How to Use endive in a Sentence
endive
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Shake pan to loosen any endives that might stick to bottom of pan.
—Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 8 June 2023
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Swap in kale, endive or escarole.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Many stringy vegetables such as leeks or endives benefit from a braise as well.
—Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2017
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Add half of the hearts of palm, half of the asparagus mixture, half of the endive, and half of the pine nuts.
—Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2022
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Once cut open, the pigeon is plated alongside endives braised in black currant and the juices of the bird.
—Fortune, 29 Sep. 2019
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Add the endive, ¼ teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste and toss to distribute.
—Adam Ried, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2018
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The fork-tender caveman-size shank is blanketed in sautéed endive and a bright lemon-egg-dill sauce.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
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Cut the endive in halve lengthwise, then cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-wide slices.
—Jeanmarie Brownson, charlotteobserver, 17 Apr. 2018
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With bright mint and a little honey, this dressing would be perfect over sturdy crisp greens, such as endive.
—Kari Sonde, Washington Post, 29 July 2019
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Cut 2 endives into ½- inch rings and thinly slice 3 radishes.
—Eleanore Park, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2018
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Leave butter-lettuce leaves whole, but halve large leaves of romaine and endive on the bias, then drop into water.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 12 Dec. 2019
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Add endive and season with salt and pepper, and freshly grated nutmeg.
—Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 8 June 2023
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The recipe before was a bit bland and really did nothing to counter the flavor of the bitter endive.
—Nancy Stohs, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2019
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Escarole is a chicory, the clan that includes radicchio, endive and frisée.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
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And her endive salad is served in a silken tofu dressing with a splash of soy sauce and finely cut slivers of fresh red and green apples.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2023
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In a large bowl, toss endive, radicchio, persimmons and shallots with enough dressing to lightly coat.
—Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 16 Feb. 2023
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Madison writes of the confusing nomenclature of chicories and endive.
—Jeanmarie Brownson, charlotteobserver, 17 Apr. 2018
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Add leaf lettuce, endives and apple slices to bowl with radicchio; drizzle with ⅓ cup of the dressing; toss to coat evenly.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024
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Remove any wilted or damaged leaves from the butter lettuce, romaine and endive.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 12 Dec. 2019
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After trying a bit of pretty much everything, what surprised me the most was an endive salad.
—Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 24 Feb. 2023
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Delicious and versatile, endive is the unsung hero of the crisper drawer.
—Alex Delany, Bon Appetit, 19 Jan. 2018
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Grab varieties of greens like Romaine, spinach, cabbage and endive to spin with ease — then build salads and healthy meals.
—Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
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In a large bowl, add the endive, mushrooms, a big pinch eachof salt and pepper, and 2 Tbsp of the dressing.
—Men's Health, 30 Aug. 2022
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Estela, which opened in 2013, rode to fame on plates topped with overlapping mushroom slices and endive leaves.
—Julia Moskin, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2024
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Remove bowl of endive from refrigerator and add apple and cheese; season with salt and pepper.
—Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit, 19 Feb. 2018
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For starters, order a garden pea vichyssoise (soup), endive and asparagus salad or oeufs en meurette (a French poached egg dish).
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2024
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Add less predictable players, such as bok choy cut into slender strips, arugula, endive, or watercress, or a handful of mild herbs like basil.
—Dylan Rupert, Bon Appetit, 23 June 2017
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Order a crudo — live local scallops with truffle and endive, a beady-eyed langoustine with Thai basil oil and pickled rhubarb.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2022
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Mild, leafy butter lettuce helps tie it all together, but slightly bitter chicories like frisée, escarole or endive would work well, too.
—CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
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Whisk together remaining ¼ cup olive oil, lemon zest, lemon juice and remaining ¼ teaspoon salt in a large bowl; add arugula and endive leaves, and toss to coat.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 22 July 2023
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