Radicchio Salad with Mustard Croutons and Grainy Mustard Vinaigrette
Mar 12, 2020, Updated Oct 24, 2024
This Radicchio Salad has a nice sweet & bitter elements. Add Frisée lettuce, Watermelon Radish, Shaved Heirloom Carrots, Crispy Croutons with Grainy Mustard and Garlic and Karen’s Grainy Mustard Vinaigrette with Shallots and Garlic. A flavor sensation!
A Simple Salad with Three Elements:
- Radicchio Salad
- Crispy Croutons with Grainy Mustard and Garlic
- Karen’s Grainy Mustard Vinaigrette with Shallots and Garlic
Beautiful Colors and Textures:
Radicchio is an Italian Chicory with a slightly spicy and bitter taste. I simple tear it into the salad. These beautiful dark reddish-purple leaves and white veins are packed with antioxidants and loaded with essential vitamin K, copper and zinc.
Frisse is a type of sweet and curly endive with a mildly bitter taste. It is high in nutrients and low in calories and high in fiber. A good source of folic acid, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
All the Crunch:
Lettuces offer crunch, and this salad is teamed with my crispy Mustard Croutons and the Mustard Vinaigrette contains Grainy Mustard for another dose of crunch!
I do adore watermelon radish! Fabulous flavor and… the color! And – adding two colors of shaved carrots adds nice color and texture.
Serving this Salad:
- A quite simple salad with great appeal – invite company over; all will be thrilled with the flavors and appearance.
- I like to serve this on Holidays! So pretty, and elements can be made a head of time.
- I do notice when I serve at Thanksgiving, it is always a big hit!
Enjoy this special salad!
Karen
Radicchio Salad with Mustard Croutons and Grainy Mustard Vinaigrette
Ingredients
- 1 medium head of radicchio
- 1 medium endive, green or purple
- 1 1/2 cups frisée lettuce, or greens of your choice
- 1 small watermelon radish
- 2 medium fresh carrots, one orange one yellow
- 1/2 cup Crispy Croutons with Mustard and Garlic, see recipe
- 4 tablespoons Karen's Grainy Mustard Vinaigrette, see recipe
Instructions
- Make Croutons and Vinaigrette.
Prepare Vegetables:
- Clean and dry then core the radicchio with a paring knife – this will release the leaves in whole. Separate endive leaves; cut off the end and separate. Wash and dry frisée lettuce. Peel watermelon radish and slice very thinly with a good vegetable peeler or mandoline. Peel carrots – shave thinly with a vegetable peeler.
To Serve:
- In a large bowl or individual plates: Add all vegetable ingredients – tearing radicchio and frisée into large bite sized pieces.
- Drizzle with vinaigrette and top with croutons – can crush some croutons with your fingertips. Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I learned from this recipe how to make the perfect salad! I have been making this salad since it was posted. I sometimes vary the greens. I learned so much! How to make a homemade dressing that tastes like a restaurant version. How to make croutons that taste like something. And, using ingredients with beautiful color, a stunning recipe.
I see you have it listed for the holidays, just might make for Thanksgiving. Marcy
Thank you Marcy for this review! I love salads, and this one does demonstrate all the elements. So happy to hear you make it often. 😀Karen