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Radicchio and Taleggio Crepe Bundles

Golden crepes filled with crisp radicchio and melting Taleggio cheese, a showy appetizer or a bite to serve with drinks.
Recipe Radicchio and Taleggio Crepe Bundles
  • Difficulty Easy
  • Preparation 10 minutes
  • Cooking 40 minutes
  • Servings for 8 bundles

Imagine surprising your guests with an appetizer that wins over both the eyes and the palate: radicchio and Taleggio bundles hold all the flavor and refinement of a recipe designed to make any occasion special. These elegant, easy stuffed bundles are perfect finger food for an aperitivo, the Italian pre-dinner drink, but they can also be the main course of a vegetarian radicchio recipe, ideal if you want something light but full of flavor.

The melting heart of Taleggio cheese, a soft cheese from Lombardy, meets the lively, slightly bitter note of radicchio, creating a wonderful contrast that melts in your mouth. Everything is wrapped in a delicate radicchio and Taleggio wrapper made with thin crepes, which turn lightly golden in the oven and give off an inviting aroma. The result? A burst of aromas and textures that makes these baked bundles the real star of your table, both as an appetizer with radicchio and as a little luxury to serve to friends at a buffet or on a special evening.

Try serving the aperitivo bundles with a raw radicchio salad or on a bed of toasted walnuts: you’ll surprise even the most demanding palates. These bundles with Taleggio cheese are a perfect blend of tradition and creativity, a genuine pleasure for anyone who loves vegetarian recipes with a bold yet balanced flavor.

If this recipe has sparked your imagination, let yourself be tempted by other winning combinations too: discover the Radicchio Rolls with Ricotta and Walnuts, the wonderful Radicchio Lasagna, or the Savory Pie with Radicchio, Red Onions and Pine Nuts and the Pasta with Radicchio and Scamorza, for a journey through flavors that never disappoints.

Ingredients for 8 bundles

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Method

  1. To make the Radicchio and Taleggio Crepe Bundles, whisk the eggs in a medium bowl, add the milk, then sprinkle in the flour, taking care that no lumps form, until you have a batter. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it rest in the fridge for 30 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, finely chop the onion and brown it in a skillet with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Wash the radicchio in cold water, dry it and cut it into thin strips. When the onion has browned, add the radicchio to the skillet with a glass of water, cover with a lid and cook for 10 minutes, stirring from time to time, until wilted. Separately, cut the Taleggio into chunks.
    Radicchio and Taleggio Crepe Bundles, step 2: radicchio cooking with the onion
  3. Heat the crepe pan and pour in a ladleful of batter, spreading it over the whole surface of the pan with a crepe spreader. Cook the crepes for 1-2 minutes per side until you have used up all the batter, stacking them on a plate to keep them warm. Fill the crepes by placing a spoonful of radicchio, the Taleggio cubes and a pinch of grated Grana Padano in the center. Then gather each crepe into a bundle, wrapping it around the middle, and tie it closed with chives.
    Radicchio and Taleggio Crepe Bundles, step 3: making the crepes
    Radicchio and Taleggio Crepe Bundles, step 3: filling and tying the bundles
  4. Place the Radicchio and Taleggio Crepe Bundles in a lightly buttered baking dish and brush the tops with melted butter using a pastry brush. Bake them for 15 minutes in an oven preheated to 180 °C (350 °F) until golden on top. Take the Radicchio and Taleggio Crepe Bundles out of the oven and serve them hot. Finally, remember to download our App with exclusive content and fewer ads!

Variations and Alternatives

If you don’t have chives, you can make classic radicchio and Taleggio crepes, place them in the baking dish, cover them with a layer of béchamel and bake them at 80 °C (175 °F) for about 15 minutes.

You can also replace the Taleggio with other cheeses to make your radicchio bundles, such as Gorgonzola, ricotta or scamorza.

Tips

If you don’t have a crepe pan, you can simply use any nonstick pan, taking care to grease it with a little butter.

Storage

Keep the Radicchio and Taleggio Crepe Bundles in the fridge for 2-3 days in an airtight container.

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