Endive Slaw Food

ENDIVE SLAW

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together the vinegar and olive oil until smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
• Cut endive lengthwise into 1/8- to 1/4-inch-wide pieces. Transfer to a medium bowl. Cut pepper lengthwise into 1/8-inch-wide pieces. Transfer to bowl with endive. Just before serving, toss endive mixture with reserved vinaigrette. Top with tarragon and pomegranate seeds.

BRAISED ENDIVE

Steps:

• In a skillet large enough to hold endive in one layer, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add endive, and cook, turning occasionally, until brown all over, about 7 minutes.
• Cover with a parchment-paper round, and then a tight-fitting lid. Reduce heat to very low, and cook until tender when pierced with the tip of a knife, 20 to 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, and serve immediately.

ENDIVE, APPLE, AND CELERY SALAD WITH SMOKED ALMONDS AND CHEDDAR

Steps:

• Combine 1 Tbsp. vinegar and 3 cups cold water in a medium bowl. Add apple slices and let soak.
• Meanwhile, whisk mustard, kosher salt, and remaining 1/4 cup vinegar in a medium bowl, then whisk in oil in a slow, steady stream.
• Drain and pat apple slices dry. Combine apple slices, endives, celery stalks, cheese, and half of the almonds in a large bowl.
• Drizzle dressing over salad. Gently toss until salad is evenly dressed, then season with sea salt and pepper. Top with chives, celery leaves, and remaining almonds.

CHICKEN AND CRUNCHY SLAW IN ENDIVE LEAVES

Steps:

• For the slaw: Using a food processor fitted with a shredding attachment, finely shred the cabbage, carrot and fennel. In a medium bowl, combine the carrot, fennel, cabbage, chives, cranberries and chicken.
• For the dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together the yogurt, sour cream, lemon zest, lemon juice, maple syrup, salt and pepper until smooth.
• Pour the dressing over the cabbage mixture and toss to combine.
• Spoon the filling into the endive leaves and serve.

CREOLE CORN AND CRAB HAND PIES WITH ENDIVE SLAW AND COMEBACK SAUCE

Steps:

• For the endive slaw: In a bowl, mix together the endive, onion, chives, parsley, vinegar, olive oil and honey. Add salt and pepper to taste. Marinate at room temperature for 15 minutes.
• For the hand pies: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Prepare a grill for medium heat.
• Oil and grill the corn, turning often, until golden brown. Let cool, then cut the kernels from the cob.
• Heat the butter and oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions, peppers, celery and greens onions and cook until translucent. Let cool.
• Add the crabmeat, corn kernels, parsley, breadcrumbs, cayenne, crab boil seasoning and lemon juice. Add salt and pepper to taste and fold in the creme fraiche.
• Lay out the crescent rolls on a work surface. Top each with a couple tablespoons of the filling, then fold into triangles and seal tightly. Brush with egg wash. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until golden brown.
• For the comeback sauce: Combine the mayonnaise, ketchup, cornichons, lemon juice, hot sauce, Worcestershire and salt and pepper taste in a bowl. Mix well. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. (Makes 2 cups.)
• To serve, spoon some comeback sauce onto plates. Slice the hand pies in half and arrange on top of the sauce. Top with slaw.

BRAISED BELGIAN ENDIVES

Steps:

• To continue cooking on the stovetop, reduce the heat to low. Let the endives cook, undisturbed, until they are very tender, about 30 minutes.
• To finish cooking in the oven, put the pan in a 375 F oven (make sure the pan is oven-safe) and cook for 30 to 40 minutes. (This method is more likely to result in more evenly browned endives.​)
• Enjoy.