3 endive salad blossom Recipes

orange blossom or other mild honey, champagne vinegar or white wine vinegar, grape-seed oil or mild olive oil, heads red or white belgian endive (about 11 oz. total), rinsed, ends trimmed , and cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch-wide slivers, sweet apple , such as fuji (about 8 oz.), rinsed, cored, and thinly sliced lengthwise, pecan halves, toasted (see notes) and coarsely chopped, blue cheese, crumbled, salt

mayonnaise, fresh lime juice, grated lime zest, salt and freshly ground pepper, flat-leaf parsley, basil leaves, chive pieces, mint leaves, tarragon leaves, belgian endives, separated into leaves or halved lengthwise and sliced crosswise (1/2 inch thick), chive or sage blossoms, for garnish optional