Mediterranean Endive Boats
Mediterranean Endive Boats are filled with olives, feta, artichoke hearts, and more. Perfectly delicious appetizers or finger food salads!
This Endive Recipe may be your introduction to this crisp, slightly bitter green related to chicory. Adding sweet tomatoes and creamy cheese helps to balance the flavor profile beautifully!
Mediterranean Endive Boats
Bill and I joined a dinner club with 3 other couples. The goal was to get together four times a year for good food, fellowship and to utilize the dishes gathering dust in our china cabinets. Our first gathering was in early May.
Our lovely hostess, Sabra, offered up a finger food salad course while we watched our local Indiana Pacers in the NBA playoffs (the wives are foodies, the hubbies needed their sports fix). Filled with chopped vegetables tossed in a lovely vinaigrette, these Mediterranean Endive Boats disappeared quickly.
Finger Salads
The taste of these Mediterranean Endive Boats haunted me. I googled the recipe the next morning before even asking the hostess for details. I had some gorgeous endive in my fridge, so I was impatient to make these babies for my lunch.
All that’s involved is some chopping and tossing. PRO-Tip: I also slice just a sliver off the bottom of the endive leaf to allow them to sit flat on the serving tray. These Mediterranean Endive Boats were magnificent! If you have some leftover endive, these Endive Cups with Blue Cheese and Raspberries are also magnificent!
Mediterranean Endive Boats
Mediterranean Endive Boats - a fun, bite sized salad or appetizer
Ingredients
- 12 Belgian endive leaves
- 1/4 cup sliced mixed pitted olives
- 1/2 cup halved cherry tomatoes or 1 cup grape tomatoes
- 1/2 cup marinated artichoke hearts, tough leaves removed
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaf, chopped
- 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1 1/2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
Instructions
- Combine the olives, tomatoes, artichokes, garlic and basil in a bowl.
- Add olive oil and vinegar, salt and pepper, and toss with olive and tomato mixture.
- Arrange endive leaves on a plate, fill each one with a teaspoonful of the mixture, top with feta crumbles and serve.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
2Serving Size:
2 endive leavesAmount Per Serving: Calories: 284Total Fat: 18gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 1143mgCarbohydrates: 28gFiber: 15gSugar: 5gProtein: 8g
Skinny Tip
I’m starting a new series of Skinny Tips. How I keep slim is one of my most frequent inquiries. I’ll feature tips on some of my upcoming blog posts.
Tip #13: Keep busy. Keep out of the kitchen. I tend to snack when I’m bored. Run an errand. weed the garden, take a walk. But if you’re really hungry, make sure to allow yourself a nutrient-rich snack…a starving gal can do a lot of damage to a batch of cookies!
48 Comments on “Mediterranean Endive Boats”
These endives “boats” look great, filled with delicious ingredients, I think I could have this as my main meal.
Thanks for the inspiration Liz…hope you are having a fabulous week 😀
Love these packed endive boats! The artichoke hearts and feta sound fantastic with everything. These would definitely shine at any dinner party 🙂
A little Greek salad in an endive is a perfect appetizer or a perfect lunch! Individual servings are always a benefit of using endive! And I would love to meet in July. Let me know when you will be in town and I’ll keep my schedule flexible! Not that I have much of a schedule…
I just love these little boats 😀 They are full of tasty ingredients. Such a great idea for an appetizer
Boy, these look so cute! And I’ll bet they’re so tasty, too. Who could resist one of these? Really nice — thanks.
What a fun appetizer idea!
A great idea this dinner club. And I just love any for of endive boats, looks great.
My goodness. These boats are so pretty and refreshing, Liz. This is a definite share.
Love the ingredients you used for your endives! I’ve made them once but use only cheese & they tasted real good too!
What a fantastic healthy and colorful dish! Absolutely love this and it would be great for entertaining!!
Your little boats are perfect for summer entertaining. Love the red endive, we only get the white in our markets.
All these delicious ingredients combined into these little boats! I love the flavors and feta is my favorite cheese!
Love those endive boats! They are so pretty and appetizing.
I love these endive boats, they look delicious and so reminiscent of a Greek restaurant!
I love these colorful boats, what a perfect appetizer for summer entertaining!
I love these, Liz. Your loaded boats are fantastic!
ela h.
Delicious work Liz!
We’d love to try those with our latest favorite delicacy, kalathaki cheese from Limnos (it’s feta-like but lighter and perfect for salads). We loved the colors the endives bring on these boats; A beautiful appetizer for any occasion (especially if you have people over).
Kudos!
I can understand why you couldn’t wait to get the recipe from the hostess! I can’t wait to serve these at my next get together…do I HAVE to have the sports things, too? 🙂
Looks delicious, love artichoke hearts! 🙂
Michael
Grilled Salmon – https://michaelswoodcraft.wordpress.com/2014/06/09/grilled-salmon/
Love these little snacks! I feel like I am in Greece!