SOLD OUT - MAGNUM SIZE PACKET STILL AVAILABLE and ORGANICE STANDARD PACK . Pale green, full hearted escarole has a good sized head of crunchy and mild-flavoured leaves. Escarole is a favourite in Italy where the more strongly flavoured and tougher outer leaves are cooked, and the inner, pale, blanched leaves are used in salads. Carluccio has a number of good looking recipes in his Vegetables book.