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Frisée and Endive Salad with Warm Brussels Sprouts and Toasted Pecans

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Frisée and Endive Salad with Warm Brussels Sprouts and Toasted PecansRichard Gerhard Jung
Cooks' notes:

Vinaigrette can be made 2 hours ahead and kept at room temperature.

Brussels sprouts and nuts can be roasted 2 hours ahead and kept at room temperature. Reheat in a 400F oven until hot, about 5 minutes.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    45 min

  • Yield

    Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

3 tablespoons white-wine vinegar
2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/4 cup minced shallot
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
6 tablespoons olive oil

For salad

1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1 lb Brussels sprouts (preferably small), trimmed and halved lengthwise (quartered if large)
1/2 cup pecan halves, halved lengthwise
1 teaspoon salt
6 oz frisée, trimmed and torn into bite-size pieces (4 cups)
3 Belgian endives (1 lb), cut crosswise into 1/2-inch slices

Preparation

  1. Make vinaigrette:

    Step 1

    Whisk together vinegar, water, mustard, shallot, salt, and pepper in a small bowl, then add oil in a slow stream, whisking.

  2. Make salad:

    Step 2

    Preheat oven to 400°F.

    Step 3

    Melt butter in a large shallow baking pan (1 inch deep) in lower third of oven, about 3 minutes. Toss sprouts in pan with butter, pecans, and salt. Arrange sprouts, cut sides down, in 1 layer and roast in lower third of oven until undersides of sprouts are golden and nuts are fragrant, 12 to 15 minutes.

  3. Step 4

    Whisk vinaigrette, then transfer warm sprouts and nuts to a large bowl and toss with frisée, endive, and enough vinaigrette to coat. Serve immediately.

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