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🥬 Fresh Chicory – Crisp, Elegant & Distinctive

Our Fresh Culinary Chicory Heads have tightly packed pale leaves, a wonderfully crisp texture and a distinctive gently bitter flavour. Also known as Belgian endive, chicory can be enjoyed both raw and cooked.

Separate the leaves for crunchy salads and appetiser cups, or halve the whole head and roast, grill or braise it. Cooking softens chicory’s natural bitterness and develops a gentler, slightly sweeter flavour.

Fresh chicory pairs particularly well with fruit, nuts, creamy cheeses, citrus and balsamic dressings.

Crisp. Fresh. Distinctive. Wonderfully versatile. 🥬

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🌱 What Are Fresh Culinary Chicory Heads?

Chicory, also commonly known as Belgian endive, forms compact heads of crisp, pale leaves.

Our Fresh Culinary Chicory Heads have a clean crunch and characteristic gently bitter flavour that provides a wonderful contrast to sweeter ingredients.

The leaves can be separated individually or the complete head can be sliced, halved or quartered for cooking.

Perfect for:

🥗 Fresh salads
🍐 Fruit & cheese salads
🥬 Appetiser cups
🔥 Roasting & grilling
🧈 Braising
🧀 Cheese dishes
🌰 Walnut salads
🍊 Citrus salads

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💫 Fresh Culinary Chicory Heads – Flavour Profile

Crisp 💥 | Gently Bitter 🌿 | Fresh 🥬 | Slightly Nutty 🌰 | Refreshing 💧

Raw chicory has a distinctive clean crunch and gentle bitterness.

Once cooked, the flavour becomes softer and more mellow, particularly when the chicory is roasted or braised.

It pairs beautifully with:

🍐 Pears
🍏 Apples
🍊 Oranges
🧀 Blue & goat’s cheese
🌰 Walnuts
🍯 Honey
🍋 Lemon
🌿 Thyme
🫒 Olive oil
🍇 Balsamic vinegar

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💚 Nutrition & Benefits

Fresh chicory is naturally low in calories and provides dietary fibre alongside several naturally occurring nutrients.

🌾 Contains dietary fibre
Whole fresh chicory naturally provides fibre as part of a varied and balanced diet.

🌱 Naturally occurring inulin
Chicory is associated with naturally occurring inulin, a type of carbohydrate and dietary fibre.

🦴 Contains vitamin K
Fresh chicory naturally provides vitamin K.

🌿 Contains folate
Chicory also naturally contains folate as part of its nutritional profile.

🥬 Naturally low in calories
Its crisp leaves add flavour, texture and variety to meals without being calorie-dense.

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📊 Fresh Chicory Nutritional Information

Typical values per 100g can vary according to variety and growing conditions.

Fresh chicory naturally provides:

• 🌾 Dietary fibre
• 🌿 Folate
• 🦴 Vitamin K
• 🌱 Naturally occurring plant compounds
• 💧 High water content
• 🥬 Naturally low levels of fat

Actual nutritional values can vary according to variety, freshness and growing conditions.

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🔪 How to Prepare Fresh Culinary Chicory Heads

Fresh Culinary Chicory Heads require very little preparation.

1. Remove any damaged outer leaves.
2. Rinse briefly under cold running water.
3. Pat dry.
4. Trim a small amount from the base if required.
5. Separate individual leaves for salads and appetisers.
6. Alternatively, halve or quarter the whole head for cooking.

🥬 Fruit Bowl Tip:
If you find raw chicory slightly too bitter, pair it with naturally sweeter ingredients such as pear, apple, orange or honey. Cooking also mellows its characteristic bitterness.

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🍽️ How to Use Fresh Chicory

Fresh chicory works beautifully in both raw and cooked dishes:

🥗 Slice into fresh salads
🍐 Pair with pears and apples
🍊 Combine with citrus fruit
🧀 Serve with blue or goat’s cheese
🌰 Add walnuts or toasted almonds
🔥 Halve and grill
🧈 Braise gently with butter
🍯 Roast with honey and balsamic
🥬 Use whole leaves as appetiser cups
🌿 Pair with fresh thyme

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🧀🍐 Chicory Boats with Pear, Walnut & Blue Cheese

Crisp, creamy and slightly sweet – an elegant appetiser that’s simple to prepare.

🛒 Ingredients – Serves 4

• 2 fresh chicory heads 🥬
• 1 ripe pear, thinly sliced 🍐
• 50g blue cheese, crumbled 🧀
• Handful of walnuts, toasted 🌰
• Honey or balsamic glaze 🍯
• Fresh thyme – optional 🌿
• Black pepper

👩‍🍳 Method

1. Carefully separate the chicory leaves.
2. Rinse and pat completely dry.
3. Arrange them on a serving plate.
4. Add a thin slice of pear to each leaf.
5. Sprinkle over the blue cheese.
6. Add the toasted walnuts.
7. Drizzle lightly with honey or balsamic.
8. Finish with black pepper and thyme.

✨ Crisp chicory, sweet pear and creamy cheese make a fantastic combination.

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🔥🥬 Honey-Roasted Chicory

Roasting transforms crisp chicory into a wonderfully tender and lightly caramelised side dish.

🛒 Ingredients – Serves 2

• 2 fresh chicory heads 🥬
• 1 tbsp olive oil 🫒
• 1 tsp honey 🍯
• 1 tsp balsamic vinegar
• Salt & black pepper
• Fresh thyme 🌿
• Goat’s cheese – optional 🧀

👩‍🍳 Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C / 180°C fan.
2. Slice each chicory head in half lengthways.
3. Place on a baking tray.
4. Drizzle with olive oil, honey and balsamic vinegar.
5. Season lightly.
6. Add fresh thyme.
7. Roast for approximately 20–25 minutes, turning once.
8. Serve when tender and lightly caramelised.

✨ Cooking mellows chicory’s natural bitterness beautifully.

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🍊🥬 Chicory, Orange & Walnut Salad

Fresh, colourful and packed with contrasting flavours and textures.

🛒 Ingredients – Serves 2–3

• 2 fresh chicory heads, sliced 🥬
• 1 orange, peeled and segmented 🍊
• 1 small apple, thinly sliced 🍏
• Handful of walnuts 🌰
• 50g goat’s cheese or feta 🧀
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp honey
• 1 tsp lemon juice 🍋
• Black pepper

👩‍🍳 Method

1. Arrange the sliced chicory on a plate.
2. Add the orange and apple.
3. Sprinkle over the walnuts and cheese.
4. Mix the olive oil, honey and lemon juice.
5. Drizzle over the salad.
6. Finish with black pepper.
7. Serve immediately while everything remains crisp.

✨ Sweet citrus balances chicory’s distinctive flavour beautifully.

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🌱 Why Choose Our Fresh Culinary Chicory Heads?

✔ Fresh and wonderfully crisp
✔ Distinctive gently bitter flavour
✔ Excellent raw or cooked
✔ Perfect for fresh salads
✔ Fantastic for roasting and grilling
✔ Individual leaves make natural appetiser cups
✔ Pairs beautifully with fruit and cheese
✔ Carefully selected for freshness
✔ Naturally plant-based
✔ Plastic free

Our Fresh Culinary Chicory Heads bring fantastic crunch and distinctive flavour to everything from simple salads to elegant cooked dishes.

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❓ Fresh Chicory FAQs

What is fresh chicory?

The type commonly sold as a vegetable in the UK is also known as Belgian endive and forms compact heads of crisp, pale leaves.

What does fresh chicory taste like?

Chicory has a crisp texture with a distinctive gently bitter flavour. Cooking makes it softer and more mellow.

Can chicory be eaten raw?

Yes. Chicory is excellent raw in salads or as individual leaves filled with dips, cheese and other ingredients.

Can fresh chicory be cooked?

Yes. Chicory can be roasted, grilled, braised or pan-fried.

How can I make chicory taste less bitter?

Cooking helps mellow its bitterness. When serving it raw, pair it with sweeter ingredients such as apple, pear, orange, honey or balsamic dressing.

What cheese goes well with chicory?

Blue cheese, goat’s cheese, feta and brie all work particularly well.

What fruit goes well with chicory?

Pears, apples, oranges and other citrus fruits provide a useful sweet contrast to chicory.

How should fresh chicory be stored?

Keep it refrigerated and use while the leaves remain firm and crisp.