Cicoria ‘Catalogna’

A Form of Cichorium Intybus

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in

By Patience Gray

Published 1986

  • About

This plant, cultivated for its tall, luscious, dandelion-like leaves, is in abundant supply in northern Italy in winter. It comes to market severed at the root.

Method

Preparation

Soak for an hour or so in water, then cut into hand lengths and throw into a large pan of boiling, slightly salted, water. Drained after 15 minutes, it is either served cold, dressed with oil and lemon juice as a salad, or acc