When feeding a family, you always look for the “home run recipe”: the one that everyone loves and that you feel good about feeding them. You may be surprised to hear that this endive salad has been a big hit with kids for years — and endives are a superfood! This dish is easy to make, kid-approved, and impressive for entertaining.
Even if the kids don't care for the blue cheese, the Dijon sauce can get a thumbs up.Â
Separate the endive leaves from the bulb and arrange them in a fan shape on a plate. To make this easier, trim the base of the endive as you go — this helps release the leaves without tearing them. I either add the trimmed pieces to the plate or save them for a lunch salad.
Scatter walnut pieces over the endive leaves, then crumble small pieces of blue cheese on top.
Using a small spoon, drizzle Dijon sauce lightly over the leaves — a little goes a long way.
Serve as a first course or as an elegant apéritif.
Add a sprinkle of fresh herbs like parsley or rosemary when you have some.Â
Endive salad as a first course
Endives and Dijon sauce alone are delicious
Preparing endives for apéritif
Adding a bit of fresh rosemary or parsley leaves brings another layer of flavor, color, and more nutrients.
This dish is simple and quick to prepare, but on days when you want to put in as little effort as possible, place everything on a serving dish and let everyone assemble their own.
 
