Is chicory the vegetable equivalent of Tara (as in the United States of Tara)? It seems to have as many personalities. It certainly has more names. Chicory, witlof, French endive, witloof, radicchio, Belgian endive. The version we call witlof in Australia is grown in darkness to inhibit the development of colour on the leaves and is picked when still a tight bud of maybe 8 or 10 cm. I parboiled some spears of organic asparagus then plunged into ice to stop the cooking, before draining and drying. I halved the witlof and shook with some olive oil then grilled in a ribbed cast iron skillet, adding the asparagus after about 10 minutes to heat through. I bought these gorgeous fat fillets of wild barramundi in Brisbane this afternoon. They were seared, skin side down, over fairly high heat then moved to the oven to complete cooking. Murray River salt, pepper and lime juice over the top. A choice of tomato kasaundi or lime mayonnaise as condiment.
WILD BARRAMUNDI WITH CHAR-GRILLED WITLOF AND ASPARAGUS
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