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Scandinavian · Starter

Endive and Mushroom Salad with Smoked Yolk

Pickled endive leaves and paper-thin raw mushrooms on a tangy umami crème, finished with frozen blue cheese and a smoked egg yolk grated over like snow, so every bite moves from crisp to creamy to rich.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on44 min
  • Total4 h 44 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Smoked yolks

  • 400 mlneutral oil
  • 4organic eggs, separated, yolks only
  • 1 cupwood smoking chips

Salad

  • 2 headsBelgian endive
  • 1 tbspapple cider vinegar
  • 1 pinchsugar
  • 1 pinchsalt
  • 200 gvery fresh, firm, dry button mushrooms
  • 50 gRoquefort or Danablu blue cheese
  • to tasteMaldon sea salt

Crème

  • 50 mlmayonnaise
  • 100 mlthick low-fat yogurt
  • 1 tspDijon mustard
  • 1 tbspWorcestershire sauce
  • 1 tbspflat-leaf parsley and chives, finely chopped

Garnish

  • to tastesmall croutons and chive blossomsoptional

Diet

  • Lower sugar

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Soy
  • Fish
  • Mustard
  • Goat, sheep, buffalo or camel milk
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Anchovy
  • Legumes (any)
  • Tamarind
  • Wheat
  • Barley
  • Pome fruits (any)
  • Apple
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Chives
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Endive
  • Turmeric
  • Parsley
  • Clove
  • Mushrooms (any)
  • Button, cremini and portobello
  • Yeast
  • Mold-ripened and koji-fermented foods
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Tyramine
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Crisp
  • Creamy

Equipment

  • Stovetop
  • Smoker

Season

  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 3
  • Needs advance prep

Nutrition

  • Calories: high
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: high
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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