frisée
Bitter salad green
Frisée is a variety of curly endive with pale, feathery leaves and a slightly bitter taste.
The tight, frizzy head is often used in salads, where its texture and mild bitterness provide contrast: a frisée salad with lardons and a poached egg.
The word is French for "curly."
Prepared with sautéed onions
- lardonsDiced cured pork fat
- vinaigretteOil-and-sour sauce
- bistroInformal small restaurant
- shallotMild culinary bulb
Roasted root coffee alternative
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- tangySharp and lively-tasting
- pepperyHaving sharp, hot flavor
- pungentSharply strong-smelling
bracing · astringent · bite · assertive · bitterness
lyonnaise
Prepared with sautéed onions
- lardonsDiced cured pork fat
- vinaigretteOil-and-sour sauce
- bistroInformal small restaurant
chicory
Roasted root coffee alternative
pungent · bracing · astringent · bite · assertive · bitterness
bistro
Informal small restaurant
chef · presentation · elegant · refined · upscale · culinary
spiraled
Moved in helix
feathery · lacy · twisted · wavy · undulating · tendrils · wispy · delicate · fine · airy
friséeiceberg lettuce
Compact, pale salad green
iceberg · romaine · butter lettuce · butterhead · Boston lettuce