Roasted Radicchio with Warm Bacon Dressing and Blood Oranges
 
Ingredients
  • 2 large heads of round radicchios
  • ⅓ cup of olive oil
  • kosher salt
  • 8 ounces of bacon, chopped
  • 1 blood orange, segmented.
  • ½ cup of bacon fat
  • 3 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon of sugar
  • 1 teaspoon of dijon mustard
  • 1 small shallot, minced
  • 1 teaspoon of chopped thyme
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375.
  2. Slice radicchio in half, and then half again. In mixing bowl, working in batches, toss with olive oil and season with kosher salt.
  3. Place on parchment paper on jelly roll pan and roast in oven for 20-30 minutes, rotating half way through, until browned and tender.
  4. Meanwhile, on stove, warm bacon fat in small saucepan. Add shallots and sauté for about 30 seconds. Whisk in vinegar, sugar, mustard, and thyme. Continue to whisk until emulsified.
  5. Place radicchio on serving plate, top with bacon and blood oranges. Drizzle dressing over salad and serve.
Recipe by Talia Bunting at https://www.taliabunting.com/roasted-radicchio/