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Endive and Goat Cheese Salad with Citrus Dressing

Endive Salad 1

Ingredients

2 heads of Belgian endive

1/8 cup red bell pepper, chopped fine

1/8 cup green bell pepper, chopped fine

1/8 cup yellow bell pepper, chopped fine

1/8 cup chopped walnuts

1/8 cup soft goat cheese (I used chevre)

citrus dressing (see below)

Directions

1.  Wash and separate the endive leaves.  Drain well.  Arrange in the serving dish so they looks like little boats.

2.  Mix all the bell peppers, scallions, and nuts together in a bowl.

3.  Spoon ~1 tbsp of the mixed peppers, scallions, and nuts into the endive shells.  Place small clumps of goat cheese on top of the mixture.  Drizzle ~1 tsp of citrus dressing over the cheese and mixture.  Serve chilled!

Citrus Dressing- Ingredients

1/4 cup citrus vinegar (I used Trader Joe's Orange Muscat Champagne Vinegar)

1/8 cup extra virgin olive oil

1/8 tsp salt

1/2 tsp ground black pepper

Citrus Dressing- Directions

1.  In a small glass bottle, mix all the ingredients and shake vigorously.  Store in fridge until ready to use.