Radicchio Salad

Simplicity itself, and the perfect way to brighten up a winter's day.


Ingredients

1 head radicchio
1 orange (split into two)
1/2 cup walnuts
1 Meyer lemon
3 tbsp walnut oil
3 sprigs mint
gorgonzola (diced)

sea salt
pepper

Recipe

Wash the radicchio, and slice into thin slices.

Roast the walnuts at 350°F for about 10 minutes. Cool.

Split half the orange into slices. Slice each into half.

Juice the lemon, the other half of the orange, and make a vinaigrette with the walnut oil, sea salt and pepper. Mince the mint, and mix with the vinaigrette.

Toss all the ingredients together.

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The Pantry : Part 1

The CC is frequently asked how he manages to make all the stuff he does. Crucial to the entire scheme is a large pantry.

The CC has seen many people's pantries, and it's a very safe bet that the CC's is about 4-5X larger than most. Living in New York where space is at a premium!

How else is one to "effortlessly" whip up different kinds of salads night after night and/or other culinary wonders if one doesn't have the ingredients at hand?

This is definitely one of those "momentum" things. Having stocked it over time, it is one of the easiest things to just keep rolling.

There is shockingly little wastage too, and you don't need to grow your own food neither (Hello, Michael Pollan, daaaaaaah-ling!!!!!!!!)

These should be the staples of your pantry:

• oils
  
• vinegars
  
• nuts
  
• lentils
  
• rices (sic)
  
• wheat products
  
• dried products (mushroom, fish, flowers)
  
• flours
  
• canned food.

A Sampling of Oils