Stuffed Endive Spears with Teriyaki Turkey, Edamame & Baby Corn Recipe

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These stuffed endive spears turned my kids into endive fans within a couple of bites. Teriyaki, ground turkey and baby corn all add up to a winning recipe!
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Within minutes of walking in the door after school, my kids are asking, “What’s for dinner?” (Talk about pressure!) If the answer involves any combination of teriyaki sauce, edamame or baby corn, I am greeted with a loud, “Yes!” and a couple of fist pumps. Typically these ingredients are combined to make Baked Teriyaki Turkey Meatballs, but I thought I’d try something a little different this time. It was time to introduce the fist-pumpers to endive.

I feel pretty lucky because my boys are very good vegetable eaters. That is, unless we’re talking about vegetables with leaves…lettuce, spinach, endive. So, my expectation weren’t high for this little experiment. My kids saw me cook with endive when I prepared French Onion & Endive Soup with Pancetta and Rice Noodle Salad with Endive, Shrimp & Soy-Ginger Sauce, but those dishes weren’t enough to make them permanent passengers on the endive train.

Endive Spears Stuffed with Teriyaki Turkey, Edamame & Baby Corn Recipe

I started with some ground turkey which I mixed with edamame, a homemade teriyaki sauce and baby corn. The baby corn gets my kids every time. Hook, line and sinker. I piled the fresh endive leaves in front of the boys and let them at it. This was the real test.

Endive Spears Stuffed with Teriyaki Turkey, Edamame & Baby Corn Recipe

What did the boys think? I think the pictures speak for themselves, but I’ll tell you that they adored the crunchy leaves filled with all of their favorite ingredients. My husband was out of town when I made this for the boys. My 7-year old said, “Mum, I think we should save some of the leftovers for Dad so he can taste this. He’s really going to like it!” The endive train has left the station, with a couple of new passengers.

Details about the giveaway can be found below the last photo.

The stuffed endive recipe:

The sauce:
In a small saucepan, combine rice vinegar, brown sugar, water, soya sauce, 1/4 cup canola oil, flour, ginger and garlic.. Whisk the sauce together and place over medium heat. Simmer until the sauce is slightly thickened, 8 to 10 minutes. Keep warm.

Endive Spears Stuffed with Teriyaki Turkey, Edamame & Baby Corn Recipe

The turkey:
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground turkey and cook, crumbling with a wooden spoon, until turkey is cooked through. Pour off any drippings.

Cook the edamame according to package instructions. Drain, rinse with cold water and shell the edamame, discarding the pods.

Stir the edamame, water chesnuts, baby corn and red bell pepper into the cooked ground turkey. Reduce heat to medium and cook until everything heated through.

Endive Spears Stuffed with Teriyaki Turkey, Edamame & Baby Corn Recipe

Pour about 3/4 of the teriyaki sauce over the turkey mixture and stir to combine. Taste and add additional sauce, if desired.

Serve the turkey mixture with the Belgian endive. Allow everyone to scoop the turkey mixture into the endive spears. Eat with your hands!

Other kid-friendly endive recipes:

La Fuji Mama’s Ham & Cheese Endive Nachos
All Day I Dream About Food’s Turkey Taco Endive Boats

Endive Spears Stuffed with Teriyaki Turkey, Edamame & Baby Corn Recipe

Endive Spears Stuffed with Teriyaki Turkey, Edamame & Baby Corn {Giveaway}

From the kitchen of Cookin Canuck. www.cookincanuck.com
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Course: Entrees
Cuisine: Japanese
Keyword: Poultry Recipes
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 22 minutes
Total Time: 37 minutes
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 574kcal
Author: Dara Michalski | Cookin' Canuck

Ingredients

Sauce:

  • 1/3 cup rice vinegar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1/4 cup soya sauce
  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
  • 2 minced garlic cloves

Turkey:

  • 1 1/4 pounds lean ground turkey
  • 1 package edamame
  • 3 ounces sliced water chesnuts finely diced
  • 8 ounces baby corn cut lengthwise, then cut into thirds
  • 1/2 red bell pepper diced
  • 4 heads Belgian endive leaves separated

Instructions

Sauce:

  • In a small saucepan, combine rice vinegar, brown sugar, water, soya sauce, ¼ cup canola oil, flour, ginger and garlic.. Whisk the sauce together and place over medium heat. Simmer until the sauce is slightly thickened, 8 to 10 minutes. Keep warm.

Turkey:

  • Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground turkey and cook, crumbling with a wooden spoon, until turkey is cooked through.
  • Cook the edamame according to package instructions. Drain, rinse with cold water and shell the edamame, discarding the pods.
  • Stir the edamame, water chesnuts, baby corn and red bell pepper into the cooked ground turkey. Reduce heat to medium and cook until everything heated through.
  • Pour about ¾ of the teriyaki sauce over the turkey mixture and stir to combine. Taste and add additional sauce, if desired.
  • Serve the turkey mixture with the Belgian endive. Allow everyone to scoop the turkey mixture into the endive spears. Eat with your hands!

Nutrition

Serving: 0.25of Recipe | Calories: 574kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 50g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 78mg | Sodium: 899mg | Potassium: 1254mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 665IU | Vitamin C: 31.3mg | Calcium: 103mg | Iron: 4.8mg
Tried this recipe?If you make this recipe, I'd love to see it on Instagram! Just use the hashtag #COOKINCANUCK and I'll be sure to find it.

Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Discover Endive, who also provided endive to me and for the giveaway. All opinions are my own. I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for me to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

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  4. Rachael says

    I would be so happy with a years supply of endive, it would really get my creative juices flowing in the kitchen!

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  6. Jess says

    This recipe looks great! I’m actually planning to make an endive boat for my graduation party in a few weeks – it’ll only be my 2nd time working with endive but I’m excited!

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  16. Kari says

    What a cool giveaway! This recipe looks great and I’ll have to remember to try the baby corn with my 3-year-old.

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  17. sippitysup.com says

    Terrific seeing you this weekend at Campblogaway. I got a peek at your beautiful boys and handsome husband as I was leaving. That’s one happy family. Also, your talk so inspired me. I plan to get that list of web designers you mentioned from you soon. GREG

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  25. Margie M. says

    I can’t wait to try this for my family. I’m trying to get us all to eat healthier and this looks like a winning recipe. Thank you.

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  48. jacquie says

    already a subscriber but it’s under another email that i’m going to lose at the end of week so i’m sending to this one also just in case i should be so lucky as to picked……

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  64. Sarah H.P. says

    I’ve always wanted to try endive, so this would be the perfect giveaway to bring home!! Your recipe sounds delicious!

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  68. Cindy @ Once Upon a Loaf says

    I want to get on the endive train!! And put the whole fam on it, too. This looks fantastic and like it won’t hang around like a rock all night when I have an early run the next morning. Btw, I turned a runner I’m starting to coach again after a layoff onto CC to help her wake up her healthy dinner routine. She’s a half-marathoner and she’s really going to appreciate your creativity, like I do. 🙂

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  70. Lynne says

    I like Discover Endive on facebook – it is so true – put food in a container/boat, and kids will eat it!

    Reply

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