Endive and Bacon Salad with Avocado Dressing

Name: Endive and Bacon Salad with Avocado Dressing
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 340 grams applewood-smoked bacon; 454 grams medium Belgian endives , cut crosswise into 1-inch pieces; 59 milliliters buttermilk; 59 milliliters snipped chives; 2 teaspoons minced flat-leaf parsley; 1 small garlic clove, smashed; 1 Hass avocado, coarsely chopped; 1 Hass avocado, cut into thin wedges; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground white pepper; 1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 1 small shallot, coarsely chopped; 4 slices thin slices of sourdough bread; 59 milliliters vegetable oil; 1 Tbsp white wine vinegar

Endive and Bacon Salad with Avocado Dressing might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 4 servings with 844 calories, 22g of protein, and 64g of fat each. This recipe covers 23% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 30 minutes. If you have shallot, vegetable oil, kosher salt and pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.

Instructions

In a blender, combine the avocado with the buttermilk, vinegar, shallot, parsley and garlic and process until smooth. With the machine on, add the vegetable oil in a thin stream and process until smooth. Season with salt and white pepper.

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Vegetable Oil

White Pepper

Buttermilk

Avocado

Parsley

Shallot

Vinegar

Garlic

Salt

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Blender

Preheat the broiler and position a rack 8 inches from the heat source. In 2 large skillets, cook the bacon over moderate heat, turning once, until browned and crisp, about 6 minutes.

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Bacon

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Broiler

Drain the bacon on paper towels, then break it into 1-inch pieces.

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Bacon

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Paper Towels

Brush the bread on both sides with the olive oil and broil until toasted, about 45 seconds per side.

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Olive Oil

Bread

Cut each slice in half diagonally.

In a large bowl, toss the endives with 1/4 cup of the chives and the bacon.

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Chives

Bacon

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Bowl

Add 1/2 cup of the dressing and toss until evenly coated; refrigerate the remaining dressing to use within 3 days. Season the salad with salt and pepper. Arrange the toast on 4 large plates. Mound the salad on top and tuck in the avocado wedges.

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Salt And Pepper