Best Herbed Tomato Endive Salad Recipes

WARM SHRIMP AND ENDIVE SALAD

Steps:

• Peel and seed tomato and cut into 1/4-inch dice. In a dry small heavy skillet toast sesame seeds over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 3 minutes. Shell and devein shrimp.
• Trim top 1 1/4 inches from each endive and separate leaves, discarding small inner core. With a sharp knife cut away soft yellow edges of each leaf (save trimmings for another use), leaving only firm white centers, and cut centers lengthwise into 1/4-inch-wide strips.
• In a small bowl whisk together vinaigrette and mustards. In a bowl combine endives, tomato, sesame seeds, soy sauce, lemon juice, and 3 tablespoons mustard vinaigrette, tossing to coat, and season with sea salt and white pepper.
• Season shrimp with sea salt and white pepper. In a large heavy nonstick skillet heat oil over moderately high heat until just smoking. Add shrimp in one layer and sauté until undersides are golden brown, about 1 minute. Turn shrimp over and sauté until just cooked through, about 30 seconds.
• Divide shrimp among 4 plates, mounding them. Add 5 teaspoons sliced cilantro to endive mixture, tossing to mix, and mound mixture over shrimp. Garnish salads with remaining teaspoon cilantro.

ENDIVE-TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk 1 teaspoon dijon mustard, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar, 1 tablespoon hazelnut oil and 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large bowl. Add 1 pint halved cherry tomatoes, 3 chopped endives and 4 chopped cucumbers; season with salt and pepper and toss. Top with chopped toasted hazelnuts.

TOMATO, WATERCRESS AND ENDIVE SALAD

Steps:

• Arrange the endive leaves on a large platter, fanning them out from the center. Roughly chop the watercress, and sprinkle it over the endive. Top with the tomato wedges, and drizzle with Raspberry Vinaigrette, to taste. Serve immediately.
• Whisk all the ingredients together in a small bowl. Cover and chill until ready to use.

BELGIAN ENDIVE SALAD

Steps:

• Trim off the bottom of endive, and cut the leaves into 1-inch lengths or cut them lengthwise. Drop into cold water; this will keep them from turning dark. Drain and pat dry.
• Combine lemon juice, vinegar, mustard, oil and salt and pepper in small bowl. Beat rapidly with a wire whisk or a fork.
• Place endive in salad bowl. Add dressing and chives. Toss and serve.

CURLY ENDIVE SALAD WITH MUSTARD DRESSING, EGG AND GRUYèRE

Steps:

• Bring a small pot of water to a boil over high heat. Add eggs (the water should cover them), and return to a boil. Adjust heat so that the water is at a brisk simmer. For a runny yolk, cook for 7 minutes; for a gooey center, cook for 8 minutes; for a slightly moist center, cook for 9 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare an ice bath.
• Immediately drain eggs and plunge into ice water to cool. When cool, crack and peel eggs. (Eggs can be cooked and peeled up to several hours in advance, and refrigerated.) Roughly chop eggs into haphazard slices.
• Put vinegar, mustard and garlic in a small bowl. Whisk with a fork to dissolve. Slowly whisk in olive oil to make a slightly thick dressing. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Put endive in a low, wide salad bowl and sprinkle very lightly with salt. Add dressing to taste and toss well. Transfer greens to individual plates. Top with chopped egg. With a vegetable peeler, shave thin slices of Gruyère over each salad.

HERBED TOMATO ENDIVE SALAD

Steps:

• Arrange endive leaves around edge of a serving platter. Arrange the sliced tomatoes and onion slices in the center.
• Sprinkle with chopped parsley, chives, and basil.
• Whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper; drizzle over salad platter.
• Sprinkle with the optional parmesan cheese, if using it. For Vegan omit it.