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    5 from 1 review

    Apple Chicory Salad with Fennel, Walnuts, and Grana

    By Alanna Taylor-Tobin on Jan 16, 2018 (updated Feb 20, 2020) / 9 Comments Jump to Recipe

    This pretty in pink chicory salad gets bright pops of color and flavor from salty-sweet cheese, crisp apples, mild fennel and radish, and toasty walnuts, all wrapped up in a shallot vinaigrette. 

    delicious Apple Chicory Salad with Fennel, Walnuts, and Grana

    I was thrilled to see that Bon Appétit dubbed chicories 2017's Vegetable of the Year. I started out 2017 with a chicory beet citrus salad – they always seem like the perfect antidote to holiday decadence. Even though it's a new year and a new vegetable will be knighted this summer (any guesses?!), I'm still on a chicory kick.

    ingredients on table

    We've eaten this salad just about every day since November. It's got it all: crunchy and slightly bitter raddichio, treviso, and endive, crispy-sweet apples, mild fennel and radish, toasty walnuts, salty grana, and a light dressing punctuated by pickled shallot. Pomegranate arils add extra sweetness and crunch if you can find them.

    Apple Chicory Salad with Fennel, Walnuts, and Grana on table

    With simple salads like these, every ingredient counts, so use the best you can find. My favorite iteration was when we found super sweet fresh walnuts from Full Belly Farm and a ridiculously good grana called Big Sky from Bleu Mont Dairy in Wisconsin that tastes almost caramelized. Look for apples with enough sweetness to offset the bitter chicories; honeycrisp are my favorites, but pink ladies and fujis are a close second.

    top down shot of Apple Chicory Salad with Fennel, Walnuts, and Grana

    The dressing we use in this chicory salad is Jay's standard shallot vinaigrette. It only has four ingredients and it tastes like MAGIC. I brought some to our food styling and photography workshop this past spring and our guests went crazy for it.

    big plate of Apple Chicory Salad with Fennel, Walnuts, and Grana

    You can use any chicories you like here. We usually stick with radicchio, treviso, and endive. Endive tends to be the most mild of the bunch, seconded by radicchio, and treviso (the oblong burgundy chicory) usually tastes the most bitter, particularly toward the root end. If you're sensitive to bitter tastes, stick with endive, or mix in some lettuce such as little gems.

    Wishing you all a sweet 2018!

    3 plates of Apple Chicory Salad with Fennel, Walnuts, and Grana

    *Thanks for reading! For more Bojon Gourmet in your life, follow along on Instagram, Facebook, or Pinterest, purchase my gluten-free cookbook Alternative Baker, or subscribe to receive new posts via email. And if you make this apple chicory salad, I’d love to see! Tag your Instagram snaps @The_Bojon_Gourmet and  #bojongourmet.*

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    5 from 1 review

    Apple Chicory Salad with Fennel, Walnuts, and Grana

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    This pretty in pink chicory salad gets bright pops of color and flavor from salty-sweet cheese, crisp apples, mild fennel and radish, and toasty walnuts, all wrapped up in a shallot vinaigrette. 
    Alanna Taylor-Tobin
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Total: 10 minutes minutes
    Servings: 2 large or 4 smaller servings

    Ingredients

    Vinaigrette:

    • 1 teaspoon minced shallot
    • ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
    • 3 tablespoons (45 ml) apple cider vinegar
    • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (more to taste)

    Salad:

    • 4 cups chicory leaves (a mix of endive, radicchio, and Treviso), in large pieces
    • 1 medium apple, cut off the core and thinly sliced
    • 1 medium watermelon radish, peeled if skin is tough, halved and thinly sliced
    • 1 small fennel bulb, thinly sliced
    • 1-2 ounces grana, shaved (or other crumbly aged cheese such as parmesan, manchego, gruyere, or asiago)
    • ½ cup (50 g) walnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped or broken up
    • arils from half a large pomegranate (optional)
    • flaky salt such as Maldon
    • ground black pepper
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    Instructions

    • In a small jar, combine the shallot and salt. Mash with a small spoon until pulpy. Add the vinegar, stir to combine, then add the olive oil.
    • In a large bowl, combine the chicories with the apple, radish, and fennel. Spoon over some of the vinaigrette, making sure to grab some of the vinegar and shallot that will settle on the bottom, and toss to combine. Sprinkle over the cheese, walnuts, pomegranate if using, and a few pinches of salt and pepper and toss gently. Taste, adding more vinaigrette, salt, pepper, or olive oil if you feel the salad needs it. Serve right away.

    Notes

    Simple salads like these are all about high-quality ingredients, so use the best of everything you can find.
    If you're new to chicories, stick with the milder varieties such as endive and radicchio, or use a mix of chicories and lettuce if you prefer.
    Grana is the younger, sweeter cousin to parmesan, but I've offered a few suggestions below if you can't find any.
    These measurements are loose, so feel free to adjust the salad components to your taste.
    Nutritional values are based on two large servings.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 560kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 13gFat: 45gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 652mgPotassium: 1246mgFiber: 13gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 2485IUVitamin C: 38.4mgCalcium: 333mgIron: 3.2mg
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    Apple Chicory Salad with Fennel, Walnuts, and Grana on plate

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    1. Erin Clarkson says

      January 17, 2018 at 6:33 am

      Yummmmm this looks so good! I've been meaning to pick up some watermelon radishes for a while - so nice to have some bright in this gross ass winter.

      Was going to go to the farmers market today, buuuuut there's kitten poop samples to be dropped off. So glamourous. hahahaha.

      xx

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      • Alanna says

        January 17, 2018 at 10:44 am

        Seriously, I so appreciate colorful foods this time of year. (Come to California!!) Your new babies are SOOOOOO cute! Good luck working up an appetite after that errand, haha!

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    2. Laura | Tutti Dolci says

      January 21, 2018 at 10:42 pm

      So gorgeous and fresh, I love this salad!

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      • Alanna says

        February 02, 2018 at 6:54 pm

        You're too kind Laura! <3

        Reply
    3. Yvonne says

      January 25, 2018 at 11:18 am

      Hi, I'm a little confused about the ingredients for the dressing: is it two or three tablespoons of apple cider vinegar - isn't 30 ml just two tablespoons? The salad looks beautiful with all those colors!

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        January 30, 2018 at 12:02 am

        Apologies for the confusion and thanks for catching that! I had updated the amount in tablespoons and neglected to change the metric amount. :) Updated!

        Reply
    4. Lauren Grant | Zestful Kitchen says

      February 02, 2018 at 7:25 am

      All of the best things! I'll be whipping this up this weekend!

      Reply
      • Alanna says

        February 02, 2018 at 7:15 pm

        Aw thanks Lauren! :)

        Reply
    5. Natalie Ellis says

      April 18, 2018 at 2:34 am

      I love the way you usually use the watermelon radish for many recipes. Not only do the dishes delicious but only they look impressive, dedicate and adorable.
      Like it's not about food but art 🙂

      Reply

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