Pronounced “ruh-DEE-kee-yo” or “ruh-DIK-ee-yo,” this bitter type of lettuce (which is related to endive) also goes by red chicory and is easy to spot from its vibrant purple color.

The romaine lettuce had to be left whole ... characteristic bitter flavor won’t be as intense) that includes endive (white and red), frisée (a variety of endive), radicchio (there are many ...

Apart from traditional lettuces, such as 'Cos', 'Iceberg' and 'Butterhead', there are many others to try, including loose-leaf types and oak leaf lettuce, radicchio, rocket and endive.

For example, I recently saw B.C.-grown butter lettuce, bagged mixed salad greens, microgreens, Belgian endive and leaves of baby romaine lettuce for sale. For today’s salad recipe, I decided to ...