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Radicchio

(raa DICK ee oh) An Italian red chicory that's used as a salad green. Its brilliant ruby-red leaves have thick, white veins. The leaves form small, round, compact heads. Eaten alone, the fresh leaves are quite bitter and peppery tasting, but when mixed with other greens, radicchio adds a nice accent to salads.

Recipes

  1. Green Beans & Radicchio with Shaved Parmesan

    Peppery radicchio takes on a pleasant, nutty flavor when browned. If you can't find slender green beans, cook bigger ones for an extra 2 minutes before adding the radicchio . Use a sharp vegetable peeler to make shavings of Parmigiano.

  2. Radicchio , Radish, and Fennel Salad

    This refreshing salad demonstrates how very thin slicing can take the edge off strongly flavored vegetables such as radicchio , fennel, and radishes. While all the veggies for this recipe can be sliced ahead of time, wait until the last minute to add the Lemon-Mint Dressing. This will prevent the ...

  3. Chopped Frisee and Radicchio Salad

    Frisee lettuce and radicchio stay relatively firm after they've been mixed with dressing, which means you don't have to worry about the salad going limp.

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Articles

  1. Gorgeous Greek Salad: Make the Takeout

    Tue, 28 Aug 2012

    … what you want. But hold on. You’re also going to need another kind of lettuce — either leaf or iceberg. And a bit of radicchio (or shredded red cabbage). Olives are important, too. And then there are the little things, like oregano and julienne …

Food Blogs We Love

  1. Radicchio and Cauliflower Salad with Toasted Breadcrumbs

    Mon, 9 Jan 2012

    … market. INGREDIENTS: 1 medium head radicchio (about 1/2 lb.) 1-1/2 cups coarse ..... Remove any damaged outer leaves from the radicchio , quarter it, remove the core, and cut ..... vinaigrette to lightly coat. Add the radicchio and parsley, season with salt and pepper …

  2. Creamy Cauliflower Soup with Greens

    Tue, 17 Jan 2012

    … Martha Stewart Living (January 2012) We're on a bit of a cauliflower kick right now. Last week we made that yummy Radicchio and Cauliflower Salad with Toasted Breadcrumbs , and now here we are with this cauliflower soup. Cauliflower abounds …

  3. California Cobb Salad with Tarragon Vinaigrette

    Thu, 16 May 2013

    … hearty lettuces that stand up to the weight of the toppings, so I bought Dole’s Italian Blend which combines crispy romaine lettuce with hearty radicchio to act as the bed for the flavorful ingredients on top. Ready? Set. Assemble!

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