Chicory

Using purchased pesto sauce makes this recipe a snap. For best flavor, marinate the lamb overnight.

This sprightly first course is a cinch to put together.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Puntarelle (a Catalonian chicory) with anchovy dressing is a classic Roman dish. We have substituted celery for the puntarelle because the latter is not widely available in this country*. Active time: 45 min Start to finish: 1 3/4 hr

Cooking down radicchio with vinegar and sugar until jammy is an eye-opening approach that reveals a world of options beyond salad.

Crisp winter greens and tender slices of steak get the restaurant treatment with a punchy peppercorn dressing, crisp bacon bits, chives, and blue cheese.

Cooked beets, flaked salmon, and an array of crunchy vegetables crown a bed of spicy horseradish yogurt in this hearty salad.

Blue cheese lovers, this one's for you. A glossy blue cheese dressing is tossed with radicchio, hazelnuts, and roasted squash for a satisfying fall salad.

A creamy Comté foundation is the perfect pairing for verdant asparagus and crisp endive in this simple-yet-elegant salad that celebrates the season.

A bowl of comfort with ricotta “meatballs,” tiny pasta, and lots of greens.

Cooked frozen shrimp defrost quickly to become a spicy shrimp salad that you can easily dollop onto endive spears. A new party favorite.

This monochromatic mix of radicchio, cabbage, red onion, and cold weather citrus is bright, crunchy, and fresh—just what your holiday table requires.

This zingy sauce works with whatever jam you have.

Swap tomatoes for citrus in this wintery twist on the classic Italian bread salad.

This robust main-course-worthy pasta salad balances buttery olives, bitter radicchio, and crunchy almonds with a bright, herbaceous dressing.

Turn classic chicken piccata into a salad by using the lemon-and-caper-spiked pan sauce as the base for a warm vinaigrette.

A bright and tangy salad featuring attention-grabbing radicchio that adds drama and balance to any holiday meal.