Radicchio

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

This recipe originally accompanied Goat Cheese Soufflé and Mixed Greens with Raspberry Vinaigrette .

Smoked duck adds elegance to this salad. Smoked turkey would also work well.

The poblano chilies can be prepared one day ahead, and the vegetables can be chopped and sliced one day ahead and then refrigerated separately in resealable plastic bags. Then the whole dish just requires a few minutes of cooking time before serving.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

"I dined on the most sumptuous grilled radicchio salad at The Dish Bistro and Wine Bar the last time I was in Tucson," writes Cindy Shafer of Huntington Beach, California. "Please get the recipe — I must have it." Yellow and green beans, and artichoke hearts are grilled along with the radicchio in this recipe. Serve the salad while the vegetables are still warm.

Sophisticated and satisfying, this can be offered as a vegetarian main course or as a hearty side dish.

Serve this appetizer with crusty bread and enjoy.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Eating your spinach (and radicchio) has never been more pleasant.

Active time: 20 min Start to finish: 20 min

Potato salad, grapes or fresh figs, and brownies round out this lunch. To make things even easier, use raw onions.

This sprightly first course is a cinch to put together.

The radicchio is seasoned in the style of a Sicilian agrodolce ("acid-sweet") dish, which typically combines a vegetable with raisins, pine nuts, vinegar, and a sweetener.

In a traditional Seder meal, bitter herbs — sometimes including parsley — represent the bitter experience of slavery. Active time: 15 min Start to finish: 15 min