Bitter-Sweet Salad

This one's for you Dana since you seem to think I have some salad recipes!

I don't usually do much planning in terms of salad, I usually just throw stuff together and drizzle some balsamic vinegar and olive oil on top. But I am very much in love with endive and radicchio (maybe it's the liver cleansing properties) and I think they deserve some special attention. This salad has it all, it's sweet, sour, bitter, slightly salty and the crunchy texture of all the ingredients makes this salad extremely satisfying.

Bitter-Sweet Salad

Salad:

15 radicchio leaves
1 endive
1/2 apple sliced(peeled or not peeeled- you decide)
1/3 cup of walnuts (broken up a bit)
garnish with finely chopped scallions

(though I haven't tried it yet, I'm sure some crumbled blue cheese or small cubes of old cheddar would be good in this salad)


Vinaigrette:

3 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tbsp honey
1/4 tsp mustard powder
pinch of salt

(I can't be so sure of the exact proportions of vinegar and olive oil, so taste the dressing before you put it on the salad, it may need a little more vinegar)