Here’s a beautiful red-on-red salad. It has a great crunchy texture full of nutritional boosts for cardio health. From savory to sweet, its guaranteed to be a favorite.
Radicchio redux
A great base for so many salads, radicchio adds just a hint of bitterness to make sweeter and more savory flavors pop. If champagne vinegar is unavailable, substitute with a good quality sherry vinegar. Mix up the salad with walnuts instead of almonds and feta or Romano cheese instead of blue cheese. And for some extra fibrous protein, add cannellini beans.
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Radicchio with Apples, Nuts, and Blue Cheese
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Ingredients
Salad
- 1 medium-sized head radicchio
- 1 cup very finely shaved red cabbage
- 1 red-skinned apple cored and thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup shaved red onion
- 1/3 cup seedless red grapes halved
- 1/4 cup raw sliced almonds toasted
- 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
Dressing
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 Tbsp champagne vinegar
- 2 tsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 small garlic clove peeled, smashed, and minced
- 1/8 tsp sea salt
- A few gratings of freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- In large bowl, separate radicchio leaves and tear into bite-sized pieces. Add shaved cabbage, apple slices, onion, and grapes. Set aside.
- In separate bowl, combine dressing ingredients. Whisk vigorously until emulsified. Drizzle over salad and gently toss until coated. Scatter toasted almonds and blue cheese overtop and serve.
- To make ahead, refrigerate salad and dressing separately.
Recipe Notes
Per serving: 147 calories; 3 g protein; 12 g fat (2 g sat. fat); 9 g total carbohydrates (5 g sugar, 2 g fiber); 143 mg sodium
