escarole
Broad-leafed chicory
Escarole is a variety of endive with broad, slightly bitter leaves, used in salads and cooked dishes.
The outer leaves are darker and more pungent; the pale inner leaves are milder.
It appears often in Italian cooking, especially in soups: escarole and white bean soup.
Bitter purple-leafed vegetable
- endiveBitter salad leaf
- chicoryRoasted root coffee alternative
- friséeCurly, bitter salad green
- arugulaPeppery Mediterranean salad green
dandelion · bracing · sharp · peppery · tannic · astringent · biting · pungent
Leafy salad vegetable
- romaineElongated, crisp lettuce
- mesclunMixed young salad leaves
- vinaigretteOil-and-sour sauce
- choppedCut into pieces
tossed · croutons · dressing · garden · mixed · lemon juice · raw · crunchy
Meatballs, greens, pasta, broth
- meatballsSeasoned ground protein spheres
- white beansPale-skinned legumes
- cannelliniItalian white bean variety
- brothClear simmered meat liquid
chicken stock · simmered · braised · wilted · hearty · minestrone · garlic · orzo
Cooked quickly in fat
- garlicPungent culinary bulb
- olive oilFruit-pressed culinary fat
- anchovySmall, salty forage fish
- red pepper flakesDried, crushed hot capsicum
capers · pine nuts · raisins · Sicilian · Neapolitan · aglio e olio · broccoli rabe · antipasto
radicchio
Bitter purple-leafed vegetable
arugula · dandelion · bracing · sharp · peppery · tannic · astringent · biting · pungent · tart
lettuce
Leafy salad vegetable
- romaineElongated, crisp lettuce
- mesclunMixed young salad leaves
- vinaigretteOil-and-sour sauce
chopped · tossed · croutons · dressing · garden · mixed · lemon juice · raw · crunchy · fresh
Italian wedding soup
Meatballs, greens, pasta, broth
- meatballsSeasoned ground protein spheres
- white beansPale-skinned legumes
- cannelliniItalian white bean variety
broth · chicken stock · simmered · braised · wilted · hearty · minestrone · garlic · orzo · pastina
sautéed
Cooked quickly in fat
red pepper flakes · capers · pine nuts · raisins · Sicilian · Neapolitan · aglio e olio · broccoli rabe · antipasto · casserole
- vegetablesbroccoli, carrots, carrot, potato, cucumber
- greensspinach, kale, lettuce, arugula, chard
- leafy greensspinach, kale, curly kale, collard greens, lettuce
- salad barlettuce, romaine, spinach, croutons, tomatoes
- salad greensromaine, lettuce, iceberg, arugula, baby arugula
- Bitter Plantsbitter melon, bitter orange, wormwood, gentian, hops
escarolebutter lettuce
Tender-leaved salad green
Boston lettuce · iceberg lettuce · mesclun · baby spinach · romaine lettuce