Winter Green Salad

Name: Winter Green Salad
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8 - 10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3 tbsp. sherry vinegar; 2 tsp. country-style Dijon mustard; 1 1/2 tsp. honey; Kosher salt and pepper; 1/4 c. olive oil; 1 small red onion, thinly sliced; 1 small head frisée (about 3 oz.), trimmed and torn into small pieces; 1 head Boston or Little Gem lettuce (about 7 oz.), trimmed, leaves torn; 2 heads red endive, trimmed, leaves separated; 1 head Castelfranco radicchio (about 6 oz.), trimmed, leaves torn; 1/2 c. candied pecans, roughly chopped; 2 oz. aged Gouda, shaved

Sweater weather doesn't have to mean the end for salads.

By Tina MartinezPublished: Nov 10, 2023

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Mike Garten

Yields:

8 - 10 serving(s)

Total Time:

30 mins

Cal/Serv:

139

This fresh, punchy salad stands up to big meat dishes and celebrates winter’s bounty of hardy vegetables, like frisée, endives and radicchio. Chopped candied pecans, aged Gouda and a simple sherry vinaigrette round out the salad with major satisfaction factor.

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Ingredients

3 Tbsp. sherry vinegar
2 tsp. country-style Dijon mustard
1 1/2 tsp. honey
Kosher salt and pepper
1/4 cup olive oil
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
1 small head frisée (about 3 oz.), trimmed and torn into small pieces
1 head Boston or Little Gem lettuce (about 7 oz.), trimmed, leaves torn
2 heads red endive, trimmed, leaves separated
1 head Castelfranco radicchio (about 6 oz.), trimmed, leaves torn
1/2 cup candied pecans, roughly chopped
2 oz. aged Gouda, shaved

Directions

1. Step 1In medium bowl, whisk together vinegar, mustard, honey, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Slowly drizzle in oil and whisk until combined. Stir in onion and let sit 15 minutes.
2. Step 2Meanwhile, in very large bowl (or dividing between 2 large bowls if necessary), gently toss frisée, lettuce, endive, and radicchio. Add dressing and toss to combine. Serve topped with pecans and Gouda.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION: About 139 calories, 11 g fat (2.5 g saturated), 8 mg cholesterol, 281 mg sodium, 7 g carb, 1 g fiber, 4 g sugar (3 g added sugar), 3 g protein

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