7 endive crudite Recipes

baby carrots, peeled with about 1 inch of green tops left on, head broccoli, cut into florets, head cauliflower, cut into florets, asparagus, trimmed, green or wax beans, fingerling (or small red ) potatoes, belgian endive, leaves separated, orange, red , or yellow bell peppers, or 1 cup grape or cherry tomatoes, sea salt, roasted garlic aioli

head belgian endive separated into leaves, goat cheese, red, yellow, orange peppers 1/4 chopped, spanish almonds , pecans, or hazelnuts chopped, butter melted, brown sugar, balsamic vinegar

plain yogurt, sour cream, mayonnaise, white-wine vinegar , or to taste, coarse-grained mustard , or to taste, garlic clove, minced and mashed to a paste with 1/2 tsp salt, aniseed, crushed, pernod , or to taste, minced tarragon leaves, minced fresh chervil leaves if desired, assorted crudites such as blanched broccoli and cauliflower flowerets, green beans, and snow peas; raw sliced celery, fennel, green bell peppers, cucumber, and daikon; and belgian endive leaves

plain yogurt, english cucumber, seeded and finely chopped (1 cup), mint, finely chopped, fresh lemon juice, minced lemon zest, minced garlic, salt, black pepper, assorted cut-up vegetables (carrots, red bell peppers, belgian endives, cucumbers, broccoli....)

whole milk ricotta cheese, green olives, pitted (about 12), pine nuts, toasted (2 1/2 oz)* see cook s note, extra-virgin olive oil, kosher salt, plus extra for seasoning, freshly ground black pepper, plus extra for seasoning, fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, suggestion : serve on grilled bread, in endive leaves or as a dip for crudite