Fresh & Creamy Chicory Salad with Fruit and Yogurt Dressing

🥗 Chicory Salad (fresh, crunchy, and deliciously creamy!) 🤤🤗❤️

This chicory salad is a perfect combination of crispy chicory, sweet fruit, and a mild honey-mustard dressing. Ideal as a light lunch, a refreshing side for a barbecue, or as a bright companion to a warm dish, it comes together in under 10 minutes — yet tastes like something lovingly prepared. 😊

✅ Ingredients

For the Salad

• 3 heads of chicory
• 1 apple (preferably Elstar, Granny Smith, or Jonagold)
• 2 slices of fresh pineapple (or canned, well-drained)
• 2 mandarin oranges
• Handful of cheese cubes (e.g., young cheese, mature cheese, or mild goat cheese)

📌 Extra (optional but super tasty!)

• Walnuts or pecans
• Raisins or cranberries
• Chunks of ham or chicken
• Spring onion or chives

🥣 For the Dressing

• 6 tablespoons full-fat farmer’s yogurt
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 1 teaspoon mustard
• Small spoonful of mayonnaise (for extra creaminess)
• Sprinkle of lemon juice (for a refreshing balance and less bitterness)

📌 Herbs & Spices (optional)

• Pinch of pepper
• Pinch of salt
• A pinch of curry powder (optional — great with chicory and fruit!)

👩‍🍳 Preparation – Step by Step