Slightly bitter leaves and the sweet fruit make this salad full of flavour. When they are in season, we use persimmons, which have a delicate sweet taste, but pears, green apples and any citrus segments would also work well here. Vivienne and I first tasted this salad while researching this book, in Lecce at the beautiful home of Silvana, our most gracious host. This salad is perfect with a glass of Verdeca.