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Radicchio Roses

December 27, 2012 by Divina Cucina

Like most people that love food, I am a cookbook junkie. Not so much the big cookbooks filled with fotos, but rather the small collections of recipes, written by women that are not professional cooks or the typical church fundraising cookbooks, filled with classic local favorites.

I am much more interested in tried and true recipes than new experiments.

One of my paperback books I adore is by a winemaker, Donatella Cinelli Columbini, in Montalcino called Ricettario di Monte Oliveto e Trequanda nelle Crete Senese.

I was inspired by her recipe to recreate my own version.


I like to simplify when possible.  Her version mixes chopped onions into the sausage mixture and deglazes at the end of the cooking time with red wine.

In Tuscany, I get incredibly wonderful sausage, which is not too fatty and lightly seasoned with salt and garlic. Fennel sausage would also be good as would a nice spicy sausage.

Take a ball of radicchio and open the leaves like petals.

Remove the skin from the sausage and stuff small pinches between the petals.


Place in a pan for roasting and drizzle with olive oil.

Bake at 350 degrees until the sausage is cooked, about 20 minutes.

The radicchio leaves with turn dark around the outside edges.

Remove and drizzle with balsamic vinegar to serve.

I have also take the leaves and rolled them around sausage to bake for a party finger food version.
Cooking the radicchio makes it milder and pairing with pork is always a good idea!

Enjoy!

 

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Vegetables Tagged With: balsamic vinegar, radicchio, sausage

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Comments

  1. Elizabeth Wholey says

    December 27, 2012 at 5:55 pm

    Great winter dish Judy!

  2. Toby Crane says

    December 27, 2012 at 6:37 pm

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  3. Elizabeth Minchilli says

    December 27, 2012 at 9:45 pm

    Love this!!!

  4. AdriBarr says

    December 28, 2012 at 5:07 am

    This is too cool! Thanks, Judy.

    I hope your Christmas was wonderful, and I wish you a very happy new year, amica.

  5. Frank Fariello says

    December 31, 2012 at 3:23 pm

    Wow, this sounds incredible. A must try!

    • Frank Fariello says

      January 14, 2013 at 1:07 pm

      Tried it over the weekend. It was fabulous!

  6. judy witts says

    January 14, 2013 at 1:12 pm

    Great Frank!!! it is a favorite in our house!! and so easy

  7. majellahomecooking.com says

    February 2, 2013 at 12:49 am

    I took a class with you 8 years ago and still make the recipes I learned from you. At that time, I was a disgruntled corporate lawyer without kids and now I’m a happy caterer and food blogger (the latter is a newer development, but an exciting one) with three boys! I’ve been following you since I took the class and you’ve been a constant source of inspiration in the kitchen and in the goals that I have for my new career. Loved this recipe as I love so many others. Thought it was time to say grazie.

  8. judy witts says

    February 2, 2013 at 1:30 am

    WOW– congrats– what a change! am happy for you

    • majellahomecooking.com says

      February 3, 2013 at 8:06 pm

      Thank you….really. Your blog posts landing in my inbox were a constant reminder about staying (or in my case, becoming) true to myself. After I quit my job, I began spending six weeks every summer in my father’s native Abruzzo (in a village within the Parco Nazionale della Majella) and really throw myself into life there. I would love to be in a position to lead culinary vacations in that area in a year or two. I know you’re a busy lady (to say the least!)…would love to pick your brain about a few things one of these days if you’re willing. All the best and grazie ancora. Ciao, Michelle

    • judy witts says

      February 3, 2013 at 8:08 pm

      feel free to email me

  9. Treviso hotels says

    March 18, 2014 at 10:38 am

    Hmmm:) good dish. I will definitely cook it for my family.

Judy Witts Francini

Originally from California; Tuscany has been my home since 1984. I found the city of Florence to hold all my passions, food, wine, art all in one place. When I am not in Tuscany, I am often found in Sicily, my other favorite place to be. Always searching for recipes to share and exploring for the guides I write to my favorite cities for food and wine.

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