Mixed Lettuces and Kohlrabi With Creamy Sumac Dressing

A fresh and vibrant salad featuring a medley of lettuces, crisp kohlrabi, and grapefruit segments, dressed with a tangy sumac-spiked sour cream dressing and topped with toasted hazelnuts and fresh herbs.

6 servings
27 min

Ingredients

  • ½ cup blanched hazelnuts
  • 1 whole white or pink grapefruit
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • ¼ cup fresh Meyer lemon juice or regular lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped shallot
  • 1 teaspoons sumac, plus more
  • to taste Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
  • 12 cups torn mixed lettuces (such as red romaine, red-leaf, Little Gem, and/or butter lettuce)
  • 2 medium medium kohlrabi, peeled, thinly sliced on a mandoline
  • ½ cup mixed mint leaves and parsley leaves with tender stems
  • Sumac can be found at Middle Eastern markets
  • specialty foods stores
  • and online.

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Preheat oven to 350°F. Toast hazelnuts on a rimmed baking sheet, tossing once, until golden brown, 10-12 minutes. Let cool; crush with the flat side of a knife.

    12 min

  2. 2.

    Remove peel and white pith from grapefruit; discard. Cut along sides of membranes to release segments into a small bowl; discard membranes.

    5 min

  3. 3.

    Whisk sour cream, Meyer lemon juice, shallot, and 1 tsp. sumac in a large bowl; season dressing with salt and pepper. Add lettuce and toss to coat; season with salt and pepper. Tuck kohlrabi and grapefruit under and between lettuce. Top with herbs, hazelnuts, and more sumac.

    10 min