{"id":176,"date":"2009-03-02T16:16:40","date_gmt":"2009-03-03T00:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.forthillfarm.com\/news\/?page_id=176"},"modified":"2009-03-02T16:16:40","modified_gmt":"2009-03-03T00:16:40","slug":"escarole","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/?page_id=176","title":{"rendered":"Escarole"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoTitle\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large; font-family: Times New Roman;\">Escarole<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">Escarole is a type of chicory with a pungent and bitter flavor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Storage and Handling:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">Store Escarole in a loosely closed, dry plastic bag plastic bag for up to a week.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>It\u2019s best to use it within 3 to 5 days.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Separate the leaves and wash Escarole like you would for head lettuce or salad mix.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;\">Culinary Uses:<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">Escarole is bitter green; the bitter flavor mellows with cooking.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>It can be saut\u00e9ed with garlic and olive oil and topped with Parmesan, Romano, or Asiago cheese for a simple side dish.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>It makes a delicious white bean soup (try Paul\u2019s\u2019 Moms\u2019 recipe below!).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">For those folks that enjoy a bitter zing in their salads, take the young tender leaves near the center of the head and mix in with your salad.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Add some olives, roasted red peppers, hard-boiled eggs, shaved Parmesan cheese or Romano cheese, maybe some raisins or craisins, vinaigrette made with a nice aged balsamic vinegar and enjoy!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Escarole \u00a0 Escarole is a type of chicory with a pungent and bitter flavor. \u00a0 Storage and Handling: Store Escarole in a loosely closed, dry plastic bag plastic bag for up to a week.\u00a0 It\u2019s best to use it within 3 to 5 days. \u00a0 Separate the leaves and wash Escarole like you would for&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-176","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=176"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/176\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}