Radicchio Salad with Easy Raspberry Vinaigrette
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Radicchio Salad with Easy Raspberry Vinaigrette
16 ounces no sugar added Italian dressing (recommended: Paul Newmans)
1 cup fresh raspberries
1/4 cup sugar substitute (recommended: Splenda)
1 head radicchio lettuce, washed
1 bag fancy lettuce mix with herbs
2 Roma tomatoes, each cut into 4 wedges, optional
8 ounces hearts of palm, whole sticks
1 tablespoon minced red bell pepper
1 tablespoon minced green bell pepper
To a blender, add the Italian dressing, 1/2 of the raspberries, and the sugar substitute, and blend for a minute until smooth.
Line a bowl or plate with whole radicchio leaves and pile high the lettuce mix in the center. Cut a tomato into 4 wedges and place around the plate in a starburst fashion with a heart of palm stick in between each. Sprinkle with minced bell peppers. Pour raspberry vinaigrette over the salad and top with a few fresh raspberries. Serve.
French Chocolate Mousse
6 ounces semisweet baking chocolate, chopped
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
3 eggs, separated*
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup heavy cream, cold
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Whipped cream and chocolate shavings, for garnish
Place the chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl and place over a saucepan containing