If you can't find curly endive, use another green lettuce, but I admire endive's mildly nutty, firm leaves.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Escarole has broad, slightly curved, pale green leaves with a milder flavor than either Belgian or curly endive.
From the al.com
Sometimes mistaken for escarole that has broad leaves, frisee is really curly endive with frilly, slightly peppery leaves.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Curly endive or chicory can be used.
From the freep.com
Curly endive, sometimes mistakenly called chicory, has lacy, green-rimmed and curly leaves, with a prickly texture and slightly bitter taste.
From the al.com
A head of curly endive.
From the guardian.co.uk
To accompany the bubbly crostini hot from the oven, I'll serve a pear salad with radicchio, celery and curly endive, dressed with sherry vinegar and walnut oil.
From the sacbee.com
A lighter, more typical appetizer features red and golden beet cubes with asparagus, curly endive, blue cheese and walnuts, dressed in a splash of ethereal orange vinaigrette, for $7.
From the freep.com
A dish of lightly blowtorched yellowtail, beautifully arrayed with frills of endive and curly microgreens, seemed ill matched with a sculpted torpedo of sweet yuzu sorbet.