Endive Cups With Blue, Pear, And Walnuts

• 1/4 cup blue cheese, (good quality) diced
• 1/4 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped
• 1/4 cup pear, diced and squeezed with a little lemon
• 2-3 small heads endive, dice 1/4 cup and save rest for serving
• Parsley, chopped for garnish
• Vinagrette
• 2 tablespoons sherry
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon shallot, minced
• 6 tablespoons grapeseed oil (or olive oil)
• 1 1/2 tablespoon truffle oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

1. Preparation
2. Mix all ingredients for the vinagrette either in a small food processor or in a bowl with a whisk.
3. Mix together blue cheese, walnuts, pear, and 1/4 cup chopped endive and toss with vinagrette. Season with a little salt and pepper to taste. Cut the ends off the other two endive heads and separate leaves to make "serving spoons." Place a tablespoon of salad into the "endive spoon." Arrange on serving plate, garnish with parsley and enjoy.

blue cheese, walnuts, pear, endive, parsley, vinagrette, sherry, lemon juice, shallot, grapeseed oil, truffle oil, salt

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/endive-cups-with-blue-pear-and-walnuts-50166388 (may not work)