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    Home » Gluten Free » Endive Avocado & Bacon Salad with Chipotle Ranch Dressing

    Published: Mar 6, 2013 · Modified: Mar 11, 2021 by Carolyn

    Endive Avocado & Bacon Salad with Chipotle Ranch Dressing

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    Endive Avocado Bacon Salad with Chipotle Ranch DressingBreak out of your salad rut with some California Endive.  It makes a great base for your favourite salad toppings, like avocado, bacon and chipotle ranch dressing!

    I want to be clear that this blog is not truly representative of what I eat, day to day.  If you were to judge my diet simply by the recipes you see here, you would think all I ever ate were muffins, cookies and cake, with the occasional entree, and savoury dish.  Truth be told, I feature baked goods and desserts so prominently mostly because they photograph easily and I can make them in the middle of the day for good lighting.  Main courses are definitely harder, because I want them to be as fresh as possible for my family to eat and I don’t want to hold them up while I scramble for photos.  I am quite certain that doing so would put my very patient and understanding husband right over the edge, because when he’s hungry, he’s hungry!  So if I have a main dish I want to feature, I am usually left trying to warm up with leftovers the next day and  make them look freshly cooked.

    And you might think I don’t eat a lot of veggies because there are relatively few salads and side dishes on All Day I Dream About Food.  But nothing could be further from the truth.  Vegetables and I are very good friends and I usually eat many servings per day.  In fact, I often have salad for breakfast.  That’s the straight up truth.  Actually, I usually have it for “second breakfast”, after a run or a workout.  I come home, grab some veggies, chop them, dress them and proceed to stuff my face.  I’ve discovered that salad early on in the day is a great way to feel healthy and full.  A well-dressed, flavourful salad is as filling and satisfying as anything else, and you have the added benefit of feeling virtuous after eating it.

    Endive Salad with Chipotle Ranch Dressing

    I was once again asked to join the OnDiva campaign, to get the word out there on this versatile, delicious and healthy vegetable.  And I am more than happy to do so, because I love it.  I’ve  decided that I like it best raw, as a scoop for dips and chopped up in salads.  I sometimes use it in addition to regular lettuce and sometimes to replace the lettuce altogether.  I love the crunchy texture and the flavour, and they go with pretty much anything.  For this recipe, it suddenly popped in my head how much I’d love some serious Southwestern flavour.  Some endive, some avocado, some tomatoes, some crumbled bacon and a seriously spicy Chipotle Ranch dressing and I am in salad heaven.  I ate this as a main course the first night and proceeded to make it again for second breakfast the next day (after I got a few photos!).

    And when I had a little leftover ranch dressing, I proceeded to use endive leaves to scoop it up as a snack.  Honestly, you can’t let these goodies go to waste!

    Endive Avocado and Bacon Salad with Chipotle Ranch

    This post is sponsored by Discover Endive.  All opinions are my own.

    Endive Salad with Chipotle Ranch Dressing

    Endive Avocado & Bacon Salad with Chipotle Ranch Dressing

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    Ingredients

    Dressing:

    • ¼ cup whole milk
    • 2 tablespoon mayonnaise
    • 2 tablespoon Greek yogurt
    • 2 tablespoon fresh lime juice
    • 2 cloves garlic minced
    • ½ to 1 chipotle pepper in adobo minced
    • 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ¼ teaspoon pepper

    Salad:

    • 4 heads California Endive ends removed, chopped
    • 1 avocado chopped
    • 1 cup grape tomatoes chopped
    • 8 slices bacon cooked crisp and crumbled
    • ¼ cup shredded cheddar cheese

    Instructions

    • For the dressing, combine all ingredients in a sealable glass jar and shake vigorously.
    • For the salad, divide chopped endive among four salad plates. Sprinkle with avocado, tomatoes, bacon and cheese.
    • Drizzle with 1 tablespoon dressing and pass the remaining dressing at the table.

    Notes

    Serves 4. Each serving has 10.7 g of carbs and 6 g of fiber. Total NET CARBS = 4.7 g.
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    Please note that I am not a medical or nutritional professional. I am simply recounting and sharing my own experiences on this blog. Nothing I express here should be taken as medical advice and you should consult with your doctor before starting any diet or exercise program. I provide nutritional information for my recipes simply as a courtesy to my readers. It is calculated using MacGourmet software and I remove erythritol from the final carb count and net carb count, as it does not affect my own blood glucose levels. I do my best to be as accurate as possible but you should independently calculate nutritional information on your own before relying on them. I expressly disclaim any and all liability of any kind with respect to any act or omission wholly or in part in reliance on anything contained in this website.

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    1. PDXGirl says

      September 06, 2016 at 10:27 pm

      I have been meaning to comment on this. I just make the dressing I triple the recipe and go through it 2x’s weekly. It is by far the more delicious dressing I have ever tasted. I use sour cream instead of the yogurt lower carbs.

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    2. shelly (cookies and cups) says

      March 14, 2013 at 4:26 pm

      Oh that ranch dressing! Yes please!

      Reply
    3. Jeanette says

      March 10, 2013 at 10:54 pm

      I love the sounds of this dressing Carolyn – Greek Yogurt is one of my favorite ingredients these days!

      Reply
    4. Terra says

      March 10, 2013 at 9:37 pm

      I haven’t stopped by in awhile, I hope you are doing well! It is funny, my blog posts are so random. Most of the time my posts revolve around my cravings LOL! Your salad looks fabulous! I don eat endive enough, I did grill endive last year, it was fabulous! Hugs, Terra

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    5. lisaiscooking says

      March 08, 2013 at 12:00 am

      Endive and avocado is a great combo! Sounds great with the chipotle ranch too. Endive leaves are so perfect for scooping–just the thing to do with extra leaves.

      Reply
    6. Winnie says

      March 07, 2013 at 2:18 pm

      Great recipe! My whole family will love this 🙂

      Reply
    7. Kiersten @ Oh My Veggies says

      March 07, 2013 at 12:01 pm

      I feel a little bit ashamed that I’ve never had endive before. I always eye it at the grocery store, but don’t quite know how to tackle it. I’m going to have to give it a try!

      Reply
    8. Brian @ A Thought For Food says

      March 07, 2013 at 10:00 am

      HAHAHA! I know.. I wonder how many people think I eat crap all day because of the recipes I put up (the trick is to give them away). Love this chopped salad. And bacon isn’t really meat, right?

      Reply
    9. Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love. says

      March 07, 2013 at 2:00 am

      This looks sooo good! I love everything about it, especially the dressing!

      Reply
    10. Diane says

      March 06, 2013 at 11:04 pm

      Can you give us the carb count on the dressing alone?

      Reply
      • Carolyn says

        March 07, 2013 at 7:32 am

        If you do the full 2 tbsp of dressing, it’s about 3 g per serving. I never do use the full 2 tbsp myself with any dressing, I find it too much.

        Reply
    11. claire @ the realistic nutritionist says

      March 06, 2013 at 2:50 pm

      Oh this looks healthy and oh so delicious!

      Reply
    12. Kelly says

      March 06, 2013 at 2:31 pm

      what happened with including the picture when you to to print the recipe?

      Reply
    13. Cookin Canuck says

      March 06, 2013 at 2:19 pm

      I love everything about this salad. The endive (love the flavor), the smoky bacon and the kick from the chipotles. This is a great way to get out of the regular salad rut.

      Reply
    14. Bon Stewart says

      March 06, 2013 at 12:30 pm

      Salsa would also be great with this. My favorite salsa is at demystifycooking.com. It is easy one.

      Reply
    15. Agne says

      March 06, 2013 at 11:20 am

      Ooh I love endive, its one of national dishes here in the Netherlands, I will definitelly make this!

      Reply
    16. Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says

      March 06, 2013 at 10:32 am

      I’ve never had endive. But it looks great!

      Reply

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