Most know that escarole is a member of the endive family and in it's simplest form it makes a great salad, but for my husband's family on Christmas Eve it is taken to a whole new level. The escarole is cleaned and cut into bite size pieces then put into a large pot of boiling water and cooked for 30 min. After draining the escarole it is then placed in a pillow case or a thin tea towel and squeezed until the majority of the water is out. Then olive oil is added, chopped anchovies, chopped purple Greek olives, chopped green Italian olive, ( I like the olives stuffed with cloves of garlic) raisins, pepper, then wrapping the mixture into a pizza dough like a calzone it is cooked on a griddle until browned on both sides. Yum Yum! The family not only enjoys escarole on Christmas Eve, but they taste even better on Christmas morning.
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