I discovered this recipe on a French cooking site - with the theft of my laptop this spring I've lost the link, but I had published my revised version on Recipezaar.com. Here it is again.
The flavors in this salad are very bright and refreshing and nicely balanced with the warmer flavor of the gouda cheese. Be sure to purchase plain gouda and not the smoked variety. Rubbing the bowl with garlic sounds a bit odd but adds just a hint of flavor that subtly warms the whole concoction. I hope you enjoy it!
1 garlic clove
2 Tbsps. lemon juice
4 Tbsps. olive oil
salt (to taste)
pepper (to taste)
2 heads Belgian endive
1 cup packed mixed baby greens (to taste)
1 apple, pared and chopped
100g gouda cheese, cubed
- Rub your salad bowl with half a clove of garlic and reserve the garlic.
- Mix together lemon juice, olive oil, salt + pepper then cut the remains of the garlic into chunks and add it to the dressing; set aside.
- Wash the endive and the lettuce, pat dry or dry in salad spinner. Arrange the endive as a crown around the inside of the salad bowl. Place the baby lettuce leaves in the middle of the crown. Mix together the chopped apple and the cubed gouda and place on top of the baby greens.
- Pour the dressing over the salad being careful to strain out any of the garlic chunks so that they don’t end up in the salad. Serve immediately.
- NOTE : if your salad has to sit for a bit, toss the chopped apple with a little lemon juice to keep it from turning brown.
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