Radicchio Blood Orange Goat Cheese salad
January 5, 2016
WSJ Dec 2015 / Justin Severino. Serves 4-6
- 2 TB balsamic vinegar
- 6 TB olive oil (plus extra for drizzling)
- juice ½ lemon
- kosher salt
- 2½ medium blood oranges
- ¼C mint leaves chopped, plus extra for garnish
- ¾ C pistachio, toasted & roughly chopped
- 1 C pomegranate seeds
- 1 large avocado cubed
- 1½ med heads radicchio (remove outer leaves and tear inner leaves into 3 inch pieces)
- 8 oz goat cheese at room temperature
Vinaigrette
- whisk vinegar, lemon juice and oil in small bowl.
- Peel and section blood oranges (remove skin from sections). cut both ends, peel and then free each section.
- Large bowl: combine radicchio, orange sections, mint, pistachios, pomegranate seeds & avocado.re whisk vinaigrette, toss with just enough to coat leaves.
- Either coat bottom of plates or serving dish with got cheese or toss pieces into salad.
