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Winter White Salad With Endive and Pomegranate

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Photo by Andrew Purcell, Food Styling by Carrie Purcell, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian
  • Active Time

    30 minutes

  • Total Time

    30 minutes

This simple, light salad showcases the beauty of winter vegetables and makes an elegant start to a festive holiday meal.

Ingredients

8–10 servings

3/4 cup hazelnuts
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
Kosher salt
3 tablespoons plus 1 1/2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
3 Granny Smith or other crisp apples
2 1/2 pounds endive, trimmed, leaves separated, cut in half crosswise if large
1/2 pound daikon radishes, peeled, very thinly sliced, preferably using a mandolin
1/3 pound aged Manchego cheese, shaved (generous 1/2 cup)
1/2 cup pomegranate seeds
  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F. Toast hazelnuts on a rimmed baking sheet, tossing occasionally, until golden brown, 13–15 minutes. Wrap nuts in a kitchen towel and let steam 1 minute. Rub nuts in towel to remove loose skins (don't worry about skins that don't come off) and let cool.

    Step 2

    Meanwhile, whisk vinegar, orange juice, and 2 tsp. salt in a medium bowl, then whisk in 3 Tbsp. oil in a slow, steady stream.

    Step 3

    Coarsely chop cooled nuts. Toss with remaining 1 1/2 tsp. oil and a pinch of salt in a large wide bowl. Core and thinly slice apples; add to bowl along with endive and radishes.

    Step 4

    Drizzle dressing over salad. Gently but thoroughly toss just until salad is evenly dressed; adjust seasonings. Divide salad among serving plates. Top with cheese and pomegranate seeds.

  2. Do ahead

    Step 5

    Nuts can be toasted and cooled up to 3 days ahead. Keep covered at room temperature.

Cooks' note

Have your endives and radishes sliced and ready to go before slicing apples to avoid apples browning.

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  • I really should not comment on the recipe itself, but the ingredient list is WRONG. The salad calls for endive, when the pictures show BELGIAN ENDIVE. Really big difference.

    • libraryjim

    • Chicago, IL

    • 12/21/2016

  • I thought the concept of this salad was better than the finished product. It looked lovely. But it was pretty boring to eat. I believe it was the fault of the dressing, which was pretty tasteless. If I made it again, I would significantly change the dressing -- perhaps a Dijon vinaigrette? It definitely needed something more.

    • nebn

    • 12/28/2015

  • My family very much enjoyed this appetizer for Christmas dinner. The pomegranates gave the dish a perfect holiday appearance. But I think the salt measurements must be completely off, so I used only 1/2 teaspoon instead which probably saved the day.

    • graphicrecipe

    • Ottawa Canada

    • 12/26/2015

  • I like the salad ingredients but not the dressing. It was too salty.

    • Anonymous

    • Los Angeles, CA

    • 12/24/2015

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