Wilted Curly Endive

Name: Wilted Curly Endive
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6 servings.
Ingredients: 12 bacon strips, diced; 3 bunches curly endive; 4 quarts water; 2-1/4 teaspoons salt, divided; 2 to 3 tablespoons cider vinegar; 3 tablespoons finely chopped onion; 1/4 teaspoon pepper

This warm salad is a deliciously different way to serve lettuce. Unlike other wilted versions, this one is not sweet. Vinegar and bacon give it old-fashioned savory goodness.

Ingredients

12 bacon strips, diced
3 bunches curly endive
4 quarts water
2-1/4 teaspoons salt, divided
2 to 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
3 tablespoons finely chopped onion
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions

Cook bacon until crisp; remove with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. Reserve 3 tablespoons drippings. Cut or tear endive from center stalk; discard stalks.
In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, bring water and 1-1/2 teaspoons salt to a boil. Add endive; cover and cook for 3 minutes or until wilted. Drain. Stir in the bacon, vinegar, onion, pepper, reserved drippings and remaining salt.

Nutrition Facts

1/2 cup: 256 calories, 26g fat (10g saturated fat), 30mg cholesterol, 1216mg sodium, 1g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 0 fiber), 4g protein.

Originally published as Wilted Curly Endive in Taste of Home December/January 1999

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anitamm

Nov 12, 2013

I made this for a german potluck and added a bit more vinegar and used kale instead of endive. It was gone in minutes!!
gardener31

May 21, 2012

THe flavor on this was quite good, but the quanities were questionable. The greens just seemed to disappear! How much is a "bunch" of endive? It would be better if the quantity of endive was given in oz. or lbs.