Bitter Greens With Sweet Mustard Vinaigrette

Name: Bitter Greens With Sweet Mustard Vinaigrette
Yield: 4 - 6 Servings
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar; 1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice; 1 Tbsp. light agave nectar; 1½ tsp. whole grain mustard; 5 Tbsp. walnut oil; Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper; ½ cup walnuts; 1 medium head of frisée, leaves separated and torn; 1 small head of radicchio, leaves separated and torn; 1 medium Granny Smith apple, cored, cut into matchsticks; 2 celery stalks, peeled, thinly sliced on a diagonal; Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper; ½ large lemon

By Bryant Terry

August 10, 2021

Bitter greens with sweet mustard vinaigrette recipe

Photo by Oriana Koren, food styling by Lillian Kang, prop styling by Jillian Knox

If you aren’t into bitter vegetables, this salad may just change your mind. To chef-author-activist Bryant Terry, who adapted the recipe from his book Vegetable Kingdom, the acerbic notes of bitter greens such as frisée and radicchio are often underappreciated but ideal for balancing this assertive sweet-tart dressing.

What you’ll need

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