Endive is a salad delight that is surprisingly easy to grow in the tropical home garden. Known as endibia in Spanish, endive (Cichorium endivia) is a hardy herb of the aster family, closely related to ...

We are quickly approaching holiday gathering season, and gatherings call for foods that can be held in the hand. Ideal party foods are a few bites at most, require no utensils, and are fairly ...

That Belgian endive exists at all is just an accident. A farmer in Belgium put some chicory root in his cellar in the mid-1800s to use later in a coffeelike drink. But when he came back that spring, ...

Hearty lettuces firm leaves like radicchio, kale, Belgian endive, and escarole can be frozen. Tender lettuces like romaine, butter, or green leaf are high in water content, which means ice crystals ...

Oh, lettuce. It beefs up salads and adds a final healthy flourish to your plate. But honestly, it can get a little boring. So I’m making a case for putting a little more thought into your leaves.

Our focus on healthy eating continues this week with a recipe that showcases a dazzling assortment of winter produce, including one of our favorite winter greens, Belgian endive. Belgian endive ...

If you’ve been to the farmers’ market lately, you know that lettuce is in good supply right now. Many varieties of the leafy green have come into season, making the perfect canvas for a summer salad ...

Several weeks ago at a restaurant, I ordered what seemed like a simple salad and was utterly charmed by its presentation. I had never seen it before: entire halved heads of Little Gem lettuce ...