Green Leaf and Radicchio Salad with Grapefruit and Fennel

Name: Green Leaf and Radicchio Salad with Grapefruit and Fennel
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon, balsamic vinegar; 1 1/2 teaspoons, very finely minced shallots; 1/2 teaspoon, mayonnaise; 1/2 teaspoon, Dijon mustard; 1/8 teaspoon, table salt; 3 tablespoons, extra-virgin olive oil; 1 , grapefruit; 1 small head, green leaf lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces (8 cups); 1/2 small head, radicchio, torn into bite-size pieces (2 cups); 1 small, fennel bulb, stalks discarded, bulb halved, cored, and sliced thin; 1 1/2 ounces, Parmesan cheese, shaved, divided

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2019

Side Dishes

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Salads

It starts with skipping packaged greens and returning to the classic way of making salad—using crisp, mature head lettuces.

SERVES4

TIME25 minutes

Green Leaf and Radicchio Salad with Grapefruit and Fennel

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

After trying a few alternatives, we found that soft, mineral-y green leaf lettuce held its own against bitter, crunchy radicchio. Sweet, peppery grapefruit and grassy fennel both counteracted the bitterness of radicchio and added a pleasant...

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