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The Care and Handling of California Endive

Recipe Library

Where to Find California Endive

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Hors d'Oeuvres

"Original Blue" Endive Boats

The Giacomini Family, Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company

California Endive with Smoked Chicken Sausage and Apple and Whole Grain Mustard

Chefs Brian Streeter and Richard Haake, Cakebread Cellars

California Endive with Smoked Trout, English Peas, and Lemon Crème Fraiche

Chefs Brian Streeter and Richard Haake, Cakebread Cellars

Endive Bouquet with Three Fillings

Anne Willan, Founder & President, La Varenne

Ham and Cheese Party Dip with California Endive

Isabelle van den Berghe, Chef and Food Consultant

Mediterranean Endive Spears

Sunmaid Growers of California

Red and White California Endive Stuffed with Roquefort Cream and Walnuts

Marlena Spieler, Food Writer and Broadcaster

Smoked Trout Mousse with "Dolores" Apple and Fennel Salad on California Endive

Wally Joe, Wally Joe's Restaurant, Memphis, TN; courtesy of Cakebread Cellars' American Harvest Workshop

Smoked Trout with Raifort Sauce on California Endive

Greg Higgins, Higgens Restaurant

Tuna Tartare with Thai Curry on California Endive

Martin Hamm, Four Seasons Hotel - Philadelphia; courtesy of Cakebread Cellars' American Harvest Workshop

Starters

Braised California Endive with Prosciutto, Old Balsamic Vinegar, and Parmesan Cheese

Guy Frenette, Oliveto Restaurant

California Endive Soup with a "Spoon" of White Sturgeon Caviar

Kathleen Prisant, Food Consultant

California Endive with Point Reyes Original Blue Cheese and Port-Soaked Walnuts

Chefs Brian Streeter and Richard Haake, Cakebread Cellars

Chive-Scented Puree of White California Endive Soup

Marlena Spieler, Food Writer and Broadcaster

Grilled California Endive with Balsamic-Orange Juice-Honey Vinaigrette

Biba Caggiano, Biba Restaurant

Grilled California Endive with Tomato Concasse & Pulled Parsley Salad

William Briwa, Chef-Instructor, The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone

Grilled Red Endive

Anne Willan, Founder & President, La Varenne

Rock Shrimp and California Endive "Martinis" with Green Apple Curry Relish and Mint-Cilantro Vinaigrette

Chef Joe Jimenez, Trump National Golf Club

Salads

California Endive and Cannellini Bean Salad

Weezie Mott, The Weezie Mott Cooking School

California Endive, Fennel, Mushroom, and Walnut Salad Two Ways

Joyce Goldstein, Chef, Food Writer and Consultant

California Endive, Mâche, Beets & Apple with Walnuts, Stilton & Sherry Vinaigrette

Nora Pouillon, Restaurant Nora, Asia Nora

California Endive, Radicchio, Mint and Blood Orange Salad

Joyce Goldstein, Chef, Food Writer and Consultant

California Endive, Watercress and Roasted Beet Salad with Candied Pecans and Goat Cheese

Chefs Brian Streeter and Richard Haake, Cakebread Cellars

Fruit and Endive Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing

CVS President Richard Collins

Golden Beet and Endive Salad with Goat Brie

Food & Wine Magazine, December, 1999

Grilled California Endive Salad with Pink Grapefruit, Pink Peppercorns, and Garlic- Tarragon "Ranch" Dressing

Chef Eric Tucker, Millennium Restaurant

Grilled Fig and Endive Salad with Watercress

Chef Annie Somerville, Greens Restaurant

Napa Valley Mustard Festival Celebration Salad

Susan Faigen, Culinary Director, California Vegetable Specialties

Nectarine, Prosciutto, and California Endive Salad with Honey-Thyme Vinagrette

Robbie Lewis, Executive Chef, Jardiniere Restaurant

Panzanella Salad with Prosciutto di Parma and Endive

Chef Kyle MacDonald, Artesa Vineyards and Winery

Red Endive Salad with "Topsy Turvey" Dressing

Marlena Spieler, Food Writer and Broadcaster

Roasted Pear and Endive Salad with Gorganzola and Walnuts

John Kane, CEC, University Club San Francisco

Salad of California Endive, Arugula, Oranges and Walnuts

Joanne Weir, Weir Cooking

Salade d'Hiver

Richard Collins, President, California Vegetable Specialties

Smoked Trout Salad with California Endive, Sweet Peas, Shaved Fennel and Horseradish Crème Fraiche

Chefs Brian Streeter and Richard Haake, Cakebread Cellars

Entrées

Chicken with California Endive, Red Onions, Radicchio and Sweet Balsamic Glaze

Joanne Weir, Weir Cooking

Grilled White Sturgeon and California Endive with Seared Corn Salsa

Kathleen Prisant, Food Consultant

Pan Roasted Antelope Sirloin with Braised California Endive, Forbidden Rice, and Caramelized Onion Jus

Chef Victor Scargle, COPIA

Pizza with Stewed California Endive, Bacon and Fontina

Joanne Weir, Weir Cooking

Accompaniments

Baked Pancetta-Wrapped California Endive

Joanne Weir, Weir Cooking

Braised California Endive with Black Olives and Orange

Chef Eric Tucker, Millennium Restaurant

Braised Endive

Alice Waters, Chez Panisse

Endives in Butter

Nora Pouillon, Restaurant Nora, Asia Nora

Roasted Endive Fronds with Coarse Salt

Marlena Spieler, Food Writer and Broadcaster

Sauteed California Endives with Chervil

Caroline Darbonne

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