Long Cooked Celery Root Salad Recipes

CELERY ROOT SALAD

Steps:

• Place celery root in a 2 1/2-quart souffle dish with a lid. Add water and cover. Holding the lid down with your thumbs, shake the dish to distribute the water evenly. Cook, covered, at 100 percent power in a high-power microwave oven for 8 minutes. Strain celery root and run under cold water until vegetables are cool.
• Put mustard in a bowl and whisk in vinegar. Gradually whisk in oil, beginning with drops and increasing to a steady stream. Add parsley and season with salt and pepper. Whisk again and toss in celery root.

GERMAN CELERY ROOT SALAD

Steps:

• Combine celeriac pieces, water, and 1 tablespoon salt in a saucepan, bring to a boil and cook until celeriac is soft, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain, reserving cooking liquid, and set aside to cool, about 1 hour. Cube celeriac and place in a bowl with onion.
• Stir together cooled cooking liquid, vinegar, and sugar. Pour over celeriac and onion. Add oil and mix well. Season with salt.

CELERY ROOT SALAD

Steps:

• Fill a bowl with ice water; add half of the lemon juice and 1 tablespoon salt. Peel the celery root with a paring knife. Rinse, then cut into matchsticks. Add to the lemon water and let soak 15 minutes. Drain and pat dry.
• Whisk the remaining lemon juice, the mustard, vinegar, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a bowl; gradually whisk in the olive oil, then the cream. Add the celery root and toss; cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Arrange the frisee and radicchio on a platter. Top with the celery root mixture.

CELERY ROOT SALAD (REMOULADE)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Scrub and peel the celery root. Shred it on a large-hole grater or with a food processor. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine the mayonnaise, mustard, and lemon juice. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Stir in the grated celery root to coat thoroughly.
• Serve immediately or chill in the refrigerator before serving.
• Enjoy.

CELERY SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk 2 tablespoons rice vinegar, 4 teaspoons sesame oil, 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar, 1 1/4 teaspoons grated ginger, 1 teaspoon lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a bowl. Julienne 5 celery stalks, a 4-inch piece daikon, 3 carrots and 2 red jalapenos. Toss with the dressing and add 1/2 pound cooked baby shrimp. Garnish with cilantro.

CELERY ROOT SALAD

Steps:

• Scrub the celery root and cook it in salted water until tender, which may take anywhere from 20 minutes to 2 hours, depending upon the age of the root. When tender, cool, peel and slice into small julienne strips. Add onion juice, mustard and cream to the French dressing. Beat well. Let the celery root chill in this for several hours. If it absorbs all the marinade, add more to moisten. Serve sprinkled with the parsley, chervil and riced egg.

BEET & CELERY ROOT POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Boil or steam potatoes until tender. Usually takes about 8-10 minutes.
• Cool, rub off skin and dice into 1/4 to 1/2 inch cubes.
• Set aside in mixing bowl. This can be done ahead. And you can use left over potatoes as long as they are red or new potatoes and not baking potatoes. They need to have the dense texture of a new potato. I use exotic varieties from my garden.
• Dice Beets into 1/4 to 1/2 inch cubes.
• Put large skillet on medium-high heat. Add water, diced beets, salt, garlic, dill (if dried, if using fresh add at the end) and cider vinegar. Simmer uncovered stirring occasionally.
• While beets start to cook dice celeriac into 1/4 to 1/2 inch cubes.
• After beets have cooked 8-10 minutes and liquid is about half gone add the diced celery root.
• Continue to simmer until all liquid has evaporated. You will need to stir more frequently as it gets closer to the end and you may want to turn the heat down to medium-low. It is important that you use a wide skillet or it takes forever and the veggies will over cook. When finished taste and adjust salt content if desired. Beets should still be slightly al dente and celery root should be soft but not mushy. NOTE: If it gets to this consistency before the liquid evaporates you can strain off the excess juices but you will have to add extra seasoning and vinegar to make up for what you lose.
• Remove from heat and add to cooked potatoes.
• While mixture is still warm stir in onion and parsley.
• Stir in mayonnaise. You can adjust the amount of mayonnaise to your liking.
• Serve room temperature or chilled.

LONG-COOKED CELERY ROOT SALAD

Steps:

• To cook whole celery root, rinse it briefly to remove any soil, then put it into a large saucepan with cold water to cover. Since it floats, you can weight it with a pot cover or dish on the root to keep it under the surface, or just turn it over in the water now and then to cook evenly. Bring the water to a boil, and cook for about an hour, until tender, when you can pierce the whole root with a skewer.
• Set the root in a colander or on a wire rack, and let it cool for 10 minutes or so, until you can handle it. Use the back of a thin knife blade (the dull edge) to scrape off the soft brown skin; use the knife tip to cut out the bits of skin in the folds and knobby parts of the root. When it is completely clear, cut the round root into wedges, chunks, slices, cubes, sticks, or any shape you like, and sprinkle with about 1/4 teaspoon of salt while still warm. Toss the pieces with the scallions, and dress with oil, vinegar, more salt, and pepper. Let the salad cool completely, or refrigerate it.
• Serve at room temperature or chilled. Before serving, taste a piece of celery root and adjust the dressing if you like. Toss with the chopped parsley, and arrange the salad on a serving platter or in portions on salad plates.
• Variations for celery root salad
• For milder flavor, poach the scallions with the celery root for 10 minutes before slicing them.
• Garnish the salad with shavings of Parmigiano-Reggiano or Grana Padano.
• For a lovely and unusual first-course salad, fold in sliced fresh pears (but omit the scallions).
• For a heartier main-course salad, fold in hard-boiled eggs, tuna, or cooked meats.
• For an interesting twist on celery root, roast the whole unpeeled root in a 350° oven for an hour or more, until tender all the way through. Cool, peel, and make your favorite salad.