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Escarole Salad with Blue Cheese Toasts Recipe
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Escarole Salad with Blue Cheese Toasts Recipe

13 ingredients 4 to 6 servings openrecipes
Escarole Salad with Blue Cheese Toasts Recipe

Escarole, the chicory that takes a backseat to Belgian endive, has a mild flavor yet holds up great in a salad. Here it's tossed with piquillo peppers, orange...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

318
Calories
9g
Protein
22g
Fat
24g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Blue Cheese 1 oz (28g) 100
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 12 (1/2-inch-thick) slices sweet baguette
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 ripe medium Roma tomato, halved
  • 2 1/2 ounces blue cheese, such as Gorgonzola, Roquefort, or Cabrales
  • 1/2 cup jarred piquillo peppers, coarsely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice (from 1 medium orange)
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 large head
  • washed, dried, and torn into bite-size pieces

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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