Cookbook:Grilled Radicchio with Bacon Dressing

Ingredients

 * 1 large radicchio, quartered
 * ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided
 * Kosher salt
 * Freshly-ground black pepper
 * 2 Tbsp red wine vinegar
 * 1 tsp Dijon mustard
 * 2 Tbsp rendered bacon fat
 * 4 slices cooked bacon, crumbled

Procedure

 * 1) Toss radicchio with ¼ cup olive oil. Sprinkle liberally with kosher salt and freshly-ground black pepper.
 * 2) Place on a medium grill and cook until marked on all sides and heated through.
 * 3) Meanwhile, whisk together vinegar and mustard. In another bowl, combine remaining olive oil and bacon fat. Slowly stream oil mixture into vinegar mixture while whisking continuously.
 * 4) Drizzle dressing over radicchio and sprinkle with bacon. Serve warm.