I clearly recall the first time I ate this salad. I had never heard of endive before, much less eaten it. If you had put an endive in front of me, I would have told you it was a baby lettuce heart (or something of that nature. I was only 18 at the time).
But I distinctly recall taking my first bite, and being absolutely consumed by the explosion of flavor in my mouth. I had never had anything so varied in its flavorful experience.
Try this salad and tell me if you don’t agree. It’s a power house of flavor from the first bite to the last. So delicious! It’s naturally sweet and sour, and is a fabulous reminder of how light and flavorful autumn and winter produce can be.
(Makes 7-8 cups of salad / Makes 1 cup of dressing)
Ingredients
2 packages endive (3 pc per pack)
1 apple
1 orange
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup non-fat plain yogurt
1 tsp. herb salt
1 tsp. marjoram
1 Tbsp. Agave or honey
Directions
Step 1 – Gather your endive, cut off and discard the bottom ends, cut in half, then chop. Place in a large mixing bowl.
Step 2 – Chop your apples and oranges into small, bit size pieces, and add to the bowl containing the chopped endive.
Step 3 – Chop walnuts into small bits, and add to the bowl.
Step 4 - Place yogurt in a small mixing bowl, add agave (or honey), salt and marjoram. Mix well.
Toss your salad and serve with dressing. Easy!
Nutritional Content
1 serving = 1 cup salad with dressing
Calories: 236
Total Fat: 12 gm
Saturated Fats: 1 gm
Trans Fats: 0 gm
Cholesterol: 1 gm
Sodium: 289 mg
Carbohydrates: 28 gm
Dietary fiber: 16 gm
Sugars: 11 gm
Protein: 10 gm
Estimated Glycemic Load: 6
Nutritional Information estimated at Nutritiondata.com. Data may not be accurate.
Munchkin Helpers:
If you have little ones, here’s how they can help. (With close supervision, of course).
Let them put all the ingredients into the bowl as you chop and measure. Let them help toss the salad, mix the dressing, and if they are old enough, let them serve themselves.
Caution: Any time a child is in the kitchen, they will require close supervision. Munchkin Helpers suggestions should be applied with common sense to your own child, taking their own capabilities into account. Do not assume that because it says here that your child can do something, that they can, in fact do it. Please use common sense when in the kitchen with your child(ren).
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