Recipes: Savory ~ Lemony Endive Salad @Christinacooks

Lemony Endive Salad

Light, refreshing and crisp, this salad helps the body de-tox quickly, easily and deliciously.

Ingredients:

• 3-4 Belgian endive, bottoms trimmed, leaves removed, left whole
• 1 red onion, very thin half moon slices
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• sea salt
• cracked black pepper
• juice of 1 fresh lemon
• 1 teaspoon brown rice syrup or honey
• 6-8 oil-cured black olives, pitted

Preparation:

Place endive leaves and onion in a mixing bowl.  Whisk together oil, a generous pinch of salt, black pepper to taste, lemon juice and honey until smooth.  Pour over endive and toss to coat.  Arrange dressed endive mixture on a serving platter with olives on top.  Serve at room temperature or chilled.

Makes 4-5 servings.

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