4 date endive Recipes

extra virgin olive oil plus 1 tsp, unseasoned rice vinegar (i used unseasoned brown rice vinegar), freshly squeezed orange juice, honey, softened to whisk easier, rose water , to taste (optional), grated orange zest, salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste, radishes, thinly sliced (about 1/2 cup), valencia oranges, peeled and sectioned (original recipe specified navel oranges), belgian endive , sliced cross-wise into circles (about 1 1/2 cups), stalks celery, with the leaves (read *note below), medjool dates, pitted and slivered (read tip below), roasted pistachios (changed from pecans), fresh mint leaves (fresh only !)

salami, try : salami felino, finocchiona, napolitano, soppressata or cacciatore or a bit of each., bacon bits or small pieces of kielbasa or other such flavourful sausage., shaved smoked ham ., olives , basic lack or kalamata type, red, pink, green or brown., artichokes, fresh , in a jar or whatever. i like fresh., mushrooms , , . puffballs, morels, oyster, button, straw, porto bella, shitake, etc., tomatoes , please use vine ripened., fresh mug bean or alfalfa sprouts., peppers , bell, anaheim, whatever suits., fresh melon , cantaloupe, honey dew, etc., asparagus tips. again , fresh is best but any kind in a pinch; or use fresh spinach., cheese. take your pick according to your taste. different taste in cheese really changes the whole salad., cooked beetroot. fresh is best but canned will do. drain well ., baby (miniature) corn cobs; well drained ., olive oil. i use the old fashioned kind to get more flavour., some good wine vinegar, smoked salmon. if you can tsp get good smoked salmon don tsp use any ., braised small medallions of spiced beef , lamb, pork, fowl, alligator, etc. dice into 2 by 2 cubes. take your pick or do two or three kinds and let your table mates choose. cook to taste, cool before serving., shrimp , crab, lobster, squid, fish, etc. if it needs cooking do that and let it cool., boiled egg sliced ., salad dressings of your choice., seeded dates ., raw cauliflower or broccoli., sunflower seeds or your choice of nuts., sliced tomatoes & sliced bell or anaheim peppers., fresh endive or iceberg lattice. try the tinder tips of watercress, romaine lattice, etc., sliced maui onion. if you can tsp get maui onions get the mildest you can find ., anything i forgot

lady apples , lady (or any petit apple), apple cider, light brown sugar, golden raisin, brandy, brie cheese, diced, dates, chopped divided, kosher salt and pepper, shallots, minced, sherry wine vinegar, grainy mustard, olive oil, heads belgian endive , julienned