Radicchio
A garden plant
from the north of Italy, radicchio has been cultivated since the
16th Century. Italy is the main producer but radicchio is also
cultivated in the South of France.
Radicchio is also known as red Treviso or red chicory. Radicchio looks like a small red cabbage with a white base. It is round with white-veined ruby red leaves. Like the endive, it is slightly bitter. Other varieties of radicchio have smaller leaves with red, pink or even green spots.
- Choose radicchio with a firm base and colourful, compact leaves with no browning.
- Remove the heart and separate the leaves. Wash and dry leaves.
- Radicchio's slightly bitter taste is a good complement to other greens, providing colour and crunchiness.
- Eat raw or cooked. Cooked, it will lose some of its bright colour.
- Serve radicchio in salads, with hearts of palm and raspberry vinaigrette, with smoked salmon and grapefruit, with endives or other greens sprinkled with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and a few curls of parmesan.
- Thinly sliced radicchio can be added to risotto or served with goat cheese sauce. It can be mixed with black olives in pasta or simply used as a garnish on pizza.
- Radicchio is delicious sautéed with pancetta or lardoons. It is often used in soups.
- Put a little cheese in the middle of a white leaf, close it to form a small packet and serve as an appetizer.
- Radicchio can also be seared or grilled with oil and lemon and served as a side dish.
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Radicchio is available year-round in your METRO supermarkets.
Low in energy, radicchio contains folic acid, potassium, copper and vitamin C.
Radicchio can be stored for a few days in a cool area or in the vegetable drawer of your refrigerator. Do not store in air-tight containers to prevent spoilage.