Pecan And Endive Salad Recipe

Tired of romaine lettuce or spinach in your side salad? Branch out and try two types of different leafy greens - endive and Boston lettuce greens. Boston or butter lettuce is great for wraps because it's flexible yet durable enough to stuff with ingredients. Endive leaves are scoop-shaped and are great for stuffing, too.

These crunchy lettuce varieties provide the base for a sweet red apple, grapes, and crunchy pecans. The creamy mayo-based dressing provides fat and allows fat-soluble vitamins (Vitamins A, D, E, and K) to be properly absorbed by the body.

This salad would be ideal for a vegetarian eater. Or, toss in a side of protein like chicken or salmon to turn this salad into a tasty lunch.

Pecan And Endive Salad Recipe

Serves: 2 Prep: 20 min

Ingredients

• 4 cups Boston lettuce leaves
• 4 endive heads, halved and broken into leaves
• 1 red apple, cored and sliced
• ½ cup red grapes, halved
• ½ cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• ½ cup pecans, roasted

Simple Dressing Ingredients

• ¼ cup homemade mayonnaise
• 2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
• 1 tbsp. Dijon or whole-grain mustard
• 1 tbsp. maple syrup (optional)
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

1. In a small bowl, whisk together the simple dressing ingredients until well emulsified.
2. In a salad bowl, combine the salad ingredients.
3. Serve the salad with the dressing drizzled on top.

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Pecan And Endive Salad Recipe

A vegetarian-friendly salad made with a sweet red apple, grapes and crunchy pecans tossed with a creamy, simple dressing.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Servings 2

Calories 671 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 4 cups Boston lettuce leaves
• 4 endive heads halved and broken into leaves
• 1 red apple cored and sliced
• ½ cup red grapes halved
• ½ cup cherry tomatoes halved
• ½ cup pecans roasted
• ¼ cup homemade mayonnaise
• 2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
• 1 tbsp. Dijon or whole-grain mustard
• 1 tbsp. maple syrup optional
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

 

• In a small bowl, whisk together the simple dressing ingredients until well emulsified.
  ¼ cup homemade mayonnaise, 2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar, 1 tbsp. Dijon or whole-grain mustard, 1 tbsp. maple syrup, 1 tsp. garlic powder, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• In a salad bowl, combine the salad ingredients.
  4 cups Boston lettuce leaves, 4 endive heads, 1 red apple, ½ cup red grapes, ½ cup cherry tomatoes, ½ cup pecans
• Serve the salad with the dressing drizzled on top.

Nutrition

Calories: 671kcalCarbohydrates: 84gProtein: 19gFat: 35gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 17gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 477mgPotassium: 2943mgFiber: 22gSugar: 56gVitamin A: 21358IUVitamin C: 62mgCalcium: 399mgIron: 11mg

Keyword endive, pecan, salad

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