Here is my witlof side dish for tonight's dinner:
All ready for a 5 minute "meltdown" in a warm oven.
Oven Witlof (Endive) with Ham and Cheese
2 spears of witlof per person
2 thin slices of ham per person
2 slices of good Dutch Gouda cheese per person
Butter for greasing the inside of the casserole dish
Preheat the oven to 375F or 200C.
Wash the witlof spears with lukewarm water, otherwise they will be bitter. (I sliced each spear lengthwise, but you can leave them whole.) Then cut off the end and remove ugly outside leaves. Mine had no ugly, brown leaves even after a week in the fridge!
Very important::::::: cut out the center hard white stem. It can be very bitter and ruin your dish. Cut it out and throw it away.
Next boil the witlof spears in salty water for about 20 minutes. Then carefully drain each stem without tearing it apart.
Wrap each spear (or half spear) first in a ham slice and then in a slice of cheese.
Be sure the oven casserole dish is buttered, and then line up the "wrapped" witlof spears any way you want as long as they are close together.
Place in the preheated oven and let the cheese get good and golden brown in about 5 minutes.
Delicious Oven Witlof is ready in 30 minutes!
2 comments:
Hallo...dank dat je me gaat volgen,(schunsland) ik zie dat ik jou al volg, ik ben de dikke poes als icoontje :)
Ik denk dat je wel Nederlands kan lezen, en dat je net als ik met Engels, moeit hebt met het typen.
Leuk dat je schoonvader zelf zijn witlof teelt in het donker...ik deed dat vroeger buiten onder zand, dat is ook donker.
looks delicious! I had a lovely endive starter the other day - perfect little crispy boats sprinkled with crumbled blue cheese, chopped nuts and a bit of honey. Really good!
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