Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup dry Riesling or Gewurztraminer
  • 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 large bunches frisee, ends trimmed
  • 1 small head radicchio, torn into 2-inch pieces
  • 1 Fuyu persimmon, cut into thin slices
  • 1 Red Bartlett pear, halved, cored, and cut into thin slices
  • 6 figs, halved
  • 1 small pomegrante, peeled, seeds removed and separated
  • 1/2 cup walnut halves, toasted

Method

  • In a small saucepan over high heat, reduce the wine until 1 to 2 tablespoons remain.
  • Let cool.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the vinegar, reduced wine, and olive oil and, season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
  • Place the frisee, radicchio, persimmon slices, pear slices, and figs in a bowl.
  • Add the vinaigrette and gently toss together.
  • Place on individual salad plates.
  • Garnish with pomegranate seeds and walnut halves and serve immediately.