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Apples & Blue Cheese Endive Cups
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Apples & Blue Cheese Endive Cups

Don’t save Morningstar Farms® Mediterranean Chickpea Burgers just for entreés. In this recipe, the tasty burgers star—along with apples, walnuts and blue cheese—as a filling for an easy appetizer.

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Prep Time: 20
Total Time: 20
Servings 14

Ingredients

  • 2 Morningstar Farms® Mediterranean Chickpea Burgers
  • 3 heads (4 oz. each) Belgian endive
  • 1 medium red apple, cored and finely chopped (about 1 1/3 cups)
  • 2/3 cup crumbled blue cheese
  • 1/3 cup coarsely chopped walnuts, toasted
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice or lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Nutrition Information

Directions

1. Cook MORNINGSTAR FARMS Mediterranean Chickpea Burgers according to package directions. Cut into small pieces.

2. Meanwhile, carefully remove leaves from endive head. Wash, drain and place, cup-side up, on serving platter.

3. In medium bowl toss together burger pieces, apple, blue cheese, walnuts and lemon juice. Spoon into the endive cups. Drizzle with oil. Serve.

This recipe uses:

MorningStar Farms® Mediterranean Chickpea Burgers

MorningStar Farms® Mediterranean Chickpea Burgers

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