Grilled Fennel and Radicchio

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup olive oil extra virgin 
• 4  fennel bulbs 
• 2  garlic cloves minced
• 0.5 cup orange juice 
• 0.5 teaspoon pepper freshly ground
• 3 heads radicchio thinly 
• 0.8 teaspoon salt 
• 1.5 teaspoons sugar 

Equipment

• frying pan
• whisk
• grill
• aluminum foil

Directions

1. Cut fennel bulbs lengthwise into 1/2-inch-thick slices, keeping core (root end) intact.
2. Cut radicchio into eighths, keeping core (root end) intact.
3. Place fennel and radicchio in a single layer in an aluminum foil-lined jelly-roll pan.
4. Whisk together orange juice, next 3 ingredients, and 1/2 tsp. salt. Gradually whisk in oil. Reserve 1/2 cup vinaigrette for later use.
5. Drizzle remaining vinaigrette over fennel and radicchio, and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 tsp. salt.
6. Let stand 5 minutes.
7. Coat cold cooking grate with cooking spray, and place on grill. Preheat grill to 350 to 400 (medium-high).
8. Place fennel on cooking grate, and grill, covered with grill lid, 5 to 7 minutes on each side; remove fennel.
9. Add radicchio, and grill, covered with grill lid, 1 to 2 minutes. Toss fennel and radicchio with reserved 1/2 cup vinaigrette.