Hindbeh Bi Homid - Lebanese Endive with Caramelised Onion
A delicious incidentally Lebanese vegan recipe consisting of endives in lemon topped with caramelised onion. Can be eaten in a sandwich or on it's own or with rice.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 94kcal
Ingredients
- 2 bunches Endive large bunches
- 2 large Brown onion diced small
- 1 small Lemon juiced
- ¼ cup Olive oil
- 2 pinch Salt to taste and for boiling water (salt water for boiling optional)
- 5 cups Water or enough to cover endive in a pot
Instructions
Mise En Place (Preparation)
- Thoroughly wash endive, may have to do this twice to get rid of dirt
- Check and trim off any unwanted parts of endive
- Cut endive into 3cm pieces, including stems. Set aside in a colander
- Peel and half onion. Dice into small pieces
- Cut lemon in half and squeeze out juice, set aside
- Measure out olive oil
Cooking
- In a large pot, bring water to the boil
- Place chopped endive into the pot of boiling water and boil for approx. 20-30 minutes.
- Pour boiled endive into a strainer and drain all water
- Allow to cool in the strainer before handling
- Using your hands, grab a handful of boiled endive and squeeze out as much excess water as possible.
- Whilst the endive is boiling, heat up olive oil in a pot on high heat
- Once oil is hot, add in diced onion and stir through oil to evenly coat, allow it to fry. Turn heat to med-high
- Fry onion until dark brown, stirring every few minutes ensuring onion doesn't stick to pan. If required add an additional teaspoon of oil. Be patient, this process can take up to 30min depending on your stove.
- In a mixing bowl, combine boiled endive, lemon and salt until evenly combined.
- Serve endive in a serving bowl garnished with caramelised onion. Or, eat in Lebanese bread by applying a line of endive and topping it with caramelised onion. Roll Lebanese bread and enjoy.
Nutrition
Calories: 94kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 226mg | Potassium: 952mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 5592IU | Vitamin C: 37mg | Calcium: 171mg | Iron: 2mg