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Elegant Endive Leaves Stuffed with Roquefort, Walnuts, and Raisins

Ingredients (Serves 8)
  • 8 endives
  • 50 g walnut kernels
  • 400 g Roquefort cheese
  • 40 g blond raisins
  • 5 cl port
  • 4 tablespoons walnut oil
  • flat-leaf parsley
  • freshly ground pepper

Preparation Steps
  1. Soak the raisins in the port and let them plump up. Drain them and reserve the remaining port.
  2. Cut the Roquefort into small cubes. In a bowl, combine with the raisins and lightly crushed walnut kernels (or use whole kernels). Season with a few grinds of pepper.
  3. Trim the base of the endives and separate the leaves. Wash and pat dry.
  4. Stuff the endive leaves with the Roquefort mixture and arrange on plates. Drizzle with walnut oil and a few drops of reserved port.
  5. Finish with chopped flat-leaf parsley.