Escarole is like a lettuce in many ways. It looks like lettuce. People often mistake it for a gigantic lettuce and get really excited. It can, in fact, be used like lettuce in a salad. But escarole's thicker, more substantial leaves and slight bitterness makes it an amazing and versatile green to cook with. Escarole is perhaps best known as a vegetable for soup.

Keep refrigerated in a produce bag with a paper towel. This will protect the leaves from the refrigerator air and keep moisture from making the leaves slimy.