Light, refreshing and beautiful.
Ingredients
Makes 6 servings
Step 1
Combine vinegar and fennel seeds in medium bowl. Gradually whisk in oil. Season dressing with salt and pepper.
Step 2
Cut all peel and white pith from grapefruits. Cut grapefruits between membranes to release segments. Stir segments into dressing. Let stand at least 15 minutes and up to 1 hour.
Step 3
Toss radicchio, spinach and olives in bowl. Add grapefruit segments and dressing to coat. Season with salt and pepper.
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Reviews (10)
Back to TopI love bright salads with good but not overwhelming (cough-inducing) acidity. This one qualifies! I can never quite get the grapefruit segments out of the membranes without most of them falling into smaller pieces, but that's fine with me--the result is a slightly sweet, brightly acidic dressing that probably has considerably less oil per tablespoon than most vinaigrettes (but I couldn't swear to that). The sweetness counteracts the bitterness of the radicchio. Like others here I have had good success with boxed salad mix. And I have also had plenty of dressing left over; just refrigerate it and it will keep. Lovely with diced steak (which we happened to have left over.) The fennel is subtle but wonderful!
yiddishekoppe
Dallas
6/7/2016
Followed recipe for the dressing exactly. Used herb salad mix instead of radicchio & spinach. Really delicious, plenty of dressing left over for another salad the next day. Yum.
Anonymous
Chico, CA
5/3/2011
Yum! So good and refreshing. Love the grapefruit-fennel combination.
Anonymous
New York
8/19/2009
Delicious, great with grilled fish! Enjoyed by everyone even the grandchildren!
Anonymous
St. Petersburg, FL
8/3/2007
This salad was wonderful. The spinach balanced the bitterness of the radicchio and the fennel rounded out the flavor (just make sure to grind the fennel seeds completely). Everyone loved it!
Anonymous
Milwaukee
3/25/2007
The salad itself was great. I'd make it again, HOWEVER - next time I do am going to leave out the fennel. It didn't seem to go with the overall flavors of the salad - I used less than recommended in the recipe, yet it still seemed to take over. My guests said that they were enjoying it until they got a bite of the fennel - which ruined the taste of the salad.
Anonymous
Arlington, VA
5/12/2003
This was such a surprise....and GREAT! I used argula instead of spinach and it was delicious. Everyone enjoyed this recipe!
Anonymous
Coconut Grove, Florida
2/11/2003
I prepared it instead grapefruits with Pomelo. Its delicious.
wolf amon
Vienna, Austria
9/8/2002
Prepared this salad at our gourmet group. It was very colorful and delicious !
Anonymous
Arnold, MD
2/12/2001
This is a great salad! I served it at a party and everyone went back for seconds. I added some toasted pine nuts.
Anonymous
New Haven, CT
5/1/2000
