Radicchio is the "it girl" of the winter season. ... Its bitter edge boils down to science—a chemical compound in the plant is naturally released when the leaves are broken down.

Radicchio is the "it girl" of the winter season. A type of chicory, radicchio is unique in just about every sense of the word, from its characteristic bitter flavor to the gorgeous look of each ...

Radicchio is a leafy vegetable with dark reddish-purple leaves and white veins. It’s sometimes called red chicory, Italian chicory, or red endive. It’s common in Italian and Mediterranean cooking.

The purple leaves in your salad greens are ready to take center stage on your dinner plate. An international team of farmers, scientists, and foodies are starting a radicchio revolution in the ...

The winter salad at the Italian restaurant Jupiter, opened last year in New York’s Rockefeller Center by the chefs Jess Shadbolt, 40, and Clare de Boer, 34, and the beverage director Annie Shi ...

Cut the radicchio into quarters, then slice each one into roughly 1/2-inch strips. Soak in cold water for at least 30 minutes, preferably a few hours. Longer soaking removes more bitter flavor.

1 head radicchio, cored and leaves torn or chopped to make 2 to 3 cups. 1/3 cup Parmigiano Reggiano, grated. 1 cup croutons, preferably homemade. Shredded cooked chicken, optional. DIRECTIONS.

An Italian research team has found that radicchio seedlings grown in a lab-scale greenhouse with a perovskite solar PV roof exhibited faster growth and larger leaves than the bare glass reference.