Escarole Recipes

Escarole is a winter green in the lettuce family and a close relative to endive and radicchio. Its leave are curly, slightly bitter and “meatier” than ordinary lettuce leaves.

It can be eaten raw as a part of a green salad or chopped into soups and stews.

Here are some sample recipes:

1. Straciatella with Escarole

2. Grilled Escarole with Fines Herbes Salsa Verde

3. White Bean and Escarole Soup – So many different variations of this well-known classic. This version starts with dried white beans. To save time you can also use canned.

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