radicchio

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Italian radicchiobor. English radicchio Borrowed from Italian radicchio.

1. A cultivar of chicory (Cichorium intybus var. foliosum) with red leaves and a slightly bitter taste, eaten as a salad vegetable or grilled.

   “In memory, all the food they brought us first was red: the bresaola, the fat tongues of roasted peppers laid on goat's cheese, the radicchio, the white china bowl of radish coronets.”

   “Radicchio is a savory green that adds sharpness and substance to salads and side dishes.”