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Escarole Salad with Horseradish and Capers

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Escarole Salad with Horseradish and Capers Christopher Baker

Soaking the onion mellows its sharpness. If you can't find fresh horseradish, add 2 tablespoons prepared horseradish to the crème fraîche mixture.

Ingredients

Makes 4 servings

1/4 small red onion, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons crème fraîche
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
6 cups torn escarole hearts (from about 2 heads)
2 tablespoons rinsed capers
Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup shaved peeled horseradish
  1. Step 1

    Soak onion in a small bowl of ice water at least 30 minutes. Drain and pat dry.

    Step 2

    Whisk crème fraîche, oil, lemon juice, and vinegar in a large bowl. Add escarole, capers, and drained onion; season with salt and pepper and toss to coat.

    Step 3

    Top salad with horseradish and season with more pepper.

    Step 4

    DO AHEAD:Onion can be soaked 2 hours ahead. Drain just before using.

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  • Delicious! Will definitely make again when escarole is in season.

    • jamccar350

    • Chicago

    • 3/24/2021

  • We love all of the ingredients in this salad but turns out that we don't like them all together; I think the creamy dressing it was threw it all off. Sadly we won't make this again.

    • grazianolinda

    • Hanover Park, IL

    • 2/12/2014

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