Photo: Radicchio Slaw Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons fennel seeds
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
- Gray salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 to 3 romaine lettuce hearts, torn
- 2 to 3 medium heads radicchio, torn
- 1 large head cabbage, shredded
- 1 bunch watercress, trimmed of large stems
Directions
Prepare the dressing by placing the fennel seeds in a small saute pan over low heat. Toast, tossing occasionally, about 2 to 3 minutes, or until lightly browned. Crush the toasted seeds with the edge or a pan, in a mortar and pestle, or seal in a plastic bag and roll with a rolling pin.
In a saucepan, place the honey, cider vinegar, salt and pepper, and toasted fennel seeds. Bring to a boil, stirring well. Remove from heat. Whisk in olive oil and season, to taste.
Place the romaine, radicchio, cabbage, and watercress in a large serving bowl. Add warm dressing and toss well. Serve immediately.
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By jamiejlg
Watertown, MA
on April 29, 2013
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At first, I thought this recipe was going to be too subdued for our tastes. Turns out it's great with sweet bbq foods, and gets better after being dressed for 10-15 minutes. One tip I can give is- I pretty much cut the recipe by more than 1/4 (just 2 of us! and still used 1/2 recipe dressing and it was perfect.
By ksurso_11455048
San Francisco, CA
on September 14, 2009
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Prepared an impromptu dinner for friends - ancho chile braised short ribs - and I needed a simple side dish. This worked great and the guests even asked for the recipe. This does make quite a lot and so I ended up -- prior to dressing the salad, which you do immediately prior to serving, in saving /2 of the lettuces/slaw and using it the next night (I ended up making a new dressing as I used all the dressing for the dinner party. The roasted warm fennel seed dressing is a nice accompaniment to a spicy dish; I think MC suggests it to one of his baby back rib recipes (but I had beef short ribs. Definitely a keeper if you want something slightly different but familiar enough to appeal to the masses.
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