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 ...

You can also “cook” radicchio in a vinaigrette and toss it with pasta like a pasta salad. In a bowl, I mix torn radicchio leaves with a little arugula, sliced mushrooms, caramelized garlic, pine nuts ...

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.

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.