Pronounced “ruh-DEE-kee-yo” or “ruh-DIK-ee-yo,” this bitter type of lettuce (which is related to endive) also goes by red chicory and is easy to spot from its vibrant purple color.

This salad vegetable resembles a lettuce but has a curly head. The bitter juice cannot be had on its own. The juice of endive can increase the production of bile – it can be mixed with any other ...

Leaf lettuce is one the most nutritious in our lettuce family. Low in calories — high in vitamins A and K! Endive is a bitter cousin of radicchio. Loaded with vitamins, it has 20% of the vitamin ...

How To Keep Bagged Lettuce Fresh Tiess says that lettuce with firmer leaves like escarole or curly endive, radicchio, as well as long-stemmed lettuces like Belgian endive and Asian celtuce, can be ...

Apart from traditional lettuces, such as 'Cos', 'Iceberg' and 'Butterhead', there are many others to try, including loose-leaf types and oak leaf lettuce, radicchio, rocket and endive.

Peel off 24 large outer leaves, and trim the bases. Cut 2 of the endive cores crosswise into 1/4-inch slices and toss with the celery. Add crabmeat and dressing, season with 1/8 teaspoon salt and ...

There are different varieties of radicchio from the large round lettuce-shaped radicchio chioggia to the slender stalky treviso. Most common in the UK is red chicory, an endive-shaped small radicchio.