Apple, Frisée & Radicchio Salad with Lemon Kefir Dressing
Gut-friendly kefir adds creaminess to salad dressings. This salad makes a large portion and can be topped with a protein such as chicken or tofu. You can also serve it as a side or starter salad for 6 people.
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Ingredients
- 1 large shallot, diced small
- 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 2 tbsp roasted walnut oil or extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp grape seed oil
- 5 tbsp whole-milk kefir
- 10 oz frisée (2 small heads), cored and leaves cut into 1-inch pieces
- 4 oz radicchio (½ small head), halved lengthwise and cut into ⅓-inch slices
- 7 small radishes (preferably the French variety, if available), quartered
- 2 Persian cucumbers, sliced in half lengthwise and cut diagonally (¼-inch thickness)
- 2 apples (Fuji, Pink Lady or Honeycrisp), cored and sliced into 1/8-inch slices
- 3/4 cup roughly chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1/3 cup fresh mint leaves, roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup toasted unsalted walnuts, roughly chopped
- Kosher salt (or sea salt) and ground black pepper, to taste
Preparation
- In a small container with a tight-fitting lid, combine shallot, lemon juice, walnut and grape seed oil, close lid tightly; shake well. Add kefir and shake again.
- In a large bowl, combine frisée, radicchio, radishes, cucumbers, apples, parsley, mint and walnuts. Pour dressing over top and toss.Season with salt and pepper.
Nutrition Information
- Serving Size 1/4 of recipe
- Calories 302
- Carbohydrate Content 24 g
- Cholesterol Content 2 mg
- Fat Content 23 g
- Fiber Content 7 g
- Protein Content 0 g
- Saturated Fat Content 3 g
- Sodium Content 115 mg
- Sugar Content 13 g
- Monounsaturated Fat Content 0 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat Content 15 g