This salad offers a wake up for the mouth with slightly bitter radicchio.

Recipe I

Ingredients

• 2 heads of radicchio
• 1 head butter leaf lettuce
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted
• 1 cup Sicilian green olives
• 1 cup Mozzarella cheese, cubed

Directions

1. Tear radicchio and lettuce into bite size pieces. Wash and dry radicchio and lettuce.
2. Add the radicchio, lettuce, olives, and almonds in a salad bowl.
3. Toss lightly with dressing, such as Lemon-Parmesan Vinaigrette.

Recipe II

Ingredients

• 2 heads of radicchio
• 2 cups green cabbage, shredded
• 1/2 cup mango, diced
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 cup Mozzarella cheese, cubed
• 1 Tbs lime juice
• 1/2 cup olive oil

Directions

1. Heat 1/4 cup of olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
2. Add the onion and cook until it begins to turn gold.
3. Shred the radicchio in the same manner as cabbage for cole slaw.
4. Wash and dry the radicchio and cabbage.
5. In a large bowl add the radicchio, green cabbage, mango, and cooked onion. Toss the mixture lightly.
6. Add the mango, lime juice, and remaining olive oil and toss again.
7. Just before serving add the Mozzarella cheese and toasted almonds.

Note: Radicchio is one of my husband's favorite "greens." It is actually chicory, that looks almost like red cabbage. It is very popular in Italy and has a slightly bitter taste. It is often eaten as a salad with a little olive oil, salt, and pepper. If you are trying it for the first time you can double the amount of lettuce and reduce the amount of radicchio.