Our Lemony Seared Endives Recipe provides a great appetizer for any meal, especially as an appetizer or side dish. The recipe starts off with a simple lemon, olive oil, and garlic baste that is then spooned over the endive leaves at the last second before grilling.
Crispy seared endives give a boost of flavor to these healthy appetizers. Made with lemon juice and olive oil, they’re seasoned with garlic and dill in this recipe perfect for a special occasion or everyday dining. You’ll love the amazing flavors that come from these succulent endives. In just a few minutes, you can enjoy a meal full of bold flavor, for an unforgettable experience.
Endives
Endive is a chicory that has a mild bitter taste. Endive, like other leafy greens, is one of the healthiest foods you can consume because it's high in fiber, vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients.
Ingredients
- 10 -12 Endives
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Meat broth
- Yolk of few eggs
Instructions
- Bleached endive leaves are among the nicest whiter vegetables.
- Cut away the stalks and green leaves and boil the inner yellow leaves in salted water,cool in cold water, press them out and chop them fine.
- Then stew for 1/2 hour in a strong meat broth which has been thickened with lightly browned flour.
- Season with nutmeg, put i a little lemon juice and if desired, the yolks of a few egga may stirred into it.
- The endives can be stewed in a cream sauce instead of the meat broth, or else after having been prepared according to either one of the described methods, pass through a sieve, stir with butter and serve as a puree.
- Serve with cutlets of all kinds, fried liver, meat balls , sweetbreads or spring chicken.