Escarole And Seared Radicchio Salad With Pecan Vinaigrette Food

CHICORY SALAD WITH HONEY-MUSTARD VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Toast pecans on a rimmed baking sheet, tossing once, until slightly darkened and fragrant, 6-8 minutes. Let cool; crush or coarsely chop.
• Whisk vinegar, mustard, and honey in a large bowl to combine. Add escarole, radicchio, chives, and half of the pecans. Drizzle with oil, season with salt and lots of pepper, and toss to coat. Top salad with remaining pecans.
• Do Ahead
• Pecans can be toasted 1 day ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.

RADICCHIO AND ENDIVE SALAD WITH PECAN VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a small bowl whisk together vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper to taste. Whisk in oil in a slow stream. Coarsely chop pecans and in a small shallow baking pan toast in one layer in middle of oven until fragrant and a shade darker, about 5 minutes. Immediately stir hot pecans into vinaigrette.
• Separate radicchio leaves and tear out some of white veins. Divide leaves decoratively between 2 plates (see photograph, above). Discard any discolored outer leaves from endive and cut two 1-inch sections from head. Arrange each section in center of radicchio leaves. Thinly slice remaining endive, discarding core, and sprinkle over salads. Drizzle vinaigrette over salads.

ESCAROLE SALAD WITH ROASTED MEYER LEMON VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• For the vinaigrette: Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add 2 teaspoons of the olive oil and 1 tablespoon of the honey. When the honey has melted, stir it together with the oil. Place the lemons, cut-side down, into the honey mixture; cook until the lemons look charred and the honey has caramelized, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove the lemons to a baking sheet and let cool. Set the skillet aside.
• Juice the roasted lemons and add 1/4 cup of the juice to a bowl; whisk in the remaining 1 teaspoon honey and the mustard. Once combined, whisk in the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil until the dressing becomes emulsified. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• For the salad: Return the skillet to high heat. When hot, add the cherry tomatoes and season with salt. Cook until the caramelized honey coats the tomatoes and the tomatoes just begin to char, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat.
• Combine the escarole, Treviso, almonds, basil and mint in a large bowl; season with salt and pepper. Toss the salad with the dressing, and then gently fold in the charred tomatoes. Transfer the salad to the serving platter and, using a peeler, shave Parmesan over the top.

RADICCHIO AND ESCAROLE SALAD WITH BARLEY AND ROASTED PEARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees with 1 rack in the middle position and 1 rack immediately below it. Toss radicchio and escarole with 2 teaspoons oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Arrange in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet.
• Toss pears with 1 teaspoon oil, 2 teaspoonsthyme, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Arrange in a single layer on another rimmed baking sheet.
• Roast radicchio mixture on bottom rackuntil tender, about 25 minutes, and pears onmiddle rack until tender, about 40 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring water to a boil in a mediumsaucepan. Add barley. Simmer, covered,until tender, 22 to 25 minutes.
• Whisk vinegar with remaining tablespoon oil and teaspoon thyme, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in large bowl. Drain barley, stir into vinaigrette.
• Mound Parmesan onto a baking sheetlined with parchment or a nonstick bakingmat, and spread into a 6-inch circle.
• Transfer radicchio-escarole mixture tobowl with barley. Cover with plastic wrap tokeep warm and to allow radicchio to wilt.As pears continue to cook, bake Parmesanon bottom oven rack until deep goldenbrown, 9 to 11 minutes.
• Toss pears with barley. Divide salad among4 plates. Break Parmesan crisp into pieces;place on top of each salad. Serve warm.