Recipe: Sautéed Radicchio & Other Bitters

SAUTÉEING BITTER GREENS LIKE RADICCHIO MAKES THEM MORE PALATABLE

From the Vitality Food Feature ‘The Bitter Tastes of Spring‘.

Simple, healthy, and a great way to start a meal, use just radicchio or a combination of radicchio and other bitter greens in this recipe. (Makes 4 servings.)

Ingredients

  • 4 heads radicchio
  • 3 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 2 Tbsp lemon juice
  • salt and pepper
  • 4 Tbsp grated Gorgonzola cheese, optional

1) Rinse, core and quarter each head of radicchio, set aside to drain.

2) In a large skillet, heat olive oil and cook garlic just until lightly brown. Stir in radicchio and lemon juice; cook, stirring often, 4 to 5 minutes, or until liquid evaporates. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper.

3) Sprinkle one tablespoon grated Gorgonzola over each serving, serve immediately. Makes 4 servings.

Pat Crocker's mission in life is to write with insight and experience, cook with playful abandon, and eat whole food with gusto. As a professional Home Economist (BAA, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto) and Culinary Herbalist, Pat’s passion for healthy food is fused with her knowledge and love of herbs. Her wellness practice transitioned over more than four decades of growing, photographing, and writing about what she calls, the helping plants. In fact, Crocker infuses the medicinal benefits of herbs in every original recipe she develops. An award-winning author, Pat has written 23 herb/healthy cookbooks, including The Healing Herbs Cookbook,The Juicing Bible, and her latest books, Cooking with Cannabis and The Herbalist’s Kitchen. www.patcrocker.com

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked*

Recent Posts

Lemon Balm: Revered by Herbalists from Monasteries to Modern Kitchens

(Originally published in 2017; Updated in 2025) Relax and take cheer; Lemon Balm is here.… Read More

1 day ago

Ask the Doctor: Is there a Natural Approach to Ringing in the Ears?

(Originally published in 2009: Updated in 2025) Dear Dr. Rona,  What do you have for… Read More

7 days ago

Woodford Files – On Solar Medicine, Edible Flowers, and Getting Out of Town for a Healthy Holiday

Wow, what a year it's been so far – a year of transformation for people… Read More

3 weeks ago

Community News – Organic Seeds & Plants; Beeswax Candlemaking; Make-Your-Own Suncare Products

Organic and Heirloom Plants & Seeds for Sale in Toronto Looking for a good source… Read More

3 weeks ago

Health on the Hill: Health Canada is about to Turn the Doctor Shortage into a Doctor Crisis

This week, I listened to a friend describe how her doctor is abusive. She has… Read More

4 weeks ago

Natural Solutions for 5 Common Summer Hazards – from Heart Attacks to Tick Bites to Allergies

(Originally published in 2023; updated in 2025) Summer is almost here and so is the… Read More

4 weeks ago

This website uses cookies.

Read More