I dislike radicchio. It kind of tastes like drinking orange juice right after you just brushed your teeth with Crest and Clorox. However, there are whole regions in Italy devoted to their strain of this bitter monster, so I figure there's got to be something to that most hated of taste sensations. That and my sister Elizabeth from Rio Gozo told me my challenge was to make a radicchio dish that I liked. Here it is. I liked it.
What you need: Radicchio, Parmesan, Olive Oil, Balsamic (preferably aged, the syrupy stuff), salt
Preheat your oven to 450.
Cut the bottom off your radicchio like your old sweatpants, get rid of the first few outer leaves that are all crusty and dinosaur looking. Spread the rest out on A) a cookie sheet if you want crispy brown stuff or B) an oven-safe lasagna pan if you want them a little softer.
toss them with olive oil.
grate some parmesan all over those bitter sons of guns.
bake for 10 minutes.
drizzle balsamic on the top and eat.
the stems should still have that bitter bite, but the leaves will be buttery awesomeness covered with a parmesan crust. Take that radicchio.
Posted by Mister Gardner
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