Warm Radicchio Salad is a recipe for success for a winter dinner, elegant starter or lunch time treat. This one comes in two variations: With or without Feta cheese. You choose which one works best for your occasion, as the base is the same for both. 

Warm Radicchio Salad Recipe

Radicchio or Italian Chicory is excellent in warm salad. In picture three Radicchio heads. Find recipe on thegoodista.comRadicchio – sometimes called Italian Chicory – is a certified super food as it is rich in antioxidants, dietary fibre, vitamins and minerals that are thought to promote heart health, reduce cholesterol, increase vitamin C utilisation and may reduce cancer risk. A lot of health benefits in a few leaves!

When winter releases its grip, salads and cabbage turn more bitter as the warmth enters into their core. The time is now to get them from your vegetable patch if you live in southern climates, or simply buy them and enjoy their healthy additions to your dishes. 

My neighbour gave me three radicchio heads as he stopped by for an express (o) chat, and told me he was making risotto with his ones.

I thought about Jamie Oliver, and his wonderful TV series and Cookbook about his Essex kitchen garden. Indeed, he had inspiration, recipes and ideas. I took some of them, and invented by own take based largely on what I had at home.

Radicchio, Pears, Walnuts – warm in a balsamic honey dressing with added spices to irradiate any bitter taste (that radicchio can give). What a great dinner I made for myself, and here I share it with you 🙂 .

Enjoy my take on a warm winter salad — and choose if you want to add Feta Cheese or not. You might even have some additions on your own to recommend? Let us know or subscribe and get your recipe published on The GOODista. 

Warm Salad with Radicchio, Pear and Walnut in light Balsamic dressing
Serves 2
Warm Radicchio with Pear, Walnuts and with — or without — Feta Cheese in a light balsamic honey glaze served on a bed of baby spinach. For your elegant dinner starter, as dinner for one or as a lunch time treat. Enjoy!
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Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
5 min
Total Time
15 min
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
5 min
Total Time
15 min
256 calories
27 g
13 g
16 g
6 g
4 g
212 g
270 g
16 g
0 g
11 g
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
212g
Servings
2
Amount Per Serving
Calories 256
Calories from Fat 133
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 16g
24%
Saturated Fat 4g
18%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 7g
Monounsaturated Fat 4g
Cholesterol 13mg
4%
Sodium 270mg
11%
Total Carbohydrates 27g
9%
Dietary Fiber 6g
22%
Sugars 16g
Protein 6g
Vitamin A
49%
Vitamin C
25%
Calcium
14%
Iron
9%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Warm Salad Ingredients
  1. 2 Radicchio, outer leaves removed
  2. 1 Red Onion
  3. 1 Pear
  4. 50 gram Baby Spinach
  5. 30 gram Walnuts
  6. 30 gram Feta Cheese (optional)
Dressing
  1. 1 Tsp Olive Oil
  2. 2 tsp Balsamic Vinegar
  3. 1 tsp Honey
  4. Pinch of Cinnamon
  5. Pinch of Nutmeg
  6. Za'atar to taste (optional — adds fab flavour!)
  7. Salt and Pepper as per taste
For The Salad
  1. Take out a bowl, and prepare your dressing. Use the spices to you taste, but go sparingly on the salt as it can take over easily.
  2. Chop the Onion in slices, and roughly cut the Radicchio into shreds.
  3. Cut your Pear into long slices (approx. 1 cm thick)
  4. Add the vegetables and pear into your bowl and mix throughly with your hands (they are such good tools, right? 🙂 )
Cooking Process
  1. Heat up a griddle pan, and add the content of your bowl.
  2. The Radicchio and Pear mix will shrivel and liquify in its own juices helped by the balsamic honey dressing that now turns sticky. After about 5 (five) minutes the warm salad is ready to be placed on a bed of Baby Spinach.
Final Flourish
  1. Place the Baby Spinach on a serving plate, and spoon your warm salad on top.
  2. Add the walnuts.
  3. Now you can choose to grate Feta Cheese on top - or not if you are non-dairy, vegan or just prefer not to.
  4. Enjoy
Notes
  1. Serve as warm as possible, and enjoy as starter, main course or treat.
  2. Can easily be scaled up if you have guests.
  3. For conversion from metric you can use this link: http://www.convert-me.com/en/convert/cooking/
Adapted from Jamie Oliver
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calories
256
fat
16g
protein
6g
carbs
27g
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Adapted from Jamie Oliver
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