Alton Brown's Cocoa Nib Salad Dressing Recipe
Photo: Christopher Testani
Makes 3/4 cup
Ingredients
For salad:
Directions
Active time: 8 minutes
Total time: 1 hour 8 minutes
In a spice grinder, pulse cocoa nibs until finely ground. In a 1-quart saucepan, combine ground cocoa nibs and olive oil and heat on low until warm and fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Add vinegar, shallot, salt, and red pepper flakes; turn off heat and let sit until cooled to room temperature, about 1 hour. Transfer to jar, twist on lid, and shake to combine.
In a large serving bowl, combine endive, grapes, bacon, blue cheese, chocolate shavings, and cocoa nibs. Toss with reserved dressing and serve.
Excerpted from EveryDay Cook by Alton Brown
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp. cocoa nibs
- 4 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar
- 2 Tbsp. minced shallot
- 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes
For salad:
- 8 ounces chopped endive or radicchio
- 1 cup halved green grapes
- 2 ounces crumbled cooked bacon
- 2 ounces crumbled blue cheese
- 1 ounce bittersweet chocolate shavings
- 2 Tbsp. cocoa nibs
Directions
Active time: 8 minutes
Total time: 1 hour 8 minutes
In a spice grinder, pulse cocoa nibs until finely ground. In a 1-quart saucepan, combine ground cocoa nibs and olive oil and heat on low until warm and fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Add vinegar, shallot, salt, and red pepper flakes; turn off heat and let sit until cooled to room temperature, about 1 hour. Transfer to jar, twist on lid, and shake to combine.
In a large serving bowl, combine endive, grapes, bacon, blue cheese, chocolate shavings, and cocoa nibs. Toss with reserved dressing and serve.
Excerpted from EveryDay Cook by Alton Brown
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