Avocado And Endive Salad Recipes

AVOCADO AND ENDIVE SALAD

Steps:

• Trim off the bottoms of the endive. Cut them in 2-inch lengths. Drop them in cold water and drain well.
• In a salad bowl, blend the lemon juice, mustard, vinegar, oil, salt and pepper with a wire whisk until smooth. Set aside.
• When ready to serve, peel the avocado and slice it in half. Discard the pit and cut the avocado lengthwise into slices 1/2 inch thick.
• Add the endive and avocado to the salad bowl and toss. Serve on chilled salad plates.

ENDIVE WITH AVOCADO SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk together the mustard, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper to make a vinaigrette.
• Remove a half-inch from the stem end of each endive, discard the core, and cut the rest across into 1-inch chunks. Cut the avocados into large dice or wedges. Toss the avocados and endive with the vinaigrette. Season to taste and serve at room temperature.

BEET, AVOCADO AND ENDIVE SALAD

Steps:

• Put on a pair of rubber gloves and slice the beets into thin rounds on a mandoline. Stack the rounds and then slice them into thin strips (aka julienne). Place the julienned beets on a paper-towel-lined plate. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the olive oil, orange juice, balsamic vinegar, honey, and salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
• Remove 8 leaves from each endive, and reserve. Slice the remaining endives 1/2 inch thick. Combine the sliced endives, radishes and avocado in a large bowl.
• Season with salt and pepper. Add half of the dressing and toss to coat.
• In a second bowl, add the julienned beets and pour over the remaining dressing. Toss to coat.
• Set up 4 salad plates. Arrange 4 of the reserved endive leaves on each plate, with the stem ends pointed toward the center. Top each leaf with some of the avocado-endive mixture and then with some of the beets. Serve immediately.

ENDIVE AND APPLE SALAD

Steps:

• To make dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together the oil, vinegar, juice and honey. Season with salt.
• In a small sauté pan, toast the pecans over medium heat. Allow to cool.
• Mix together the endive, arugula, apple and cherries (or cranberries) in a medium-size bowl. Toss with enough dressing to coat. Top with the pecans and goat cheese (optional).

THE BAREFOOT CONTESSA'S ENDIVE AND AVOCADO SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk together the mustard, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper to make a vinaigrette.
• Remove a half inch from the stem of each endive, discard the core, and cut the rest across into 1" chunks. Cut the avocados into large pieces. Toss the avocados and endive with the vinaigrette. Season to taste and serve at room temperature.

AVOCADO, SHRIMP, AND ENDIVE SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk 2 tablespoons oil with 1 tablespoon lemon juice until combined.
• Combine shrimp with remaining 2 tablespoons lemon juice, the salt, and pepper, and let stand for 10 minutes.
• Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a skillet over high heat. Add shrimp and juices, and cook, stirring, until shrimp are pink and cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer shrimp and juices to a bowl.
• Add endives, avocados, tarragon, and dressing to shrimp, and gently toss. Serve immediately.

SHRIMP AND AVOCADO SALAD ON ENDIVE LEAVES

Steps:

• Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Add shrimp, and cook until opaque, about 1 minute. Transfer to a plate using a slotted spoon; let cool. Cut into 1/4-inch pieces.
• Transfer shrimp to a medium bowl. Add lime juice, chopped scallions, jalapeno, and salt. Stir to combine. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or up to 2 hours.
• Just before serving, cut avocado into a 1/4-inch cubes, and fold into shrimp mixture. Separate endive leaves, and arrange 24 on a platter. Spoon about 1 teaspoon shrimp salad onto each leaf. Garnish with sliced scallions, and sesame seeds if desired.

AVOCADO ENDIVE CUPS WITH SALSA

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine red peppers, fennel, olives, oil and cilantro; stir in 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper., In another bowl, mash avocados with a fork. Stir in lime juice, jalapeno, green onion, garlic, cumin, pepper sauce and the remaining salt and pepper. Stir in tomatoes., Spoon about 1 tablespoon avocado mixture onto each endive leaf; top each with about 1 tablespoon pepper mixture. Sprinkle with fennel fronds.

AVOCADO, SHRIMP, AND ENDIVE SALAD

Steps:

• Bring 2 quarts water, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and 2 teaspoons salt to a boil in a 3-quart saucepan, then poach shrimp at a bare simmer, uncovered, until just cooked through, about 3 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a bowl of ice and cold water to stop cooking. Let shrimp chill in water 2 minutes, then drain and pat dry.
• Whisk together tarragon, mustard, pepper, and remaining 2 tablespoons lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a serving bowl. Add oil in a slow stream, whisking until emulsified.
• Quarter avocados lengthwise, then pit, peel, and cut into bite-size pieces. Add shrimp, avocados, and endive to dressing and toss.

ENDIVE, ORANGE, AVOCADO, AND BACON SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl whisk together vinegar, mustard, and salt and pepper to taste and whisk in oil in a stream until emulsified.
• With a sharp knife cut peel and pith from orange and cut sections free from membranes. Cut sections into 1/2-inch pieces and transfer to a bowl. Peel and pit avocado. Cut avocado into 1/2-inch pieces and add to orange. Trim endives and slice thin crosswise. Add endives and dressing and toss salad lightly. Sprinkle salad with bacon.

WATERCRESS, ENDIVE AND AVOCADO SALAD

Steps:

• Wash, dry and rough chop the watercress and place in large bowl.
• Half then slice endive lengthwise in slender ribbons. Slice onion very thin. Add endive and onion to bowl.
• Remove skin and pit of avocado and cut into strips. Set aside.
• Clean and rough chop the parsley.
• Add 1/2 cup Newman's Own Balsamic Vinaigrette and toss. Add avocado and parsley, salt and pepper to taste and toss gently once more. Serve.