Got this amazing head of puntarelle at the farmer's market this weekend, couldn't resist, even though I'm getting a tiny bit behind in harvesting my own salad greens. This was grown by the awesome farmers at Viridian Farms. It has already provided two huge salads and shows no signs of stopping yet. The best part for eating is the sliced hollow stems or bulb like cores that make up the base of the plant, but i like eating the leaves too. The whole thing can be time consuming to prepare, especially if you keep stopping to take pictures! I put the sliced stems in ice water as I go and watch them curl up into little ringlets. It just make me salivate, thinking of the bitterness, the raw garlic and anchovies, and it makes me dreamy for Rome. . .
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