An exquisite member of endive family,Escarole is rarely spotted in purple.Purple or not,its delicately mild bitter flavor and tender crunchy stalks makes escarole completely edible salad green.If not raw,lightly saute in extra virgin olive oil with garlic or simmer in stew,to enjoy these elegant greens.These greens are available throughout the year,is high in vitamin A, calcium, folate and fiber.
The preserved lemons that I pickled last spring,had a perfectly ripe rind,ready to make a tangy addition in salads and stews.The zesty preserved lemon salsa spooned over crisp outer escarole leaves is easy and satisfying snack or start of a meal.
Escarole with Preserved Lemon Salsa
8-10 outer leaves of escarole
For Salsa
1 plum tomato,seeded and chopped
1 jalapeno,seeded and chopped
Quarter of a preserved lemon,rinsed and chopped
1/2 an onion,finely chopped
6-8 inner leaves of escarole,finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
Mix the salsa ingredients and let sit for few minutes in the fridge before serving over the escarole leaves.
Purple Escarole is my entry for Weekend Herb Blogging #238 ,hosted this week by Rachel from The Crispy Cook
36 comments:
Beautiful dear !!
Wow! looks very colorful..very nice..
elegantly purple green.I have eaten escarole but the purple kind is totally new look =)
wow thats a feast for the eyes. looks so chic with that gorgeous colour.
Colourful simple and easy.Never tried purple escarole Would love to make your preserved lemon first thgh
Great looking escarole very colourful as well.
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
My brother loves escarole and I would love to shock him with this purple version! Makes such a beautiful presentation!
ooohh that colour is brilliant
Yasmeen,
Wonderful Nice color. I wish i could grab it.
What an incredible color! Wonderful!
Cheers,
Rosa
Tempting colors...So nice...
What a beautiful colour! Lovely!
Colourful escarole, awesome click and very pleasant to eyes..
Wow, the presentation is beautiful. Never had Escarole before.
These lovely leaves would be an attractive addition in salads.
Gorgeous!!!
Lovely snap of purple escarole. makes a inviting salad.
Looks so colourful Yasmeen, unfortunately we don't get here so many different type of vegetables.
that colour is amazing...
Beautiful photos...I had no idea escarole was purple!
Such a unique salsa, so very pretty and colorful!
looks so colourful must have tasted great
This is the first purple leafy green I have known.I like the preserved lemon salsa ,would also be great with tortilla chips.
Healthy should always be this colorful.This is the kind of salad I can thoroughly be satisfied with.
I have not seen a unique color of green as this.Like the simple and delicious serving with salsa.
Yasmeen
A very lovely presentation of purple escarole with preserved Lemon salsa.Delight to the eyes and the palate.
What a beautiful colour...am loving it ....never tried escarole before...looks interesting
Beautiful clicks, n a tanghy salsa
Beautiful, and I'm betting delicious. :)
The colors are brilliant!!
never ever seen this beauty! looks so picture perfect!
The color makes it more appetizing. Perfect for dieters
DAYYUM .. that's one gorgeous veggie! Love all the crazy color combos .. makes me happy!
I've never seen this gorgeous vegetable before, but now I am going to comb the seed catalogs so I can grow some in the garden. Thanks for sending this on to Weekend Herb Blogging this week. Look for the roundup later today.
OMG this escarole is a really funky salad! Had never seen it before! It looks absolutely gorgeous!
wow that colour is amazing - if I ever ever am lucky enough to find some of that escarole I will buy it immediately
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