Refreshing recipes for celery salad (classic and completely unexpected variants)

Celery is the essence of many sauces, broths and other basic dishes.

But let him sometimes play the main role at the plate.

Try the celery salads!

They are healthy, fresh and nutritious.

Check out the eight most popular variants and find your favorite

Spicy celery salad with carrots

Celery-carrot salad is a bit of a classic. But try to make it slightly spicy. You will see that you will enjoy it.

Ingredients

• 300 g of carrots
• 300 g of celery
• 3 tablespoons of mayonnaise
• 3 tablespoons of yogurt
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp coarse mustard
• ¼ tsp chili flakes
• salt
• pepper
• chive

Method

• Clean the carrot and celery and grate them on a coarse grater
• Mix in a bowl with mustard, yogurt and mayonnaise
• Salt, pepper and add chili
• Mix well
• Serve sprinkled with fresh chives

Layered celery salad

You can combine anything you like in this salad. The individual ingredients are stacked on top of each other in layers, and if you choose the right color combination, the salad is not only a delicacy, but also pleasing to the eye. Get inspired in our recipe. And don’t forget to serve in a large transparent bowl.

Ingredients

• 1 iceberg lettuce
• 1 celery
• 2 red onions
• 250 g of cherry tomatoes
• 300 g of frozen peas
• 4 hard-boiled eggs
• 150 g of cheddar
• 200 g of English bacon
• 8 tablespoons of mayonnaise

Method

• Cut the bacon into small strips and fry it in a pan until crispy
• Grate the cheese on a coarse grater
• Cut the eggs into rounds
• Put the peas in a bowl, cover with hot water and strain after a few minutes
• Cut the onion into strips, the tomatoes in half, the celery into cubes, the salad into small pieces
• Layer the iceberg lettuce, celery, tomatoes, red onion, eggs and peas in a large bowl.
• Spread mayonnaise on top, cover with cheese and bacon

French celery salad with mayonnaise

Using local vegetables is typical for French cuisine. This luxurious salad can easily be prepared here, too, from fresh and local sources.

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons of mayonnaise
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
• 1 bulb of celery
• 1 tbsp fresh parsley
• 2 tablespoons chopped capers
• 2 pickles

Method

• Mix mayonnaise, lemon juice, mustard and salt well
• Grate the celery on a coarse grater, cut the cucumbers into slices
• Mix celery, capers and cucumbers in a bowl, add mayonnaise dressing and garnish with fresh parsley

Beetroot and celery salad

A colorful, crunchy and refreshing salad. Beetroot is a great source of iron and is really tasty when combined with lemon.

Ingredients

• ½ large celery
• 1 beetroot
• 1 carrot
• ¼ red onion
• 2 tbsp fresh parsley
• 2 tablespoons of lemon juice
• 2 tbsp pine nuts
• 4 tablespoons parmesan
• salt
• black pepper

Method

• Cut the peeled celery, carrot and beetroot into strips, onion into slices
• Mix with lemon juice, chopped parsley, salt, pepper and Parmesan
• Dry roast the pine nuts in a pan for a few minutes
• Leave the nuts to cool, sprinkle them over the salad and serve

Healthy celery salad with apple

A simple salad that easily combines sweetness and saltiness. It is nutritious and yet dietary. Will you try it?

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons of walnuts
• juice of half a lemon
• 3 tablespoons of olive oil
• 5 stalks of celery stalks
• 1 apple
• 3 tablespoons of red wine vinegar
• salt
• pepper
• 1 tbsp of grated parmesan
• 2 hard-boiled eggs

Method

• Dry roast the walnuts in a pan
• Remove the tough fibers from the stalked celery and cut it crosswise into wider slices
• Quarter the apple, cut out the core and cut into slices
• Mix celery with apples, cover with oil, wine vinegar, lemon juice, salt, pepper and mix
• Add the quartered eggs
• Sprinkle the salad with roasted nuts and parmesan cheese

Celery and blue cheese salad

Sometimes two ingredients that get along well together are enough for a great culinary experience. In the case of blue cheese and celeriac, it is an inseparable pair.

Ingredients

• 8 cleaned celery stalks
• 150 g of gorgonzola
• salt
• pepper
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil

Method

• Cut the celeriac into pieces and place in a bowl
• Toss with oil, salt and pepper
• Crumble the gorgonzola on top

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Boiled celery salad

This celery salad recipe will come in handy for anyone looking for an alternative to the classic potato salad. It is much lighter, healthier and tastes great.

Ingredients

• 2 carrots
• 1 small bulb of celery
• 1 onion
• 100 g of yogurt
• 2 tablespoons of full-fat mustard
• 4 pickles
• salt
• pepper

Method

• Clean the celery and carrots, cut them into large pieces and boil them gently in salted water
• Let cool and cut into cubes
• Finely chop the onion, cut the cucumbers into rounds
• Mix the vegetables, yogurt and mustard in a bowl.
• Salt, pepper
• Mix well and let it sit in the fridge for at least an hour
• Serve as a side dish to steaks, fish or meatballs

Warm celery salad with blueberries

This combination of ingredients looks really strange, but it just works in taste. Will you give him a chance? You will be surprised!

Ingredients

• 900 g of celery
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• 2 stalks of fresh thyme
• 1 onion
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 2 tablespoons of maple syrup
• 100 g of walnuts
• 100 g of fresh blueberries
• salt

Method

• Preheat the oven to 180°
• Wash the celery, remove the skin and cut into small cubes
• Cut the onion into half rings, garlic into slices
• Put the vegetables in a baking dish and cover with olive oil, syrup and sprinkle with a pinch of salt
• Mix and bake for 30 minutes
• Mix the roasted vegetables in a bowl with the nuts and blueberries and serve immediately

8 interesting facts about celery

• The original celery, or fennel, comes from Southern Europe
• In its unripe form it was not suitable for consumption, but its refinement gave rise to the three current forms: bulbous celery, petioled celery and green celery
• While celery bulbs are more widespread in the Czech Republic and Central Europe, you will more often come across stalked celery in the world
• Celery is very good for a healthy cardiovascular system
• It can be eaten raw or cooked
• It acts as an aphrodisiac
• It can be stored for up to half a year at a temperature of 0-5°C
• It is part of the same plant family as, for example, anise or parsley