Belgian Endive, Orange and Date Salad

"From npr.org. Artistic yet easy. For a vegan version substitute agave for the honey. I gave the salad more of a Middle Eastern flavor with the addition of rose water in the dressing. To avoid confusion, the endive called for in this recipe refers to the cone-shaped variety (looks like a bullet or small ear of corn.) I used a head of white endive with the maroon/purple colored outer leaves."
 
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Ready In:
20mins
Ingredients:
14
Serves:
4
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ingredients

  • Dressing

  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil plus 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon unseasoned rice vinegar (I used unseasoned brown rice vinegar)
  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
  • 2 teaspoons honey, softened to whisk easier
  • 12 teaspoon rose water, to taste (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
  • salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • Salad

  • 6 radishes, thinly sliced (about 1/2 cup)
  • 2 valencia oranges, peeled and sectioned (original recipe specified navel oranges)
  • 3 Belgian endive, sliced cross-wise into circles (about 1 1/2 cups)
  • 2 stalks celery, with the leaves (read *Note below)
  • 6 medjool dates, pitted and slivered (read Tip below)
  • 14 cup roasted pistachios (changed from pecans)
  • 16 fresh mint leaves (fresh only!)
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directions

  • *Note: specifically the [inner white] stalks of celery plus the leaves. The celery stalks are thinly sliced on a diagonal.
  • Tip: To make slicing the Medjools easier, run your knife under hot water before slicing.
  • For the dressing, whisk all of the ingredients in a small bowl.
  • To make individual salad stacks, place radish slices in a circle in the middle of a salad plate.
  • Then build up as you go, adding oranges slices, endive slices, celery slices and leaves, dates, pistachios (or pecans) and fresh mint leaves. Repeat with remaining three dishes.
  • Drizzle with dressing, and garnish with orange zest, celery leaves and fresh mint.

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Reviews

  1. yum!! everyone but THE PICKY ONE loved this! she drank the dressing. ;) I don't have medjool dates so i used 'regular' dates. I also used pecans. I didn't notice the rosewater or the mint so much. I love the contrasts between the sharp radish, slightly bitter endive, crunchy pecans, soft dates, sweet oranges.... made for NA/ME Tag. Thank you! :)
     
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