Miam Miam

[idun]

Tis that time of year, and today we had a wonderful endive salad.

Finely chopped then fried lardons, cheese, we had Roquefort and comte in, so had what we fancied, along with walnuts. And a lovely vinaigrette. Add a fresh homemade baguette to that and it was delicious.

And that was just the starter!

[Gluestick]

We both love Endives!

Anyone tried this?

On the BBQ (or in the oven), top and tail them; pull off the outer leaves; add a skinned clove of garlic. Butter or Olive Oil.

Wrap in a double layer of ally foil: stick on BBQ or roast in oven; and serve as as a veggie with anything else.

Wonderful!

[:D]

[idun]

I often braise them, butter in the pan, hint of garlic and cook them in the butter and when nearly cooked a good squirt of lemon juice and cook for a couple more minutes.

if you like bbq'd veg, and have a very fine grill that can go over your bbq, here is something I love to do, if I have a few people round.

Firstly I cook some potatoes until just cooked.

Then when cool, cut into bite size pieces and put in a big salad bowl and add chopped into bite size pieces:- onions, courgettes, mushrooms, peppers and the potatoes.

mix it all together.

Drizzle some oil over it all, and a shake of ground cayenne, however much you like and salt and pepper and then mix together and then on the bbq, turning it regularly.

[Patf]

Endives are very popular here (Gers).

I only started using them recently. I often make a casserole, chicken or beef, and add the endives cut in quarters towards the end of cooking. I think they have a quality similar to a small cabbage.