Grilled Winter Chop Salad
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Grilled radicchio and endive lettuce, toasted almonds, salami and provolone cheese combined with a grilled lemon vinaigrette for a colorfully fresh chopped winter salad.
Prep Time
20 Min
Cook Time
10 Min
Pellets
Hickory
Ingredients
This recipe serves:
4
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| 2 Head | radicchio, quartered |
| 2 Head | endive, chopped |
| As Needed | extra-virgin olive oil |
| As Needed | kosher salt |
| As Needed | freshly ground black pepper |
| 1/2 Cup | coarsely chopped almonds |
| 1 | 5-1/2 oz Log of salami, (diced into 1/2 inch pieces) |
| 1/2 Cup | diced provolone cheese |
| 4 Whole | fire roasted red peppers, drained and cut into thin strips |
| 1 | pear or apple, diced into 1/2 inch pieces |
Vinaigrette
| 2 Whole | lemons, halved |
| 1 Small | shallot, finely diced |
| 1/4 Cup | Red wine vinegar |
| 1 Teaspoon | kosher salt |
| 1/2 Cup | extra-virgin olive oil |
| 1/2 Teaspoon | freshly ground black pepper |
Steps
1
When ready to cook, set Traeger temperature to 375℉ and preheat, lid closed for 15 minutes.
375 ˚F / 191 ˚C
2
Drizzle the radicchio and endive with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
3
When the grill is up to temperature, add the lettuces and cook with the lid closed for 2 to 4 minutes per side, until they begin to wilt. Remove from the grill.
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4
Drizzle halved lemons with olive oil and place cut-side down on the grill for 2 to 3 minutes.
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5
In an oven-proof skillet, add the almonds to the grill. Close the lid and toast for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the grill.
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6
To Make the Vinaigrette: Combine shallots, red wine vinegar and the grilled lemon juice in a bowl and add salt. While whisking the red wine vinegar mixture, slowly pour in olive oil until combined. Add black pepper.
7
Chop the grilled lettuces into bite sized pieces and arrange in a bowl. Top with endive, salami, provolone, peppers, pears and toasted almonds. Toss with vinaigrette and season with salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy!
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