Radicchio with orange

This is a bitter, Italian-style salad that can be served as a starter or as a side dish.

Preparation Time: 10 Mins

Total Time: 10 Mins

Ingredients

For 4 servings…

3 tbs               Olive oil    

2                    Oranges  - juice of    

  Pepper          

  Salt              

1 tsp               Lemon juice            

4 hearts           Radicchio   

Method

Beat the oil and orange juice together.  Add pepper and salt according to taste.  Add a few drops of

lemon juice to acidify if the orange juice is too sweet.

Put the radicchio quarters in a salad bowl, add the sauce and toss  Serve immediately.

Wine recommendations

Any strongly flavoured wine - red or white.

Conventional

     Mâcon

Interesting

     Beaujolais Villages

     Côtes du Rhône blanc, rosé or rouge

     Menetou-Salon blanc or rouge

     Montlouis