Frisée and Radish Salad with Hazelnut Dressing
A elegant salad featuring crisp frisée lettuce and sliced radishes, topped with crispy bacon pieces and a rich hazelnut dressing made with sherry vinegar and lemon juice.
Ingredients
- •¼ cup vegetable oil
- •½ cup hazelnuts
- •4 slices bacon
- •1 tablespoon Sherry vinegar
- •1 tablespoon lemon juice
- •2 heads frisée
- •4 medium radishes
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Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a small skillet over medium heat until it shimmers. Add hazelnuts and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Cool slightly in skillet.
5 min
- 2.
Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp. Transfer to paper towels to drain and reserve 1 tablespoon bacon fat. Break bacon into 1-inch pieces.
10 min
- 3.
Purée hazelnuts (with any remaining cooking oil), vinegar, lemon juice, 1/4 teaspoon salt, remaining vegetable oil, and reserved bacon fat in a blender just until nuts are finely chopped (dressing will be thick and slightly chunky).
5 min
- 4.
Toss frisée, radishes, and bacon with dressing.
3 min
