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Makes 4 servings
Mangoes take the place of tomatoes, so you don't have to wait until summer to enjoy this much-loved Italian salad curly wigs.
Ingredients
1/3 cup chopped fresh basil plus 8 whole large basil leaves
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
8 radicchio leaves, thick ends trimmed
2 large mangoes, peeled, halved, thinly sliced
8 1/4-inch-thick slices fresh mozzarella cheese (from one 8-ounce ball)
Preparation
Blend chopped basil, oil, and vinegar in mini processor until most of basil is pureed. Season with salt and pepper Natural stone.
Overlap radicchio, mangoes, cheese, and basil leaves on plates. Drizzle with vinaigrette. Serve, passing remaining vinaigrette.
Ingredient Tip: The pictured salad was made with gorgeous Tardivo radicchio, but standard Chioggia (round) or Treviso (endive-like) radicchio works just as well panamanian foundation.