Frisée and Endive Salad with Warm Brussels Sprouts and Toasted Pecans

A sophisticated winter salad combining crisp frisée and endive with warm, roasted Brussels sprouts and toasted pecans, dressed in a tangy mustard vinaigrette. Perfect balance of warm and cool elements with delightful textural contrast.

6 servings
30 min

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons white-wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • ¼ cup minced shallot
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • 6 tablespoons olive oil
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter
  • 1 lb Brussels sprouts
  • ½ cup pecan halves
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 6 oz frisée
  • 3 whole Belgian endives

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

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

    5 min

  2. 2.

    Preheat oven to 400°F.

    5 min

  3. 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.

    15 min

  4. 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.

    5 min