Radicchio Salad with Candied Hazelnuts and Blue Cheese

Name: Radicchio Salad with Candied Hazelnuts and Blue Cheese
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ½ cup skinned hazelnuts; ¼ cup sugar; 2 tablespoons water; ⅛ teaspoon table salt; 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar; 2 tablespoons honey; 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 1 teaspoon table salt; ½ teaspoon pepper; 1 large head radicchio (12 ounces), leaves separated and torn into 3-inch pieces; 1 Honeycrisp or Gala apple , cored and sliced thin; 4 ounces block blue cheese , chilled and sliced thin

Instructions

Cook:1h 30min

This recipe, inspired by a salad at Hen of the Wood restaurant in Burlington, Vermont, is a simple, elegant salad featuring bitter radicchio, sweet apples, crunchy candied hazelnuts, and slices of creamy blue cheese.

Updated at: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 06:36:31 GMT