Recipe: Winter Tricolor Salad

Just had this two nights in a row -- first with three big men, then with a petite New Yorker woman, and it was a hit with all of them.

Winter Tricolor Salad for 4

Dressing

1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

2 teaspoons stone ground mustard

2 teaspoons honey

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

3 cups watercress, shredded

2 cups radicchio, shredded

1 head Belgian endive, thinly sliced

1 fennel bulb, trimmed and thinly sliced

1 large green apple, cored and julienned

1/2 cup dried cranberries or dried cherries

Optional: grated aged Parmigiano cheese

Whisk dressing ingredients. Toss watercress, radicchio, endive, fennel, apple, and dried fruit with dressing in a large bowl to combine. Serve immediately. (Can top with some grated Parmigiano if you like cheese.)