Walnut Parmesan Endive Appetizer Food

7-LAYER FLAG DIP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saute pan over medium high heat. Add the corn and cook until slightly charred, about 3-5 minutes. Add the jalapeno and garlic and continue to cook for another 2-3 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper, remove from heat and set aside to cool.
• In a large bowl, stir to combine the refried beans with the taco seasoning. Place in a 9x13 glass baking dish, spreading into an even layer. Top with white queso, spreading into an even layer. Top queso with shredded lettuce, then olives, corn and then pico de gallo.
• Spread the guacamole in an even layer over the top. Place sour cream in a piping bag fitted with a small piping tip.
• To make the flag topping, draw a box with the sour cream in the top left corner of the dip. Pipe the sour cream into 6 lines to make the white stripes of the flag. Sprinkle the cojita cheese over the stripes. Use a small spoon and carefully make 7 red stripes of the flag with the salsa.
• Fill in the box in the top left corner in with sour cream, spreading with a small offset spatula or knife into an even layer. Top the sour cream with crushed blue corn tortilla chips. Pipe the sour cream in dots on top of the crushed chips. Serve dip with red, white and blue tortilla chips.
• White Queso:.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, whisk to combine evaporated milk, whole milk and cornstarch. Bring to a simmer, then slowly whisk in american and cheddar cheeses until melted and smooth. Whisk in the diced jalapenos and season to taste with salt. Set aside to cool.

EASY ENDIVE, CRANBERRY, WALNUT APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Arrange endive leaves on a serving tray.
• Stir blue cheese, cranberries, and walnuts together in a bowl. Place a small amount of the blue cheese mixture on each leaf. Drizzle with balsamic vinegar.

PARMESAN WALNUT SALAD IN ENDIVE LEAVES

Steps:

• In a bowl whisk together garlic paste, mayonnaise, lemon juice, and oil and stir in Parmesan and celery. Salad may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
• Trim endives and separate leaves. Endive leaves may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled, wrapped in dampened paper towels, in a plastic bag.
• Stir walnuts and parsley into salad. Dip wide end of each endive leaf into salad, scooping about 1 tablespoon of salad onto it.

WALNUT PARMESAN ENDIVE (APPETIZER)

Steps:

• To roast walnuts, broil at 350 for 10 minutes until brown and roasted. Let cool! Break into small bits.
• Cut parmesan cheese into small cubes.
• Combine salt and garlic first, curshing garlic very well and mixing with salt.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Spoon small amount onto separate washed leaves of endive. Top with walnuts.
• Arrange on platter and you can make extras walnuts to put in the center if desired.

CLAM DIP APPETIZER

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine breadcrumbs, lemon, olive oil, and clams.
• In a frying pan over medium low heat, melt butter, add onion, garlic, and pepper, and saute five minutes. Stir in bacon, and cook an additonal five minutes. Stir into breadcrumb mixture.
• If filling clam shells: spoon about 2T mix into each clam shell, and top with a little bacon. Place filled shells on a cookie sheet or in a pyrex with about 1/4 inch water. Bake about 10 minutes at 350 degrees.
• If filling a casserole dish: spoon mixture into casserole dish, and bake uncovered for 15 minutes at 350 degrees. Serve with crackers. (I use Pepridge Farm Butterfly crackers, but any hard cracker will do).
• Change it up by adding a 1/2 C shredded mozzerella cheese and 2T grated Parmeseano Reggianno or Pecorino Ramano into the mix!

BAKED OLIVE APPETIZER

Steps:

• Pile everything in the middle of a foil packet and seal.
• Bake in a 350 oven until heated thru.
• Open foil up and enjoy.

APPLE, ENDIVE AND PARMESAN SALAD WITH WALNUT VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Whisk 2 tablespoons orange juice and mustard in small bowl to blend. Whisk in olive oil and walnut oil. Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper. Toss apple slices and remaining 2 tablespoons orange juice in large bowl.
• Separate endive leaves; set aside 24 leaves. Slice remaining leaves. Add sliced endive, lettuce and walnuts to bowl with apples. Add dressing; toss to coat.
• Arrange 4 reserved endive leaves in spoke fashion on each of 6 plates. Mound salad atop leaves. Sprinkle with chives. Top each with Parmesan shavings.

CRAB SALAD ON ENDIVE APPETIZER

Steps:

• Lightly combine the crab, bell pepper, shallot, orange zest, grated radish, celery greens, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl.
• In a separate bowl, combine the mayonnaise and heavy cream.
• Add the dressing to the crab and mix well.
• Using a rounded spoonful, mound the crab salad onto the root end of the endive and fill the leaves half the length of the endive. Arrange on a platter or at each place setting.