Vegetable with a variety called French Breakfast (6)
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I believe the answer is:
radish
(Other definitions for radish that I've seen before include "Pungent, red salad vegetable" , "Plant with crisp root eaten raw" , "Small red salad vegetable" , "Edible small root" , "Bit of salad" .)