While raw escarole has a springy, vegetal quality, a bit like a mild romaine, with heat it seems to mellow and ripen in flavor, growing, like Cinderella, only the sweeter for its ordeal. As plants go, ...

Though it sometimes gets a bad rap for being a boring or bland dish, a well made salad is a thing of beauty—refreshingly crisp and delicious, especially when thoughtfully prepared with an assortment ...

Leafy greens are staples when it comes to health-conscious eating given the range of vital nutrients each variety has to offer. However, despite how they may appear, not all greens are created equally ...

Which season do you think is the best for great salads? It’s hard to beat summer, isn’t it, with lots of tender greens and vine-ripened tomatoes? But let’s not forget December, when winter has clamped ...

When chef Mariela Alvarez developed this salad for Public Records in Brooklyn, she flavored her creamy vegan Caesar dressing with mellow chickpea miso, sweet-tart lemon juice, and maple syrup. Here, ...

It takes a bitter green to tackle a cold day. Bitter winter chicories are a salad’s response to the season. Chicories are leafy “greens” that include the likes of radicchio and Treviso, endive and ...

With summer's sweet corn, peas and peppers a long-faded memory, nature has moved into her bitter phase. Radicchio, escarole, broccoli rabe, Tuscan kale, frisee -- stars of the local winter harvest -- ...

This creamy silken tofu-miso dressing, perfect for salads or as a versatile dip, combines miso, sesame, and honey for a rich ...

This subtle relative of bitter chicories may masquerade among the lettuces, but it's not just for salads. Sturdy escarole stands up to a saute,... As plants go, the chicories are a confusing family.