILTED CURLY ENDIVE

Steps:

• Cook bacon until crisp; remove with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. Reserve 3 tablespoons drippings. Cut or tear endive from center stalk; discard stalks. , In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, bring water and 1-1/2 teaspoons salt to a boil. Add endive; cover and cook for 3 minutes or until wilted. Drain. Stir in the bacon, vinegar, onion, pepper, reserved drippings and remaining salt.

SPINACH AND ENDIVE SALAD WITH BLUE CHEESE DRESSING

Steps:

• In a bowl with a fork mash the blue cheese and whisk in the vinegar, the oil, the Worcestershire sauce, and salt and pepper to taste, whisking until the dressing is emulsified. In a large bowl toss the spinach and the endive with the dressing until the salad is combined well.

SPINACH AND ENDIVE SALAD WITH PECANS AND BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Whisk together oil, shallot, vinegar, syrup, salt, and pepper in a large bowl.
• Thinly slice endives on a long diagonal, then toss with spinach and dressing in bowl.
• Sprinkle salad with pecans, cranberries, and blue cheese.

WARM BACON ENDIVE DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels; drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings. Set bacon aside. Saute the onion in the drippings until tender. Add the sugar, cornstarch, salt and vinegar; stir until smooth. Gradually stir in the milk until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat. , Stir a small amount of hot mixture into egg; return all to the pan; stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat., In a large salad bowl, combine the endive, hard-boiled eggs and reserved bacon. Add desired amount of warm dressing; toss to coat. Refrigerate leftover dressing.