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                            - Active Time:10 min
 
                        
                            - Start to Finish:10 min
 
                        
                    
                
             
            
            
                
                
                
    
      
          
          
          
              
              
              
          
          
          
          
          
              
              
              November 1999
            
          
          
      
  
                
                
            
            
            
                This salad yields generous portions. Combined with a loaf of crusty bread, it's easily a meal in itself.
            
            
            
            
            
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                            
                            
                                
                                    
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                                            4
                                            
                                            bacon slices
                                            
                                        
 
                                    
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                                            3
                                            tablespoons
                                            extra-virgin olive oil
                                            
                                        
 
                                    
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                                            1
                                            tablespoon
                                            fresh lemon juice
                                            
                                        
 
                                    
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                                            4
                                            
                                            endives (1 lb), cut into 3/4-inch pieces
                                            
                                        
 
                                    
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                                            2
                                            oz
                                            Stilton, crumbled
                                            
                                        
 
                                    
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                                            1/2
                                            cup
                                            fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
                                            
                                        
 
                                    
                                
                            
                         
                    
                 
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                
                                    
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Cook bacon until crisp and transfer to paper towels to drain. Whisk together oil, lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste in a large bowl. Add endives, Stilton, and parsley and toss to coat. Crumble bacon over salad.