Bar Tartine’s Chicory Salad with Anchovy Dressing

Prep: 200 mins

Cook: 10 mins

Difficulty: Easy

Servings: 4 Servings

One way to subvert the usual lettuce narrative is to do something wholly unexpected with it, as in the baked lettuce and onion tart we shared with you yesterday. Another way is to expand the idea of lettuce itself — as in this crisp, bitter chicory salad from the bright minds behind Bar Tartine in San Francisco.

Ingredients

7 tablespoons (100 ml) fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon fish sauce
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons fermented honey, or honey
18 oil-packed anchovy fillets, minced
6 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons (115 g) freshly grated hard cheese, such as Parmesan or Piave Vecchio cheese
3/4 cup (180 ml) unfiltered sunflower oil
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon Hatch chile powder or spicy red paprika powder
1 tablespoon freshly grated horseradish
1 pound (455 g) mixed chicories, such as Treviso, puntarelle, radicchio, escarole, and endive, trimmed and roughly torn into 1-inch (2.5-cm) pieces
1 fennel bulb, halved, cored, and thinly sliced
1 bunch radishes, trimmed, and thinly sliced
2 kohlrabi or small daikon radishes, peeled and cut into thin half-moons
1 bunch green onions, white and tender green parts, thinly sliced 1/4 in/6 mm thick
1/2 bunch fresh dill, chopped
1/2 bunch fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
Fresh horseradish for garnish

Instructions

To make the anchovy dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, fish sauce, vinegar, honey, anchovies, garlic, Parmesan, sunflower oil, salt, pepper, chile powder, and horseradish. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use. The dressing can be stored in an airtight container and refrigerated for up to 5 days. Shake well before using.
To make the salad: In a large bowl, combine the chicories, fennel, radishes, kohlrabies, green onions, dill, and parsley. Add the dressing and toss to coat evenly. Finely grate the horseradish over the salad and serve.