Chicory
Radish, Mushroom, and Endive Salad
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Waldorf Salad with Cranberries and Pecans in Radicchio Cups
This updated classic adds dashes of red — and depth of flavor — to the usual apple, celery, and walnut mix. Make the salad ahead and refrigerate, then add the watercress and pecans right before serving.
Grilled Mushroom Salad with Frisée and Hazelnuts
Judy Rodgers is currently working on a cookbook from her Zuni Café in San Francisco. Grilling the mushrooms for this salad (which will appear in the new book) intensifies their flavor.
Active time: 35 min Start to finish: 35 min
Green Bean and Radicchio Salad with Roasted Beets and Balsamic Red Onions
An overnight pickling tames the red onions.
Asian-Style Cole Slaw
Radicchio, snow peas and a tangy sesame oil dressing give an old-fashioned dish a delicious new flavor.
Spinach and Endive Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Chicory and White Bean Soup
Chicory, a bitter leaf most commonly used in salads, mellows as it cooks.
Endive, Orange, Avocado, and Bacon Salad
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Winter Greens with Grapefruit Vinaigrette
Arugula's bold flavor and the texture of curly frisée team up in this simple salad.
Spring Salad
A composed salad that features all the bright and pretty colors of the season.
Smoked Duck and Walnuts with Winter Greens
Smoked duck adds elegance to this salad. Smoked turkey would also work well.