John Myers
Chicory: Prepare a variety of vegetables
No matter how you prepare chicory, you should definitely remove the stalk. Due to its many bitter substances, this part of the vegetable is hardly edible.
- To do this, first cut off the stalk with a knife. Then halve the chicory and cut out the inner parts of the stalk in a wedge shape.
- The classic is chicory salad. To do this, use the vegetables raw and simply cut the leaves into fine strips.
- Tip: yogurt goes very well with chicory. You can also sweeten the dressing with a small spoonful of honey or fresh fruit.
- Raw chicory also goes well with savory dishes. Fried bacon makes a very good topping on chicory salad.
- In addition to the raw preparation variant, fried chicory is popular. The preparation is quick and easy.
- Seasoned with a little salt and pepper, simply fry the vegetables briefly in the pan.
- Alternatively, you can steam chicory – you can read how to do this in a separate cooking tip. The main advantage of steaming or roasting winter vegetables is that the chicory becomes milder as a result. The bitter substances are lost in the process.
- Chicory becomes very tender and mild if you cover it with a strong cheese and gratinate it in the oven.
- However, do not cut the vegetables into small pieces, as they would lose a lot of water when gratinated.
- Either leave the leaves whole or au gratin chicory halves.
