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chicories

  • plural
    of chicory.
    chicory
    noun
    a composite plant, Cichorium intybus, having bright-blue flower heads and toothed oblong leaves, cultivated as a salad plant and for its root, which is used roasted and ground as a substitute for or additive to coffee.

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Her salads run the gamut—apple with pecorino, lentils and radicchio; blueberry with oat groats, chicories and buttermilk; raw cabbage with ground cherries, cilantro, pepitas and lime.

From Salon May 31, 2025

They grow some hardy winter crops — kohlrabi, chicories — and store specialty winter squash, making each vegetable play multiple roles each pop-up.

From Seattle Times Jun. 23, 2022

Sturdy chicories are the salad greens of choice right now — not at all like tender lettuces, but wonderfully fresh tasting.

From New York Times Jan. 31, 2022

Mix and match whatever variety of chicories you can find at the store, ideally going for contrasting colors and textures from curly green frisée and escarole to smooth, pale endive and vibrant red radicchio.

From Washington Post Mar. 26, 2020

In the meantime the chicories should be cooking; tie each one round with a thread to keep them firm and boil them for ten minutes.

From The Belgian Cookbook by Various

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