Radicchio, Blood Orange & Goat Cheese Salad

By ltrodrigu

Sweet, sour and salty, this radicchio salad from Justin Severino of Pittsburgh’s Cure and Morcilla comes together in minutes. Loaded with citrus, avocado, pistachios and goat cheese, it makes a light and satisfying meal

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 6 tablespoons olive oil, plus extra to season
• Juice of 1/2 lemon
• Kosher salt
• 2 1/2 medium blood oranges
• 1/4 cup mint leaves, roughly chopped, plus extra to garnish
• 3/4 cup pistachios, toasted and roughly chopped
• 1 cup pomegranate seeds
• 1 large avocado, cubed
• 1 1/2 medium heads radicchio, outer leaves removed and interior leaves separated and torn into 3-inch pieces
• 8 ounces soft goat cheese, at room temperature

Preparation

Step 1

Make Vinaigrette:
Pour vinegar into a small bowl. Whisk in oil and season with lemon juice and salt to taste.

Supreme Oranges:
Use a knife to trim top and bottom from fruit. Set fruit on end and, slicing from top to bottom following curve of fruit, cut away peel and pith. Release sections one at a time by inserting blade between membrane and flesh on either side and then removing loosened flesh.

In a large bowl, combine orange supremes, mint, pistachios, pomegranate seeds, avocado and radicchio. Rewhisk vinaigrette and toss in just enough to coat leaves. Season with salt.

Smear goat cheese across a serving platter or individual plates. Drizzle cheese with olive oil and season with salt. Arrange salad over cheese and garnish with extra torn mint.