FRISéE, RADICCHIO, AND FENNEL SALAD WITH MUSTARD VINAIGRETTE

Frisée, Radicchio, and Fennel Salad with Mustard Vinaigrette image

Provided by Gina Marie Miraglia Eriquez

Yield Makes 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/4 cup pine nuts
1 medium fennel bulb, stalks and fronds removed, and base trimmed
6 ounces radicchio, halved and thinly sliced crosswise (4 cups)
6 ounces frisée, torn into 2-inch pieces (5 cups)
1/2 cup fresh mint leaves
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon finely chopped shallot
1 teaspoon coarse-grain Dijon mustard
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Special Equipment
A mandoline

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
Spread pine nuts in a small baking sheet and bake until pale golden, about 8 minutes. Let cool.
Using mandoline, thinly slice fennel bulb crosswise, beginning at base, into a large bowl, stopping about halfway up bulb (reserve remaining bulb for another use). Toss fennel with radicchio, frisée, and mint.
Whisk together oil, vinegar, shallot, Dijon mustard, and 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper in a small bowl.
Toss salad well with vinaigrette and pine nuts. Season to taste, if necessary, with salt and pepper.