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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Pulling inspiration from some of my favorite restaurant salads, this squash-and-radicchio number has become my return-to-home comfort food.
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Elazar Sontag, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Sep. 2025
Best picks are crisp and luscious Romaine leaves, robust kale that stands up to behemoth burgers, red-leafed radicchio with a nice bitter kick, sweet and delicate butter lettuce, classic iceberg, or roasted nori seaweed sheets.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
Assemble the salad: Combine the arugula and radicchio in a large, wide serving bowl.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 2 July 2025
Choose heartier greens such as romaine and radicchio here.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2025
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Elazar Sontag, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Sep. 2025
Best picks are crisp and luscious Romaine leaves, robust kale that stands up to behemoth burgers, red-leafed radicchio with a nice bitter kick, sweet and delicate butter lettuce, classic iceberg, or roasted nori seaweed sheets.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
Assemble the salad: Combine the arugula and radicchio in a large, wide serving bowl.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 2 July 2025
Choose heartier greens such as romaine and radicchio here.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2025
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“Radicchio.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radicchio. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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