Warm stuffed chicory salad

Name: Warm stuffed chicory salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 4 large chicory heads, sliced down the middle and fanned open like a book; 275g cooked stuffing; 2 onions, thickly sliced; 1 tbsp light olive oil; 2 pears, thinly sliced; 3 celery sticks, sliced; 150g lettuce, such as romaine or little gem; Large handful fresh flatleaf parsley, chopped; 50g nuts (we used pecans but almonds, walnuts and hazelnuts all work well); 40g dried fruit (we used flame raisins but prunes, sultanas or currants also work well); 3 tbsp good-quality shop-bought vinaigrette

By: delicious. food team

Published: 7 Feb 19
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Test kitchen approved

Slightly bitter chicory leaves are roasted and served with sweet pears, tasty stuffing and crunchy nuts. This makes a filling Christmas salad recipe and a great way to use up leftover stuffing.

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Serves 4
Hands-on time 10 min, oven time 25 min

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Ingredients

4 large chicory heads, sliced down the middle and fanned open like a book
275g cooked stuffing
2 onions, thickly sliced
1 tbsp light olive oil
2 pears, thinly sliced
3 celery sticks, sliced
150g lettuce, such as romaine or little gem
Large handful fresh flatleaf parsley, chopped
50g nuts (we used pecans but almonds, walnuts and hazelnuts all work well)
40g dried fruit (we used flame raisins but prunes, sultanas or currants also work well)
3 tbsp good-quality shop-bought vinaigrette

Method

Heat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas 6. Put the chicory in the middle of a roasting tin and fill with the stuffing (see tip). Add the onions and season, then drizzle with the oil and roast for 25 minutes.
Put the pears, celery, lettuce, parsley, nuts and dried fruit in a serving dish, then toss gently with the vinaigrette. Top with the chicory and onions to serve.

Recipe from December 2018 Issue

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 394kcals
Fat: 17.6g 2g saturated)
Protein: 7.2g
Carbohydrates: 47.3g (20.4g sugars)
Fibre: 9g
Salt: 1.3g

delicious. tips

Use whatever leftover stuffing you have for this recipe. Try swapping chicory for fennel bulbs – just use half a bulb in place of each chicory head.

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