Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup pecan halves
  • 2/3 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 4 heads Belgian endive
  • 2 large watercress bunches
  • 8 kumquats
  • 4 cups finely shredded radicchio
  • 3 seedless tangerines, peeled and sectioned
  • 1 cup fresh mint leaves, shredded
  • Garnish: fresh mint sprigs

Method

  • Stir together first 3 ingredients; spread in a shallow roasting pan.
  • Bake at 325° for 12 to 15 minutes, stirring often. Remove pecans with a slotted spoon; toss pecans with sugar. Cool.
  • Separate endive leaves, and cut larger leaves in half. Discard coarse watercress stems. Cut kumquats in half lengthwise. Toss together endive, watercress, kumquats, and next 4 ingredients. Sprinkle with pecans, and garnish, if desired.