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.

4 servings
23 min

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

Cooking Instructions

  1. 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. 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. 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. 4.

    Toss frisée, radishes, and bacon with dressing.

    3 min

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