Bitter, Bitter Salad

Bitter, Bitter Salad

July 5, 2026 · 8 min · Episode 487

About this episode

Yumi and Simon discuss the bittersweet feelings surrounding the World Cup while sharing a recipe for a crunchy winter salad.

Yumi and Simon have been watching the World Cup football and it's been both fun and heartbreaking. If you're feeling bitter about Australia (or Japan, or Korea, Ghana, Canada etc etc), maybe you can enjoy the bitter feeling with the perfect winter salad. Crunchy Bitter Winter Radicchio Salad Toast a half cup walnuts in a dry frypan. Set aside. Tear apart a head of radicchio lettuce. Finely slice a small fennel bulb. Peel two whole oranges and slice into neat discs. Retain any lost juice then add to it: 2tbs olive oil, 1tbs red wine vinegar, 1tsp mustard and 1/2tsp honey. Adjust to taste. Toss the dressing through the radicchio leaves and fennel. Gently pass through the orange slices, a handful of chopped green olives. Top with toasted walnuts and finish with some shaved parmesan or a crumble of fennel. SURVEY! We'd love your feedback about listening to this podcast. FIND THE SURVEY HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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