Nuts to You Crunchy Salad with Zesty Hazelnut Dressing
This sharp salad by Nuts to You dressing will make anything delicious! This recipe uses commonly overlooked veggies for the salad, but you can use any crisp produce from your next haul!
Ingredients
For the dressing
- 3 tbsp Nuts to You Hazelnut Butter
- 2 tsp capers, finely chopped
- 1 small garlic clove, minced
- zest of 1 lemon
- 1 tbsp caper brine
- 1-2 tbsp white wine vinegar or lemon juice
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- freshly ground pepper
For the salad
- 1 large head of radicchio or greens of choice, roughly chopped
- 2 celery stalks, thinly sliced
- 8 radishes, thinly sliced
- 8 green olives, torn into small pieces
- ¼ cup hazelnuts
- parmasean cheese shavings for garnish
Instructions
- In a 350°F oven, roast hazelnuts in a baking dish for 10 minutes, and set aside to cool.
- Combine capers, garlic and lemon zest in a bowl and smash together with a spoon to create a paste. This will bring out the oils in the lemon zest!
- To the paste, add caper brine, vinegar or lemon juice, olive oil, Hazelnut Butter and pepper and whisk into a thick dressing. Taste and adjust seasonings to your liking.
- To the paste, add caper brine, vinegar or lemon juice, olive oil, Hazelnut Butter and pepper and whisk into a thick dressing. Taste and adjust seasonings to your liking.
- To serve, arrange radicchio, celery and radishes on a serving platter. Drizzle dressing overtop. Garnish with green olives, chopped hazelnuts and parmesan cheese. Enjoy!
Notes
Recipe developed by Nuts to You.