Mystery Lettuce That Turned Out to Be Radicchio (and the Perfect Italian Aperitivo)
What started as a tray of mixed lettuce seedlings turned into one of the biggest surprises we’ve had at the allotment. After weeks of debating whether our unusually bitter “lettuce” was really lettuce at all, it finally revealed itself as radicchio. To celebrate the discovery, I made this simple Venetian-inspired aperitivo from Polpo by Russell Norman, where radicchio is gently pickled in white wine, white wine vinegar and juniper berries before being served with grissini and
