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This Winter Salad is packed full of flavor and texture from the radicchio to the Gorgonzola and finished perfectly with a homemade honey Dijon dressing. Serve as a side salad or as a main dish for dinner or lunch.
I tend to get a little lazy with my side dishes and salads in the winter, mainly because I don’t have fresh veggies in my backyard garden and I’m not making weekly trips to the local Farmer’s Market. As a result, I tend to not eat as many salads in the winter. One of my goals for the new year is to eat more of them and this winter salad is the perfect solution.
The recipe includes a delicious honey dijon salad dressing that is light and flavorful. The perfect addition to this salad.
I recently served this at a lunch for an organization I am part of and it was a huge hit and everyone loved it. The best part was how quick and easy it was to prepare. Because it has chicken, all you need to do is add a loaf of bread and you have a complete meal.
Ingredients Needed
- Lettuce – I used a combination romaine lettuce and also radicchio which gives the salad some great color. Radicchio is not the same as red cabbage although it looks similar.
- Fruit – A crispy apple like a Honey Crisp is perfect and I also used some dried cranberries.
- Nuts – I tend to use walnuts more in the winter but you can substitute in your favorite nut. I like to candy the walnuts and you can read how to do that here.
- Cheese – I prefer Gorgonzola, but Feta is another great option.
- Meat – If you are serving this for lunch or as a main dish, add shredded chicken.
- Dijon mustard
- White wine vinegar
- Honey
- Olive oil
- Salt and Pepper
How to Make Winter Salad
Spinach or lettuce
- Wash and roughly chop your radicchio and romaine and place in a large salad bowl.
- Dice cooked chicken and apple and add it to the bowl.
- Add dried cranberries, nuts and cheese.
- Add mustard, vinegar, honey, oil and salt and pepper to a jar.
- Whisk together until fully incorporated.
- Taste and adjust the seasonings.
- Pour dressing over salad and toss to coat.
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Winter Salad Recipe
Ingredients
Dressing:
- 1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
- 3 Tbsp. white wine vinegar
- 1 Tbsp. honey
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- salt and pepper
Salad:
- 1 small head radicchio cored and finely chopped
- 2 heads romaine lettuce finely chopped
- 2-3 cups cooked chicken breasts
- 1 apple Gala or Honey Crisp, diced
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 1 cup candied walnuts coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup Gorgonzola cheese crumbled
Instructions
To make dressing:
- In a small bowl, whisk together the mustard, vinegar, honey, oil and salt and pepper to taste. Taste and adjust the seasonings.
To make Salad:
- Place the radicchio, romaine, chicken, apple, cranberries, nuts and cheese in a large salad bowl. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss to coat.
- Sprinkle with pepper, if desired and serve
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