Another great Italian green is radicchio. Although it is considered a green, there are also red varieties. Radicchio is a member of the chicory family, and it has a tart, tangy, slightly bitter flavor. It is often used as a green in a mixed garden salad. French Two extremely popular French greens are endive and escarole, which grow easily.
Curly endive has a mild nutty flavor perfect in salads.
Crunchy and sweet, escarole is great whether used in a salad or braised in chicken broth. Probably the biggest contribution the French have made to the world of greens in recent years is mesclun, which is nothing more than a mixed bag of greens typically served as a salad. The Italians have their own version of mesclun called misticanza. Once the leaves measure about 3 inches tall, I shear what I need for dinner and let the plants produce new leaves. The process continues for several weeks.