Salad For Days

Alice Zaslavsky · Salad For Days

I love roasting grapes: the flavour becomes magically meaty and broody, which makes them a perfect candidate for a trans-seasonal salad. You can serve this up in autumn with the grapes cooled, or keep them warm for winter. The gorgonzola pops against the acidity of the sticky sherry vinegar, which is reminiscent of a sticky wine you’d drink with a cheese board. If you’re in the market for sherry vinegar, I like Jerez, or if you can find a PX (Pedro Ximénez) vinegar, charge at it like a bull at a red rag! Roasting the radicchio, and including a creamy, funky cheese plus acidic dressing, helps to mitigate its bitterness.