Surprises are the best, aren’t they? Especially when they’re totally and completely unexpected and something nice that you never even thought of. I came home a couple of weeks ago to find a package at my door. A totally unexpected package. And what do you think was inside? Endive! Yes, gorgeous fresh endive. Some of them were even wrapped in paper and tied with a ribbon. An endive bouquet. My endive bouquet was all courtesy of the California Endive Growers Association, thanks to the very nice Casey Benedict who is their social media coordinator. I’ve worked with Casey on several projects in the past and she thought I’d enjoy this very thoughtful gift of fresh endive. She was right!
I knew right away what I wanted to make with my endive gift – a Grilled Endive Salad. I started by cutting the endive lengthwise and brushing with olive oil. I also trimmed some green onions and coated them with a bit of olive oil, too. Then I heated up a grill pan on the stove. You could also do this on your outdoor grill in nicer weather. Grill the endive for a few minutes on each side and then grill the green onions.
Grilled Endive Salad - grilled endive, orange sections, and toasted walnuts! Click To Tweet
In the meantime, I sectioned a sweet, juicy navel orange being sure to catch all the juices in a small bowl. I already had some toasted walnuts on hand, but if you need to toast a few it only takes a few minutes. You can do them either in a dry pan on the stovetop or in the oven at about 350 for a few minutes.
To make the dressing, add a little Dijon mustard, olive oil and honey to the reserved orange juice. Whisk it together well and add just a pinch of salt and a few grinds of black pepper.
Cut the endive crosswise into one-inch sections. Cut the grilled green onions on a slant in similar sized pieces. Combine the endive, green onion, orange sections, and walnuts in a large bowl. Pour the dressing over and toss to coat well. Serve immediately.
Enjoy! Grilled endive and green onions with navel orange sections and toasted walnuts tossed with vinaigrette. All text and photographs on Never Enough Thyme are copyright protected. Please do not use any material from this site without obtaining prior permission. If you'd like to post this recipe on your site, please create your own original photographs and either re-write the recipe in your own words or link to this post.
Grilled Endive Salad
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Other great endive recipes you might enjoy:
- The entire recipe collection from the Endive Growers web site – everything from appetizers to main dishes to desserts!
What I was up to…
- One year ago: Brunswick Stew
- Two years ago: Bacon-Cheddar Biscuits
- Three years ago: Slow Cooked Oatmeal
This is timely! I bought a few really fresh looking endives this week (they weren’t tied with ribbon, but they do look nice!) and wasn’t sure what to do with them. This looks like just the thing. I think I’ll try them this evening. Thank you!
Hope you enjoy it, Rivki. Here’s another idea for endive that I’m going to try next – it’s from Kay at Kayotic Kitchen: http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/ham-cheese-chicory-rolls
i never thought of grilling endives! what a great idea
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Grilling endives is a great tip! Thanks for sharing.
As always, just gorgeous.
I am loving this recipe! I’ve been thinking about making a grilled endive salad all winter but have been lacking inspiration. This might just be my inspiration!
Absolutely gorgeous, Lana!
looks fabulous!! and light :)
Your endive salad sounds wonderful. Thanks for the recipe.
This looks delicious! I can’t wait to try it. I’m sharing this on my blog with a link back :) Thanks again for sharing!!