Wilted Curly Endive

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

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 20 min. YIELD: 6 servings.

This warm curly endive 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. —Chere Bell, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Ingredients

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

Directions

1. 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.
2. In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, bring 4 qt. water and 1-1/2 teaspoons salt to a boil. Add endive; cover and cook until wilted, 3 minutes. Drain. Stir in the bacon, vinegar, onion, pepper, reserved drippings and remaining 3/4 teaspoon 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.

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