Start off the new year healthy by making Peppervine’s Endive Salad

Will Stephenson, chef de cuisine at Peppervine, is sharing his recipe for Endive Salad.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QC Life) - Endives dressed in a vanilla vinaigrette, accompanied with roasted beets and dried dates, finished with Roquefort cheese, is a great, healthy dish that is full of flavor.

Will Stephenson, chef de cuisine at Peppervine, is sharing his recipe for Endive Salad.

Endive Salad Ingredients

2 to 3 heads of endives

2 to 3 dried, chopped dates

1 roasted red beet, cut into ½” pieces (recipe below)

Blue cheese (Roquefort)

Vanilla Vinaigrette (recipe below)

Roasted Beets

Peel & cut beets into ½” pieces

Season w/ oil, salt, pepper

Roast in oven for 20 to 35 mins (until soft)

Cool in refrigerator

Vanilla Vinaigrette

½ tsp vanilla paste

1 tbl white balsamic vinegar

1-1/2 tbl olive oil

Salt/pepper to taste

2 to 3 dried dates

Blend all

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