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Endive Feta Toss

If you’re not familiar with Endive, you are in for a treat. You can use it very similarly to lettuce, so long as you remember it has a bitter edge. The yellow or red leaves are mellower when baked, grilled, or sauteed. Shaped like a canoe, you can stuff them! However, this recipe uses them raw for a crispy spin on a green salad.
Shopping for Endive
Look for heads with snug leaves. The vegetables should be heavier than expected and firm. The best endive has a white base and no brown spots. Store them in your refrigerator in a drawer away from the inside light. Should a few of the external leaves turn brown or soft while in storage, just remove them and use the rest.

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup whole feta
  • 1 tbsp orange flower honey
  • 1 tsp orange flower water
  • 3 endives
  • 1 pink grapefruit
  • 1 large seedless orange
  • ¼ c pomegranate seeds
  • ⅓ c sunflower seeds
  • ¼ c fresh (chopped basil)
  • 1 tbsp chopped green onion
  • ¼ c Extra virgin olive oil
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions 

  • Preheat the grill to 350F
  • Get a sheet of aluminum foil and place the feta in the middle (You need enough for wrapping the cheese)
  • Top the feta with honey and orange water
  • Close the aluminum foil tightly and grill for 15 minutes
  • Cut the base off the endives
  • Pull off all the leaves until you reach the tight center (set those aside)
  • Peel and cut up the grapefruit and oranges into bite-size pieces
  • Chop the endive centers, adding it to the sunflower seeds, basil, green onion, salt and pepper
  • Add the olive oil and toss **
  • Unwrap the feta and set it in the middle of a serving tray
  • Surround the cheese with single endive leaves so it looks like an open flower
  • Spread the grapefruit, orange, and pomegranate seeds evenly over the endive
  • Add the dressing, pouring from above.
  • Serve with a knife or spoon in the cheese so people can pick up a bit with each leaf (think of the leaves as scoops)

Notes

For a sweet vinaigrette, try adding a tbsp of White Balsamic or Rice Wine Vinegar to this mix.