Using bitter greens as the base of a salad this time of year is a wonderful idea. This variety of greens (including not only radicchio but endive, chicory, kale, dandelion and arugula) pairs well with other Fall produce like pears, figs, apples, root vegetables (as well as any of your favorite nut varieties from the pantry), and they are bountiful this time of year.
For this salad, I first roasted rounds of white sweet potatoes and then tossed them with sliced Pink Lady apples, crunchy sunflower seeds, and bitter magenta-hued radicchio. For a bright vinaigrette (both in color and taste) I made a turmeric vinaigrette with a bit of honey, olive oil and lemon juice. The vinaigrette recipe makes more than needed for just this salad, and is wonderful as the base for a mango-cashew chicken salad, of even a simple mixed greens salad.
(To view this recipe, click on the blue title of the blog post above*)
Radicchio with Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Apples & Turmeric Vinaigrette
Ingredients:
- 1 head of radicchio, stem-end removed, head halved and leaves roughly chopped
- 1 large sweet potato or white sweet potato, scrubbed and patted dry, cut into 1/4-inch half moons
- olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 1 Pink lady apple, sliced
- sunflower seeds
- For the vinaigrette:
- 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- juice of 2 lemons
- salt and pepper
- pinch of crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon honey
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Arrange the cut sweet potatoes on a parchment-lined, olive oil sprayed baking sheet. Season with a touch of salt and pepper; drizzle with 1 Tablespoon of olive oil. Bake for 15-18 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender when pierced with a knife.
- In a mixing bowl, toss the prepped radicchio, sunflower seeds, cooked potatoes, and apple slices together.
- In a jar with a lid, add all of the vinaigrette ingredients and shake until emulsified. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
- Drizzle some of the turmeric vinaigrette over the salad. (You might not need all of the vinaigrette, so just add a little at a time until the salad is coated to your liking*)
Tagged: apple, apples, bitter greens, garlic, ground turmeric, honey, Pink Lady apples, radicchio, roasted sweet potatoes, roasted vegetables, Salad, sunflower seeds, sweet potatoes, turmeric vinaigrette, vegetarian, white sweet potatoes
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