Radicchio Salad With Blue Cheese Dressing

"A zippy sherry vinegar-based dressing is emulsified with a generous amount of richly intense blue cheese. While this dressing might be too heavy and overpowering for a romaine or butter lettuce, it's the perfect foil for bitter, crisp radicchio. Sweet chunks of roasted squash and bits of fragrant rosemary bring this cozy, perfect-for-fall salad together. Toasted hazelnuts give crunch, thin slivers of shallot offer freshness, and if you're craving even more blue cheese, go ahead and finish the salad with a few salty crumbles."

"This recipe is endlessly adaptable. Any crisp, slightly bitter radicchio will do the trick. And if another squash catches your eye at the grocery store, butternut can be swapped out for delicata, acorn, or even roasted chunks of sweet potato. Hazelnuts bring their own fatty depth, but walnuts, pecans, or even almonds would stand in nicely. While blue cheese is what gives this salad its oomph, another soft, rich cheese would also be lovely if you're not a fan of the funk."

A zippy sherry vinegar-based dressing is emulsified with a generous amount of richly intense blue cheese, creating a glossy, rich vinaigrette. Bitter, crisp radicchio provides the ideal base for the heavy dressing, balanced by sweet roasted butternut squash and fragrant rosemary. Toasted hazelnuts add crunchy, fatty depth and thin slivers of shallot contribute freshness; extra blue cheese crumbles can finish the salad for more salt and funk. Substitutions include delicata, acorn, or sweet potato for squash, walnuts, pecans, or almonds for nuts, and robiola, goat cheese, or brie for a milder cheese. Plate the salad piled tall by hand for a centerpiece presentation.

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