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Endive & Pear Salad

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Clock Icon for Prep Time 20 min prep
Person Icon for Serving Size 6 servings
Carrot Icon for Number of Ingredients Size 7 ingredients

Although crisp white endives have a reputation for bitterness, they are great winter salad leaves. Tossed with a peppery mustard vinaigrette, sweet julienned pears, and crunchy pomegranate seeds, this refreshing endive salad is so...


Ingredients

  • 4 medium endives (see Chef Tips)
  • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • Sea salt and black pepper, to taste
  • 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 cups pears cut into matchsticks
  • ½ cup pomegranate seeds
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Nutrition Facts

Calories

116 cals

Fat

5 g

Saturated Fat

1 g

Polyunsaturated Fat

1 g

Monounsaturated Fat

4 g

Carbohydrates

19 g

Sugar

11 g

Fiber

5 g

Protein

1 g

Sodium

362 mg

Directions

  1. Quarter the endives lengthwise, remove the core, then thinly slice diagonally across the leaves. Set aside.
  2. In the bottom of a large salad bowl whisk together the Dijon mustard, salt, pepper, cider vinegar, and olive oil. Taste. Pour in the sliced endive, pear and pomegranate seeds. Toss to combine, then serve.

Chef Tips

Endives should be a beautiful creamy white with pale yellow-green tops, and be tender yet crisp. Avoid buying any that are bruised, brown or wilted.

Pomegranates can be fiddly to separate from the fruit. Luckily many stores sell the seeds on their own and although they are more expensive this way, it makes for less work.

Registered Dietitian Approved

Our recipes, articles, and videos are reviewed by our oncology-trained dietitians to ensure that each is backed with scientific evidence and follows the guidelines set by the Oncology Nutrition for Clinical Practice, 2nd Ed., published by the Oncology Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group, a professional interest group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and the American Institute for Cancer Research and the American Cancer Society