25 belgian endive recipes

Buttered Belgian endive: sliced endive braised in butter, lemon juice, and water until tender-crisp. A classic French bistro side for roasted meats, fish, or eggs.

This handy appetizer impresses everyone, simple, easy and full of flavor and very easy to eat.

Grapefruit, orange and watercress create this refreshing and light salad. Great to serve before or after any heavier fat laden meal to clean the palate. Also good to incorporate some fall and winter fruit.

Sauteed curly endive with garlic and a splash of balsamic vinegar piled over olive oil-tossed spaghetti. A quick vegetarian pasta with a bitter-sweet edge that keeps you coming back.

Composed romaine and watercress salad plated over Belgian endive spears with a savory basil anchovy sauce. An elegant, restaurant-style first course.

Red and green salad is a bitter Italian-style composed salad of chicory, Belgian endive, shaved fennel, radicchio, and sliced radishes with a simple olive oil and red wine vinegar dressing. Crisp, sharp, and refreshing.

Belgian endive leaves filled with whipped cream cheese and sun-dried tomatoes, piped into elegant rosettes. A make-ahead appetizer that looks stunning on any party platter.

French Belgian endive salad (Salade d'Endives) with a Dijon mustard and walnut oil vinaigrette, garnished with walnuts and fresh tomatoes. A crisp, bitter, elegant starter.

Lobster and mango cocktail with Cognac-spiked mayo sauce, Belgian endive, and fresh chives. An elegant make-ahead appetizer served in chilled glasses.

A dairy-free Greek spinach pie with homemade olive oil pastry, fresh spinach, curly endive, dill, scallions, and lemon zest. Traditional Lenten spanakopita, completely vegan.

Diabetic-friendly free green salad mixes romaine, iceberg, spinach, and endive with radishes, cucumber, and celery for a low-carb, low-calorie bowl that fits any meal plan.

Boiled crayfish tails tossed with spinach, Belgian endive, blanched green beans, and fresh herbs, dressed in nutty hazelnut oil. A refined French-inspired seafood salad ready in 45 minutes.

Greens with orange dressing pairs Belgian endive and watercress with a minimalist balsamic-orange vinaigrette and hazelnut oil. A light, elegant starter salad.

Endive, beet, and red onion salad with a Dijon mustard and red wine vinegar dressing. A vibrant French-style salad with earthy beets, bitter endive, and sharp onion.

Apple and endive are tossed with a light yet tasty cranberry vinaigrette, and topped with fresh cranberries, scallions and toasted walnuts.

Italian rice and endive soup with fresh tomatoes, carrots, and basil. A light vegetarian meal ready in 45 minutes, simmered in vegetable stock with curly endive for a pleasantly bitter depth.