Chicory is available throughout the winter months. Choose chicory with crisp, fresh-looking leaves that are springy to the touch and tightly packed; there should be no sign of insect damage. Once ...

Drain on a paper towel and reserve. Toss chicory with Caesar dressing and adjust seasoning to taste with salt and pepper. In a second bowl, combine parsley leaves, lemon juice and zest ...

Place in a pan with heated olive oil, cut side down. Once browned, turn to the other side. Pour balsamic vinegar over the softened chicory. Cook for 2-3 minutes and serve on plates. Read also: ...

They are also used in salads. Chicory leaves are quite bitter, but cooking them reduces the bitterness. The roots are also bitter, similar to coffee, which is probably why it makes a good coffee ...

With its purple and white stems, the Tardivo variety of radicchio looks like it belongs in a coral reef. "It looks almost like, not like a sea urchin, but one of those spiny fish," says Ky Takikawa of ...

Alternatively, cook the rarebit in the hot oven for 10–15 minutes until golden. Mix the radishes and chicory in a bowl with the dressing and serve with the hot rarebit.