Tricolore Salad

Course: Salad

Cuisine: Italian

Diet: Gluten Free, Vegetarian

Keyword: tricolore salad

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 0

Total Time: 10

Servings:

Calories: 170kcal

Tricolore salad is made with arugula, endive and radicchio, to represent the colors of the Italian flag. It's an easy, flavorful salad to make all year round, and you only need a few ingredients!

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Equipment

Ingredients

½ head radicchio
1 large endive or two small ones
3 cups arugula
3 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
½ teaspoon dijon mustard
pinch kosher salt
2 ounces parmesan cheese
freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

Cut the radicchio in half with a good chef's knife, remove the core, and slice it into thin ribbons. Chop the end off of the endive and slice it into thin strips.
Use a vegetable peeler to shave thin strips off a block of parmesan. You want 1 - 2 ounces or eyeball it. You can always shave more on top of the salad once it's finished.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the balsamic vinegar, salt, olive oil, and dijon mustard until emulsified.
Add the endive, radicchio, arugula and half of the parmesan to the bowl with the dressing and toss to evenly coat. Transfer to a serving bowl and top with the remaining parmesan cheese and freshly ground black pepper.

Notes

If you like bitter flavors, but in a more subtle way, you can soak the chopped radicchio in cold water for about 30 minutes. This will lessen the overt bitterness and leave you with a lighter, more mellow flavor.
The shavings of parmesan in this salad because provide a nice bite and a more prominent contrast of texture and flavor. But you can just as easily substitute about 2 ounces of grated parmigiano instead.
You can play with the ratios of the greens. If you like more radicchio and less arugula, etc. Mix it up so it suits your tastes!

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