A new Colombian cafe in Dubuque is offering authentic flavors and dishes.

Papi’s Cafe opened recently at 1052 Locust St. in a space remodeled by the co-owners, Sam and Alejandra Janecke.

Alejandra is originally from Colombia, and the couple met in Dubuque, where the two were both students at Emmaus University.

This crisp, colorful salad gets meaty, briny flavor from oil-cured olives and fruity tang from pomegranate molasses. It’s light and fresh, but it is hearty enough to serve for brunch or a light supper.

In this recipe from our cookbook, “Milk Street 365: The All-Purpose Cookbook for Every Day of the Year,” we supplement sweet romaine lettuce with pleasantly bitter radicchio and also toss in some parsley (or mint, or a combination of the two) for added aroma and herbal notes. Don’t forget to pull off and discard the bruised outer leaves from the head of romaine. Closer to the core, the leaves are sweeter.