Colu Henry's Chicories with Tuna, Beans, and Old-School Italian Dressi – Rancho Gordo

Colu Henry's Chicories with Tuna, Beans, and Old-School Italian Dressi – Rancho Gordo

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Here is a colorful, hearty salad from cookbook author and food writer Colu Henry. She says, "I love this salad! It features the classic Italian combination of creamy white beans and oil-packed tuna,...

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Ingredients

  • ½ cup (120 ml) olive oil
  • 5 tablespoons (75 ml) red wine vinegar, plus a bit more for the shallots
  • 1 teaspoon light brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 clove garlic, grated
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 medium shallot, thinly sliced into rings
  • Red wine vinegar, for drizzling
  • Kosher salt
  • 2 jars (6.7-ounce/190 g) oil-packed tuna or good-quality canned tuna, broken into large pieces (I like the Tonnino brand)
  • 3½ cups (233 g) cooked white beans, such as cannellini or butter beans
  • Good-quality olive oil, for drizzling
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 medium head radicchio, cored, leaves coarsely torn
  • ¼ cup (13 g) roughly chopped flat-leaf parsley (both leaves and tender stems)
  • Flaky salt, for finishing

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