Chicory
Lobster, Corn, and Potato Salad with Tarragon
Buy cooked fresh lobster meat and you can whip this salad together in about 30 minutes. Cooking your own lobster, however, not only ensures the freshest flavor and the tenderest meat, but you get more bang for the buck—you can use the lobster shells to make stock and lobster oil.
Escarole and White Bean Soup
Use vegetable stock or broth to make this soup vegetarian.
Endive Leaves with Roasted Red Bell Pepper Salsa
In this colorful salsa, fennel, olives and rosemary combine with roasted bell peppers.
Creamy Oregano Dip with Vegetables
For this easy starter, the nonfat yogurt is strained to a thick texture and then combined with oregano, lemon peel and cayenne.
Smoked Duck and Walnuts with Winter Greens
Smoked duck adds elegance to this salad. Smoked turkey would also work well.
White Bean, Wheat Berry, and Escarole Soup
In place of the pasta commonly found in Italian bean soups we've used wheat berries — minimally processed whole grains — for the following recipe.
Radicchio and Watercress Salad with Parmesan Curls
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Radicchio Salad with Spanish Blue Cheese and Peppered Almonds
If you can't find Cabrales cheese, substitute Roquefort or Danish blue cheese.
Turkey Breast Braciola
In Italian cooking, meat (usually breast of veal) that is flattened and then rolled around a filling is known as braciola. The recipe below applies this preparation to turkey breast - an American touch - using a distinctly Italian stuffing.
Warm Pasta Salad with Mushrooms and Radicchio
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Watercress, Endive and Apple Salad with Cider Dressing
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.