Roasted Radicchio Salad with Crispy Bacon, Pine Nuts & Shaved Parmesan
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Serves: 4
Ingredients
2 heads of radicchio, sliced in half
1 yellow onion
6 pieces of bacon, cooked and ripped into smaller pieces
¼ cup pine nuts
1 cup shaved parmesan
3 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp honey + more for drizzle
3 tsp kosher salt
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tsp black pepper
¼ cup balsamic for drizzle
Instructions
First preheat an oven or fire up a grill to 425
Next take your halved radicchio and toss with 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 tbsp garlic powder, 2 tsp kosher salt, 1 tsp black pepper.
Next wrap in foil and place in oven, cut side up, for about 8 minutes. Unwrap foil so cut sides are exposed and turn oven to broil. Brown tops of radicchio for about 1- 2 minutes.
Remove and set aside.
Thinly slice yellow onion. In same pan you cooked your bacon (optional) add 2 tbsp olive oil (if no bacon fat is in pan, if bacon fat is present add additional oil so you have 2 tbsp of some sort of fat in pan). Cook over medium heat for about 15 minutes.
Next add 1 tbsp of honey & 1 tsp of salt to onions. Cook for an additional 5 minutes.
Remove from heat and set aside.
Next divide radicchio into salad bowls, or plates and top with caramelized onions, cooked bacon bits, pine nuts and shaved parmesan.
Drizzle with a little bit of honey and balsamic, serve.
Recipe by My Lavender Blues at https://mylavenderblues.com/roasted-radicchio-salad-with-crispy-bacon-pine-nuts-shaved-parmesan/