Endive Salad with Blue Cheese, Cranberries and Candied Walnuts
This colorful salad makes a wonderful starter during the winter holidays. To save time, prepare the blue cheese dressing up to 2 days in advance; cover and refrigerate until ready to use. You can also make the candied walnuts several days ahead of time. Let them cool completely, then store in an airtight container at room temperature.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 11 of 13 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Blue Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 100 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Walnut | 1 walnut half (4g) | 26 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Chives | 1 tbsp (3g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Endive | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 Tbs. water
- 1 Tbs. unsalted butter
- 4 oz. walnut pieces, lightly toasted
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 2 tsp. fresh lemon juice
- 4 oz. blue cheese, such as Maytag, crumbled
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh chives
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 10 heads Belgian endive
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries