GREEN BEAN & RADICCHIO SALAD WITH GORGONZOLA

By jarren

Ingredients

• Salad:
• 12 oz green string beans, trimmed
• 1 small head radicchio, shredded
• 1 cup walnut halves, lightly toasted
• 4 to 6 oz Gorgonzola cheese
• Italian Dressing:
• 2 tbsp minced red onion
• Half clove garlic, minced
• 4 tsp balsamic vinegar
• 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
• 1/4 tsp each salt and black pepper
• 3 tbsp walnut or olive oil
• 3 tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

Italian Dressing:

Whisk together onion, garlic, balsamic vinegar, white wine vinegar, salt and pepper; whisk in walnut oil and sunflower oil. Chill.

Salad:

In boiling salted water, blanch beans until tender-crisp, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain; chill under cold water and drain well. Halve beans crosswise.

Line shallow salad bowl or individual salad plates with radicchio; top with beans. Drizzle with most of the Italian Dressing. Top with walnuts and pieces of Gorgonzola cheese to taste; drizzle with remaining Italian Dressing.