Warm Winter Salad

Sauteed radicchio, fennel and carrots are topped with chicken, walnuts and Gorgonzola in this warm and hearty main-dish salad. Serve with crusty whole-grain baguette.

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil		1 large fennel bulb, cored and thinly sliced
2 pears, sliced		2 large carrots, cut into matchsticks
2 small shallots, minced		2 tablespoons chopped walnuts, toasted (see Tip)
6 tablespoons sherry vinegar		1/4 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons Dijon mustard		1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
3 cups shredded cooked turkey, or chicken (12 ounces; see Tip)		12 large butterhead or Boston lettuce leaves
1 large head radicchio, thinly sliced		1/2 cup crumbled Gorgonzola, or goat cheese

directions

Prep: 35 min Total: 45 min

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1
Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add pears and cook, stirring occasionally, until they start to brown, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a bowl with a slotted spoon.
2
Whisk shallots, vinegar and mustard in a small bowl; add to the pan and cook, stirring constantly, for 30 seconds. Add turkey (or chicken), radicchio, fennel, carrots and walnuts. Cook, stirring occasionally, until just wilted, about 3 minutes. Return the pears to the pan and season with salt and pepper.
3
Divide lettuce leaves among 4 plates. Top with the warm salad and sprinkle with cheese. Serves 2 Variation: Halve the ingredients and prepare the recipe in a large nonstick skillet instead of a Dutch oven.

notes

Tips: To poach chicken breasts, place boneless, skinless chicken breasts in a medium skillet or saucepan. Add lightly salted water to cover and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer gently until chicken is cooked through and no longer pink in the middle, 10 to 12 minutes.

Place chopped walnuts in a small dry skillet and cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until fragrant and lightly browned, 2 to 4 minutes.

nutritional information

Calories: 384		Fiber: 9 g
Fat: 15 g		Saturated Fat: 4 g
Carbohydrates: 32 g		Protein: 33 g
Sodium: 548 mg		Monounsaturated Fat: 6 g
Exchanges: 1/2 starch, 1 fruit, 1 vegetable, 3 lean meat, 2 fat		Cholesterol: 83 g
Carbohydrate Servings: 1 1/2		Potassium: 1284 mg
Nutrition Bonus: Vitamin A (160% daily value), Vitamin C (45% dv), Potassium (37% dv), Folate (31% dv), Calcium & Iron (20% dv).

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Warm Winter Salad

Ingredients

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notes

nutritional information