Endive Pear Walnut Salad
Get ready to fall in love with Endive Pear Walnut Salad. It’s the perfect salad for a light lunch or dinner, and can be ready to serve in just 10 minutes!
Make this Easy Endive Pear Walnut Special…
We adore salads, and this Endive Pear Walnut Salad is truly delicious! We had this salad in a local restaurant and fell in love with it. And, immediately thought this is a wonderful salad to make for family and friends.
This delicious salad is not only simple, but it features some of our favorite ingredients: thinly sliced pears, celery, endives, and chopped walnuts. Then it is served with a mouth-watering honey mustard dressing, which happens to elevate its flavors.
This endive and pear salad not only will burst with complex textures and flavors, but it will leave you wanting more!
If you love delicious salads, be sure to try our Arugula Artichoke & Burrata Salad, Best Orzo Salad with Spinach, and Healthy Apple Bok Choy Salad. And don’t miss our Fennel and Apple Salad, String Beans and Chickpeas Salad, and Easy Italian Potato Salad.
What is an Endive? In case you’re wondering what is an endive, it is a vegetable. And it’s part of the chicory family, offering a crisp texture, somewhat slightly bitter, sweet and nutty flavor.
Ingredients You Will Need
Keep in mind, there’s no need to embellish or add additional seasonings to this salad to make it look or taste amazing. It already is! So, for our Endive Pear Walnut Salad recipe, you will need the following ingredients:
- Belgian Endives: Choose at least 2 bulbs, 1 white & 1 red, or both white (see my notes below).
- Celery: You will need about 2 stalks of celery, sliced for some extra texture and crunch.
- Pear: Choose one Bartlett pear for this salad. If it is a large one, you can use 1/2 of the pear, as I did in this salad.
- Walnuts: Choose either chopped or whole walnuts, they will add some crunch, Omega-3’s, and even protein to this salad.
- Salad Dressing: Try our homemade Honey Mustard Dressing (only 6 ingredients)! It is amazingly fresh-tasting, super easy to make, and goes perfectly with this salad.
- Soft or Hard Boiled Eggs: This is optional. We like adding some protein to the salad, and you can have 1 or 2 eggs, boiled, and sliced in halves.
How to Make this Endive Pear Walnut Salad?
First, gather all your ingredients. Then, before you start, it’s a good idea to make our Honey Mustard Dressing, and keep it chilled, until you’re ready to serve the salad. Then make this salad.
Directions To Make It:
Don’t forget, our full printable recipe card is located at the bottom. But first, let’s run through our steps to making this salad, so you will understand what’s involved before you start.
- Arrange the Endives: First, grab a large platter or salad bowl. Slice the ends of each endive and discard them. Then pull its leaves off and arrange them on the platter to your liking. Here, they are layered and displayed in a circle on the platter.
- Slice the Celery: Slice the stalks of celery and scatter them over the endive leaves.
3. Slice the Pear: Thinly slice the pear, and arrange on top over the endives.
4. Add Walnuts: Then scatter on top with chopped walnuts. Add the eggs on the side. NOTE: Here is where you can cover with clear wrap, and chill the salad until you are ready to serve it.
5. Prepare the Dressing: Make our homemade Honey Mustard Dressing – it’s the best! Then drizzle a couple of teaspoons over the salad, to your liking, and serve with extra dressing on the side. Then serve!
FAQ’s
- Can we omit the hard-boiled eggs? Yes, you can leave them out.
- Can we use a different salad dressing? Yes, if you prefer, you can try it with a different dressing of your choice. We won’t mind.
- How long will this salad stay fresh? It’s best to serve it the day you make it. But, it will stay fresh for up to 2 days; so you can take leftovers to work the following day.
- Can we make ahead? Yes, you can. You can make this salad a few hours before serving without the dressing on the side until you are ready to serve it.
- How to store this salad? Cover your salad with clear wrap and keep it chilled in the refrigerator. When you are ready to serve, remove the clear wrap, drizzle the honey mustard dressing, and serve.
Variations & Substitutions…
- For Endives: We used a package of endives, with white and red bulbs. You can also use all-white bulbs or all-red bulbs, either one is perfect for this salad.
- Additional Greens: Go ahead and add additional greens to this salad. Try some arugula or sweet Boston lettuce, and create the bottom layer with them.
- Different Nuts: Although we prefer salty walnuts with our endive salad, feel free to try it with pistachios, shredded almonds, or even pine nuts.
- Add Something Sweet: Toss in some currants, raisins, or cranberries into the salad, these will add additional textures and sweetness to the salad.
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Endive Pear Walnut Salad
This Healthy Endive Pear Walnut salad is loaded with endive leaves, sliced pears, celery, and chopped walnuts. Dressed with our easy-to-make honey mustard dressing made every bit of this salad pop! Ideal for a healthy lunch or light dinner.
Ingredients
- 2 bulbs of Belgian Endives (1 white & 1 red)
- 2 stalks of celery - sliced
- 1/2 of a large Bartlett pear - thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 or 2 soft boiled eggs - sliced in halves
- 4 Tbsp. Honey Mustard Dressing (see our notes below)
Instructions
- Rinse the endive bulbs and use a paper towel to dry them. Then cut off the ends, peel off each leaf, and lay them in a circular design on your platter. Lay the red endives over the white for the contrast color.
- Scatter the sliced celery over them. Then top the endive leaves with sliced pear and arrange it to your preference.
- Scatter on top with chopped walnuts.
- Slice the hard-boiled eggs in halves and place them on the side.
- Drizzle with our honey mustard dressing and serve. Serve it woth extra dressing on the side.
Notes
Storing and Made Ahead: You can make this salad a few hours before serving but without the dressing. But hold the dressing until you are ready to serve it. Cover your salad platter with clear wrap and keep it chilled in the refrigerator.
When you are ready to serve, remove the clear wrap, drizzle the honey mustard dressing, and place it on your table.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Servings Serving Size: 1 servingAmount Per Serving: Calories: 187Total Fat: 6.4gSaturated Fat: .5gCholesterol: 0mgCarbohydrates: 13gFiber: 3.4gSugar: 6.7gProtein: 2.8g
Have a delicious day! 🙂
xo anna and liz
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It was Delicious . I also tried it with another Dressing
Like Kraft Poppyseed Dressing and it was Amazing .
I served this with some Fried Basa Filets and Rice.
Light and Tasty Meal.
Thank you so much, Sonia! So happy to hear you enjoyed this recipe. And, your dinner menu sounds delish! …and thank you again. 🙂 Happy Cooking and have a great weekend!