Curly endive
Curly endive forms a loose rosette of thin, frilly leaves, with flavor ranging from relatively mild to bitter.
- Leaf form
- Thin and frilly
- Head structure
- Loose rosette
- Flavor range
- Relatively mild to bitter
Try it in the kitchen
Our suggestion: make the frilly leaves the base of a salad with cooked beans and olives. Leave enough space between the leaves to notice their shape instead of chopping the whole head finely.
For another side dish, pair curly endive with raisins and pine nuts, as proposed by Italian grower Brunelli.
Choose the curly leaf
Look for the narrow, frilly leaf form when buying curly endive. The broad, flatter leaves of escarole belong to a different endive type.
