Caramelised Endive with Capers and Lemon

Preparation info
  • Serves

    8

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Le Caprice

By AA Gill and Mark Hix

Published 1999

  • About

This dish makes a good, simple starter or an accompaniment to roast meats and game.

Ingredients

  • 8 large heads of Belgian endives (chicory)
  • 60 g caster sugar
  • juice of

Method

Trim any discoloured leaves from the endives and put them into a saucepan with 30 g of the sugar, the lemon juice and 2 teaspoons of salt.

Cover with water, bring to the boil, put on the lid and simmer for 20 minutes.

Remove from the water with a slotted spoon and drain on some kitchen paper.

Pre-heat the oven to