Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons finely sliced shallots
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1/3 cup olive oil or hazelnut oil
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 heads Belgian endive, trimmed, cut crosswise into thin slices
  • 2 heads frisee lettuce, center leaves only, torn into pieces
  • 2 blood oranges or regular oranges, segmented
  • 1/2 cup hazelnuts, toasted and chopped

Method

  • Whisk the balsamic vinegar, shallots, and honey in a medium bowl to blend.
  • Gradually whisk in the oil.
  • Season the vinaigrette, to taste, with salt and pepper.
  • Toss the endive and frisee in a large bowl with enough vinaigrette to coat.
  • Season the salad, to taste, with salt and pepper.
  • Mound the salad onto plates.
  • Surround with the orange segments.
  • Sprinkle with hazelnuts.
  • Drizzle any remaining vinaigrette around the salads and serve immediately.