Ingredients

  • 3 Belgian endives, cored and sliced crosswise 1/4 inch thick
  • 1 Golden Delicous applepeeled, quartered and sliced crosswise 1/8 inch thick
  • 1/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoons ketchup
  • 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • 3/4 pound lump crabmeat
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 cups packed mesclun
  • 1/3 cup pecan halves, lightly toasted and coarsely chopped

Method

  • In a small bowl, toss the endives and apple with 3 tablespoons of the cream.
  • Whip the remaining 1/4 cup of cream to very soft peaks.
  • Stir in the ketchup, 1 tablespoon of the vinegar, the mayonnaise and mustard.
  • Fold in the crabmeat and season with salt and pepper.
  • Stir 1 tablespoon of the vinegar into the endives and apples and season with salt and pepper.
  • In a bowl, mix the olive oil with the remaining 1 teaspoon of vinegar; season with salt and pepper.
  • Add the mesclun and toss.
  • Mound the mesclun on plates.
  • Top with the endives and apples and then the crabmeat.
  • Sprinkle with the pecans and serve.