radicchio
noun
ra·dic·chio
ra-ˈdi-kē-ō 
plural radicchios
: a chicory of a red variety with variegated leaves that is used as a salad green
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Core the radicchio and remove any wilted outer leaves, then separate the leaves and tear into large, bite-size pieces.
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Kristen Tauer, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
Flavored with a little bit of Italian bacon (pancetta) and hardy herbs, the crunchy-peppery radicchio’s bite gets tamed, especially after a simmer in savory chicken stock.
—Julia Levy, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2025
Her dishes can appear sculptural — tall peaks of radicchio jutting from a salad or long-stemmed flowers sprouting from a cake — while her signature dumplings and fortune cookies weave psychedelic colorways into the dough.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2025
And radicchio risotto is a specialty of the Veneto.
—Georgeanne Brennan, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
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Kristen Tauer, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
Flavored with a little bit of Italian bacon (pancetta) and hardy herbs, the crunchy-peppery radicchio’s bite gets tamed, especially after a simmer in savory chicken stock.
—Julia Levy, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2025
Her dishes can appear sculptural — tall peaks of radicchio jutting from a salad or long-stemmed flowers sprouting from a cake — while her signature dumplings and fortune cookies weave psychedelic colorways into the dough.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2025
And radicchio risotto is a specialty of the Veneto.
—Georgeanne Brennan, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Radicchio.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radicchio. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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