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supahstar71
supahstar71 Posts: 926 Member
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And why do they keep putting it in my salad? :grumble:


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  • impyimpyaj
    impyimpyaj Posts: 1,073 Member
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    Ha! I wish I knew.
  • 2muchsauce
    2muchsauce Posts: 1,078
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    It's called fluff...........aka space filler..........at a very low cost:)
  • healthyCAL
    healthyCAL Posts: 41 Member
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    Careful..I think it just moved
  • RhonndaJ
    RhonndaJ Posts: 1,615 Member
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    Someone thought we should all experience what it would be like to eat grass?
  • KatiD83
    KatiD83 Posts: 152 Member
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    I'm not a fan of it, but I swear it's in every salad I get!
  • Tashmayes
    Tashmayes Posts: 244 Member
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    I always pick that crap out!
  • xarge
    xarge Posts: 484 Member
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    So much endive hate here.
  • supahstar71
    supahstar71 Posts: 926 Member
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    I always pick that crap out!

    Me, too. It's like a friggin tree in an otherwise lovely salad. It's never in small pieces, either. You take it out and it's a giant cascading weed.

    I have strong feelings about it, apparently.
  • CurveAppeal86
    CurveAppeal86 Posts: 269 Member
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    I do not need this all up in my salad. Back off endive, back off.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,535 Member
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    It cleans your colon.:laugh:

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  • roachhaley
    roachhaley Posts: 978 Member
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    uuuuugh I HATE that stuff! Whenever I get "salad" in the UK, it's all that gross stuff. uck
  • carolebville
    carolebville Posts: 140 Member
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    It cleans your colon.:laugh:

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    It must act as a dust mop going through your colon....sweeping all the crud out with it!!!! :bigsmile:
  • yourenotmine
    yourenotmine Posts: 645 Member
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    Hmm. I like it. I think. I'm pretty open to greens. :)
  • mockchoc
    mockchoc Posts: 6,573 Member
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    I love it and actually grow it in my veggie garden. It is a little bitter though and I couldn't stand it as a kid. It's nice with just lemon juice and olive oil and yes it's very good for you.

    It's hell trying to wash the mulch out of it though! :)
  • caraiselite
    caraiselite Posts: 2,631 Member
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    buy a head of lettuce.

    problem solved, you're welcome.
  • betrayalunknown
    betrayalunknown Posts: 63
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    That's actually not endive... it's frisee. I find it delish :(
  • ouandi
    ouandi Posts: 135 Member
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    I am laughing histerically at this thread! I have always wondered the same thing! hahahahahaha
  • fnm101
    fnm101 Posts: 116 Member
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    It's a Chia Pet!
  • wolfchild59
    wolfchild59 Posts: 2,608 Member
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    That's actually not endive... it's frisee. I find it delish :(

    This. It has it's place when it's mixed with the right items. It has a natural bitterness so, unlike most lettuce and greens you find in restaurant salads, it actually brings a flavor of it's own to the mix.

    I think my favorite usage of it was at a restaurant in a panzanella salad that came with the fried pumpkin appetizer and it was very lightly dressed with a sweet mustard vinaigrette. OMG, so good! My husband HATES mustard and even he was devouring it.
  • mockchoc
    mockchoc Posts: 6,573 Member
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    It can be called curly endive or frisee.

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