Endive leaves become crisp edible cups without bread or an oven. A little yogurt binds the apple and walnuts, with the ham on top rather than hidden in the filling.
Dry the leaves well and fill at the last moment to keep them crisp.
Ingredients and timing for 4
Prep: 15 min. No cooking. Approximate total: 15 min.
Approximate timings for this editorial recipe proposal, which has not been kitchen-tested. Adjust cooking to your ingredients and equipment.
- 8 large endive leaves (from 2–3 heads)
- 80 g cured ham
- 1 small green apple
- 125 g plain unsweetened yogurt
- 25 g shelled walnuts
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice and pepper to taste
Step-by-step method
- Separate eight whole endive leaves, wash and dry carefully. Keep the remaining inner leaves for another salad.
- Wash and core the apple, then finely dice. Toss with lemon juice. Chop the walnuts without grinding them.
- Mix apple, walnuts and yogurt. Add pepper; do not salt yet, as the ham contributes salt.
- Divide the filling between the eight leaves and top with ham strips. Serve two boats per person immediately.
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Contains dairy and walnuts. Check ham and yogurt labels for allergies; removing walnuts does not guarantee freedom from traces.
Keep filling and ham refrigerated as directed on their labels until assembly. Store perishables at 4 °C or below and do not leave out over two hours, or one hour above 32 °C.
Food handling and chilling: FoodSafety.gov.
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