TASTES OF HARVEST - CAESAR SALAD IN ENDIVE

Submitted by Molly Collins on Tue, 11/26/2013 - 09:20

We absolutely love finger salads. (If you have been following our Tastes of Harvest blog, you know this.) They are a stress-free and gorgeous way to showcase a few ingredients and they are such pleasure to eat. This week, we decided to turn a classic caesar into a finger salad by eschewing the romaine and placing the main ingredients (parmesan cheese, croutons and caesar dressing) inside an endive leaf. Happy Thanksgiving!

CAESAR SALAD IN ENDIVE

DRESSING

1 small garlic clove

Salt and pepper

1/4 mayonnaise

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

Mash the garlic with a pinch of salt. Whisk in mayonnaise, lemon juice, lemon zest and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.

SALAD

6 California endives

1/4 cup parmesan cheese

Croutons 

Separate endive heads into single leaves. Sprinkle parmesan cheese and croutons in each leaf and drizzle with dressing.

Adapted from Food and Wine’s Caesar Salad Spears.