Grilled Salad With Cornbread

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• 2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• cornbread (homemade or store bought)
• olive oil
• 1 head radicchio, cut into quarters
• 1 medium red onion, cut into 1/2 inch thick round slices
• 4 cups baby arugula
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, cut in half
• 1/2 seedless cucumber, sliced thin
• 1/2 cup black olives or 1/2 cup nicoise olive
• 12 fresh basil leaves, torn into pieces (optional)
• 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, left whole (optional)
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley leaves, left whole (optional)

Recipe

• 1 whisk together vinegar, sugar, if using, and mustard. slowly add olive oil to form an emulsion. add salt and pepper to taste.
• 2 prepare outside grill or stove-top grill pan and heat to high heat. cut the cornbread into 1 inch wide strips; brush with oil on all sides. brush onion slices and radicchio quarters with oil and season with salt and pepper.
• 3 grill cornbread until grill marks appear, about 1 minute; repeat on each side. grill the onion until tender and golden, about 5 minutes per side. grill the radicchio until it begins to wilt, about 1 minute.
• 4 cube the grilled cornbread. rough chop the onions. combine cornbread and onions with remaining salad ingredients.
• 5 toss salad with vinaigrette to taste and serve.