Name: Belgian Endive Salad
Ingredients: 1/3 c White Wine Vinegar; 2/3 c Olive Oil; 1/2 ts Salt; 1/2 ts Sugar; 4 3 ounce Belgian Endives; Assorted Wild or Pickled; Mushrooms; Assorted fresh herbs and; Pesticide-free edible; Flowers; Pickled Ginger, sliced; 1 Plum Tomato

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
	Belgian	Salads, Cyberealm	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/3	c	White Wine Vinegar
2/3	c	Olive Oil
1/2	ts	Salt
1/2	ts	Sugar
4		3 ounce Belgian Endives
		Assorted Wild or Pickled
		Mushrooms
		Assorted fresh herbs and
		Pesticide-free edible
		Flowers
		Pickled Ginger, sliced
1		Plum Tomato

INSTRUCTIONS

MARINADE
BELGIAN ENDIVE SALAD
Marinade: In a screw-top jar combine wine vinegar, olive oil, salt and
sugar. Cover and shake well. Set aside.
Belgian Endive Salad: Cut Belgian endive into fan shapes. Using a large
knife, cut each endive lengthwise from endive tips to base, cutting to but
not through the base. Turn endive a quarter turn and cut lengthwise again.
This now forms 4 large "petals." Cut each quarter lengthwise again to form
8 "petals" that are still held intact by the base.
Run cold water into center of each endive. Drain. Arrange in a shallow
dish. Shake marinade and pour over endive. Marinate 10 minutes, spooning
marinade over endive twice. Remove endive from marinade with a slotted
spoon. Drain on paper towels, patting gently to remove excess marinade.
On each of 4 serving plates, spread out an endive "fan." Scatter mushrooms
over endive. Decorate endive "petals" with fresh herbs and flowers to
resemble a flower arrangement. Arrange ginger on each endive near base.
Halve tomato crosswise, using a zigzag cut. Remove pulp and seeds. Cut each
tomato half in half again, lenghtwise. Fit a tomato quarter over base of
each endive to form a "vase."
Source: Victoria Magazine, April 1994 Typed by Katherine Smith Cyberealm
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