Fennel, tomato salad, basil with lemon vinaigrette. Fennel is one of those vegetables you can enjoy raw, as in a salad. Roasted or braised and you have a very silky aromatic yet bittersweet flavor.
Curly endive, or frisee, is my go-to salad green through winter. The frizzy emerald leaves and creamy interior are lightly bitter and sturdy, and add oomph to rich, hearty cold-weather dishes. Best ...