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There are so many vibrant flavors in this dish. You can tone up or down the spiciness to match your taste by adding less of the red pepper flakes.

Sauteed Escarole With Pine Nuts And Chiles

Experiment with different cooking times if you like -- shorter for a brighter, fresh flavor and longer for a deeper, more complex flavor. Serve alongside grilled pork or lamb, or tossed with pasta and parmesan cheese.

Escarole Salad With Anchovy Vinaigrette And Hard-Boiled Eggs

This dish is adapted from a salad served at Two Amys, a Neopolitain-style pizzeria in Washington D.C. Leave the escarole leaves whole for extra crunch and beautiful color.

Braised Escarole With Bread Crumbs And Parmesan

In this dish, silky, slightly bitter escarole leaves are braised in white wine and finished off with a crunchy, savory bread crumb and parmesan topping. Serve this dish alongside grilled meats or tossed with pasta.

Kale, White Bean And Escarole Soup

Instead of just kale or escarole, this soup uses both. The combination creates a soup that has more depth and zest. Serve this soup with toasted Italian bread and a drizzle of olive oil.

Grilled Escarole

Grilling leafy escarole gently tempers its innate bitterness, resulting in a lush, nutty flavor. It's a quick and easy side dish that goes particularly well with rich meat or seafood or can be tossed into a pasta dish for extra flavor.

Sausage, White Bean And Escarole Soup

Sausage, white beans and escarole are a classic match. Fresh sage adds woodsiness, and red wine vinegar and red pepper flakes wake up all the flavors. Chop the escarole into bite-size pieces to make the soup easy to eat.

Romaine And Escarole Salad With Hot Bacon Dressing

Use leftover bacon dressing to make coquilles Saint-Jacques aux noix. This recipe is part of Andrew Schloss's Sunday Dinners.

Beef, Escarole And Mint Salad

Fresh mint is such a vital, bright flavor - thinly slicing the mint leaves will tossing them well with the other ingredients will distribute them throughout the salad, brightening the whole dish.

Escarole And Raisin Salad

This is a simple side salad: just chop, toss, and serve. The raisins provide a nice sweet contrast to the escarole and vinaigrette. We like golden raisins, but certainly you could use black ones or even dried currants.

Wild Rice Soup With Porcini And Escarole

Tough, somewhat bitter escarole turns mellow and faintly nutty-tasting when cooked, a good match for the wild rice and mushrooms. Read more about this recipe on the Cookthink blog.