radicchio
Red Italian chicory
Radicchio is a variety of chicory with deep red leaves and white ribs, prized for its bitter, peppery flavor.
It's used in Italian cooking, often grilled or added raw to salads for color and bite: The radicchio added a pleasant bitterness to the mix.
Deep purplish-red shade
- rubyPrecious red gemstone
- burgundyDeep purplish red
- maroonDark brownish-red hue
- wineFermented grape beverage
garnet · magenta · variegated · purple · speckled · mottled · streaked
Assorted salad leaves
- vinaigretteOil-and-sour sauce
- arugulaPeppery Mediterranean salad green
- endiveBitter salad leaf
- friséeCurly, bitter salad green
mesclun · pear · gorgonzola · walnuts · balsamic · olive oil · fennel · goat cheese
Bitter salad leaf
- escaroleBroad-leafed chicory variety
- friséeCurly, bitter salad green
- Belgian endivePale, bitter salad green
- lettuceLeafy salad vegetable
Burned until black
- caramelizedBrowned through sugar heating
- wedgesTapered pieces for leverage
- halvedSplit into two
- olive oilFruit-pressed culinary fat
smoky · wilted · roasted · blistered · high heat · softened · sweetened · brushed
Italian city, famous tragically
- risottoCreamy Italian grain dish
- antipastoItalian appetizer course
- trattoriaCasual Italian restaurant
- prosciuttoUncooked cured Italian ham
gorgonzola · pancetta · polenta · balsamic · bruschetta
Fine-edged, or astute
- pungentSharply strong-smelling
- astringentTissue-contracting agent
- bracingRefreshingly keen or stimulating
- tangySharp and lively-tasting
peppery · biting · assertive · acquired taste · mellowed · caramelized · tempered · balanced
crimson
Deep purplish-red shade
wine · garnet · magenta · variegated · purple · speckled · mottled · streaked
mixed greens
Assorted salad leaves
- vinaigretteOil-and-sour sauce
- arugulaPeppery Mediterranean salad green
- endiveBitter salad leaf
frisée · mesclun · pear · gorgonzola · walnuts · balsamic · olive oil · fennel · goat cheese · pomegranate seeds
endive
Bitter salad leaf
- escaroleBroad-leafed chicory variety
- friséeCurly, bitter salad green
- Belgian endivePale, bitter salad green
charred
Burned until black
- caramelizedBrowned through sugar heating
- wedgesTapered pieces for leverage
- halvedSplit into two
olive oil · smoky · wilted · roasted · blistered · high heat · softened · sweetened · brushed
Verona
Italian city, famous tragically
prosciutto · gorgonzola · pancetta · polenta · balsamic · bruschetta
sharp
Fine-edged, or astute
- pungentSharply strong-smelling
- astringentTissue-contracting agent
- bracingRefreshingly keen or stimulating
tangy · peppery · biting · assertive · acquired taste · mellowed · caramelized · tempered · balanced
- red lettucesred leaf lettuce
- garden vegetablescarrot, carrots, potato, potatoes, tomato
- Italian ingredientsbasil, oregano, parsley, olive oil, parmesan
- Italian marketsvendors, stalls, produce, fruit stands, produce stands
- leafy greensspinach, kale, curly kale, collard greens, lettuce
- salad barlettuce, romaine, spinach, croutons, tomatoes
radicchioiceberg lettuce
Compact, pale salad green
butter lettuce · romaine lettuce · lettuce · green cabbage · green leaf lettuce