Pirat & Frisée Endive Salad With Beets, Fennel, And Caramelized Leeks.
- 2 Tb. butter
- 1 leek, sliced thinly
- 1 garlic clove
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 Tb coarse-grain mustard
- 1 Tb red-wine vinegar
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 c extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 c orange juice (preferably fresh-squeezed)
- 1 head pirat lettuce, chopped
- 1 head frisee lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces
- 2 beets, roasted with peels removed, sliced thinly
- 1 fennel bulb, sliced 1/4 in. or save fennel sprigs
- 1/3 c walnuts, toasted chopped
- 1/4 c gorgonzola (optional)
- Melt butter in a small pan, and drop flame to lowest setting. Add leeks and cook, stirring occasionally for 20 min. Let cool.
- Mince garlic with a large heavy knife, then mash to a paste with salt using flat side of knife.
- Whisk together garlic paste, mustard, vinegar, pepper, and orange juice, then add oil in a slow stream, whisking until emulsified.
- Just before serving, toss greens with vinaigrette, and top with beets, fennel, caramelized leeks, walnuts, and gorgonzola if desired
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/pirat-frisee-endive-salad-with-beets-fennel-and-caramelized-leeks-52032411 (may not work)