Description
The surprising shade of pink isn’t the only thing to love about this salad—it’s filled with a variety of delicious toppings and a tangy vinaigrette.
Ingredients
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- 4 heads pink radicchio (Camilla used Wiser farms)
- 1 cup hazelnuts
- 4 blood oranges
- 4 ounces ricotta salata or aged cheddar
- 1 cup fresh herbs (fennel fronds, parsley, chives, dill, mint, basil—whatever you’ve got)
Dressing:
- 1/2 cup west~bourne extra-virgin avocado oil
- 1/4 cup white wine or champagne vinegar
- 1/4 cup fresh fruit juice—use whatever you have on hand!
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Pinch of ground cumin, to taste
- Pinch of ground coriander, to taste
Instructions
- Make dressing: shake up everything in a mason jar. Taste and adjust seasonings as desired.
- Toast hazelnuts and rub between towels to remove some of the skin.
- Wash and dry radicchio. Remove whole leaves and pile into large salad bowl.
- Remove peel and pith from blood oranges. Slice thinly into wheels.
- Shave ricotta salata.
- Top the radicchio with the blood orange slices, cheese, and hazelnuts. Add a liberal amount of dressing, season with salt and pepper, then use your hands to massage it into all the leaves. Top with fresh herbs, give it another toss and serve.