Frisee and Endive Salad with Warm Brussels Sprouts and Toasted Pecans
- 3 tablespoons white-wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup minced shallot
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 1 lb Brussels sprouts (preferably small), trimmed and halved lengthwise (quartered if large)
- 1/2 cup pecan halves, halved lengthwise
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 6 oz frisee, trimmed and torn into bite-size pieces (4 cups)
- 3 Belgian endives (1 lb), cut crosswise into 1/2-inch slices
- Whisk together vinegar, water, mustard, shallot, salt, and pepper in a small bowl, then add oil in a slow stream, whisking.
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Melt butter in a large shallow baking pan (1 inch deep) in lower third of oven, about 3 minutes.
- Toss sprouts in pan with butter, pecans, and salt.
- Arrange sprouts, cut sides down, in 1 layer and roast in lower third of oven until undersides of sprouts are golden and nuts are fragrant, 12 to 15 minutes.
- Whisk vinaigrette, then transfer warm sprouts and nuts to a large bowl and toss with frisee, endive, and enough vinaigrette to coat.
- Serve immediately.
whitewine vinegar, water, mustard, shallot, salt, black pepper, olive oil, unsalted butter, brussels, pecan halves, salt, endives
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/frisee-and-endive-salad-with-warm-brussels-sprouts-and-toasted-pecans-107362 (may not work)