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Colorful salad with tomatoes on side

Winter Chicories Salad with Persimmons and Avocado


  • Author: Cheryl Alters Jamison
  • Yield: Serves 6 to 8 1x

Description

If you think salads are just for summer, feast your eyes on this beautiful toss-up. 


Ingredients

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For the miso vinaigrette:

 

  • ¼ cup white miso
  • ¼ cup fruity vinegar
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1 tsp granulated sugar or brown sugar, or more to taste
  • ¼ cup canola or vegetable oil

For the salad:

  

  • 1 small head frisee, pulled apart into individual tendrils
  • 1 small head escarole, leaves torn in large bite-size pieces
  • 1 small head Castelfranco radicchio
  • 2 to 3 heads green and/or red Belgian endive, some spears, some cross-cut
  • 1 small head red radicchio or Treviso radicchio
  • 3 Fuyu persimmons, sliced in 6 to 8 wedges each
  • 1 to 2 avocados, chunked
  • 2 to 3 cooked small beets, sliced thin
  • ¼ cup pepitas, or more to taste


Instructions

For the miso vinaigrette:

  1. Make the vinaigrette, whisking together the ingredients in a small bowl. Taste and add more vinegar or sugar to taste.

For the salad:

  1. Toss the frisee and escarole with a couple of tablespoons of dressing. Arrange them on a platter or in a large salad bowl with the remaining greens.
  2. Scatter with persimmons, avocados, beets, and pepitas. Drizzle with more of the dressing and serve.