What Is Radicchio and How Can I Use It?
Here's everything worth knowing about radicchio and how to pick it, what it is, how to store it, and what to use instead, plus 49 recipes to cook tonight.
What is radicchio?
Where found
Radicchio is usually found in the produce section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.
| In Chinese: | 叶菊苣 | |
| British (UK) term: | ||
| en français: | feuilles de radicchio | |
| en español: | hojas de radicchio |
Recipes using radicchio
There are 49 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Tortellini Al Forno with Radicchio & Goat Cheese
Cheese tortellini with sweet red onions and radicchio enveloped in a balsamella white sauce top with parmesan and baked until bubbly and crusty on top.
Arugula Salad Warm Goat Cheese with Black Olive Vinaigrette
Baked seasoned warm goat cheese adds a nice zing into the salad, fresh arugula and radicchio have the slightly peppery taste, perfectly match the olive vinaigrette and creamy goat cheese.
Caesar Salad with Roasted Tofu
Miso and garlic roasted tofu, crusty and crunchy croutons with miso-garlic dressing give this classic caesar salad tangy and scrumptious taste.
Chicken Salad with Lemon, Raisins & Croutons
Super quick, easy and it came out delicious with layers of great textures.
House Salad
Classic house salad with romaine, radicchio, shredded carrots, tomato, and cucumber tossed in vinaigrette. A crisp, colorful side salad ready in 15 minutes.
Three Lettuce Chiffonade
A French-style chiffonade salad of finely shredded radicchio, Bibb, and iceberg lettuce with green pepper strips, tossed in a simple red wine vinaigrette. Crisp, colorful, no cooking required.
Grilled Shrimp Wrapped in Bacon
Bacon-wrapped grilled shrimp served warm over a radicchio, endive, and Bibb lettuce salad with julienned peppers and a balsamic-thyme vinaigrette.
La Jolla Salad
La Jolla salad is a California coast composed plate: mixed greens, crab-filled radicchio cups, grilled shrimp, and fresh papaya, dressed with a sharp lime-dill vinaigrette built on egg yolk.
Bitter Greens Salad
Bitter greens salad with radicchio, peppery arugula, and chicory tossed with Italian dressing. A bracing four-ingredient side that cuts through rich pasta or roasted meats.
Practically Nonfat Bean & Green Risotto
Low-fat bean and greens risotto with kidney beans, peppery arugula, and bitter radicchio in a creamy wine-broth-cooked rice base. A no-stir Italian-inspired dinner that skips the butter and oil.
Red & Green Salad
Red and green salad is a bitter Italian-style composed salad of chicory, Belgian endive, shaved fennel, radicchio, and sliced radishes with a simple olive oil and red wine vinegar dressing. Crisp, sharp, and refreshing.
Warm Vegetable Salad with Truffles
Warm vegetable salad with julienned carrots, turnips, celery, tomatoes, green beans, and snow peas on mache and radicchio, dressed in shallot vinaigrette and garnished with fresh truffles.
Spiced Melon Cocktail
Spiced melon cocktail with honeydew balls, flaked crabmeat, and a tangy whipped cream-mayo dressing spiked with paprika, hot sauce, and Worcestershire. A retro dinner-party starter with coastal flair.
Tofu Pepper Taco
Vegetarian tofu pepper tacos with peppered sesame-soy tofu spooned into radicchio leaves and topped with crunchy jicama. Low-carb lettuce-wrap taco with an East-meets-Southwest flavor twist.
Warm Leftover Turkey, Pears, Veggies & Nuts Salad
Warm leftover turkey salad with browned pears, radicchio, fennel, walnuts, and sherry vinegar dressing. A low-carb, elegant way to use up Thanksgiving turkey.
Antipasto De Verona
Refined Verona-style antipasto with paper-thin prosciutto, crunchy celery root matchsticks, and Parmesan wedges on bitter radicchio for an elegant Italian starter.
Goat Cheese & Sundried Tomato Salad
Goat cheese and sun-dried tomato salad with radicchio and Bibb lettuce in a tangy Dijon mustard vinaigrette. An elegant no-cook salad with bold, layered flavors.
Confetti Penne
Chilled penne pasta salad with julienned carrots, zucchini, green onions, and fresh basil in a light sesame-cream dressing. A vibrant make-ahead side dish.
Chicken with Apples & Radicchio
Braised chicken legs simmered in apple cider with shallots, bitter radicchio, and thick rounds of tart apple. A rustic one-skillet fall dinner ready in 45 minutes flat.
Black-Eyed Peas & Rice Salad
Black-eyed pea and rice salad with a Dijon red wine vinaigrette, grated carrot, and fresh herbs. A make-ahead vegetarian salad served at room temperature.
Grilled Chicken Breasts with Salad
Grilled chicken breasts marinate in red wine, balsamic, garlic and oregano, then sear quick over hot coals. Served on a bitter-sweet trio of radicchio, butter lettuce and Belgian endive with salsa garnish. Mediterranean weeknight grill.
Rollino Veneto (Pizza Rolls from Venice) with Tomato-Basil Salad
It is a fantistic combination, tomato-basil salad is very tasty with the pizza rolls.
Easy Grilled Salmon with Radicchio
Easy grilled salmon over a bed of lemon-dressed radicchio, finished with a fresh raw tomato sauce. A light, fast, summery main where bitter greens and bright tomato cut the richness of the fish.
Mixed Greens with Grapes & Feta
Mixed greens with grapes and feta tosses mesclun and sliced radicchio with halved red and green grapes, crumbled feta, and a simple red wine vinaigrette. A quick vegetarian side salad for 8.
