Salad Frisee With Endive, Canadian Bacon, & Croutons

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 7
• 2 belgian endive, washed,patted dry and sliced crosswise into little rings
• 1 head chicory lettuce, washed and torn
• 6 tablespoons walnut oil
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• salt and pepper
• 4 ounces thickly sliced canadian bacon, cut into chunks
• 4 slices french bread (thin slices)

Recipe

• 1 put the endive and chicory lettuce in a large bowl.
• 2 put the rounds of french bread (cut into quarters) in the over to toast, saute the canadian bacon in a small frying pan in the walnut oil till crispy on the outside (in belgium they used smoked lamb belly) then scatter the bacon on the salad.
• 3 turn off the flame under the frypan, deglaze the pan with the vinegar, pour the warm vinaigrette over the salad, add in the croutons and toss gently.
• 4 serve with more french bread, a bit of cheese, and saison dupont.