Radicchio Salad with Pickled Grapes and Goat Cheese

Name: Radicchio Salad with Pickled Grapes and Goat Cheese
Cook time: 15 minutes
Total time: 45 minutes
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients: ½ cup unseasoned rice vinegar; 2 tablespoons sugar; 2 star anise pods; ½ teaspoon fennel seeds, chopped; ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more; 3 tablespoons fresh orange juice, divided; 1 cup seedless black grapes, halved if large; 8 cups torn or sliced Treviso and/or Chioggia radicchio; 2 tablespoons olive oil; Freshly ground black pepper; ⅓ cup unsalted, roasted almonds, chopped; 2 ounces aged goat cheese, crumbled (about ⅓ cup)

By Chris MoroccoPhotographer Nicole Franzen

September 22, 2015

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Nicole Franzen

Crunchy, bitter, acidic, juicy: If these words don’t make you think of salad, this gorgeous dish is about to expand your vocabulary.

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