Celery - an edible herb with a characteristic spicy taste and aroma from the family Umbrella, widespread agriculture. Celery originally comes from the Mediterranean, has long been used for culinary and medical purposes due to a number of valuable food and medicinal properties (all parts of the plant are used).
Currently, three varieties of celery are very popular among vegetable growers and cooks: leaf, cherezkovy and root, the latter has the most developed rhizome. This root is round-oval in shape, they are almost always present on vegetable shelves.
About the benefits of eating a celery root
The celery root is rich in essential oils, vitamins (A, B, C, E), trace elements (compounds of potassium, sodium, selenium, calcium, phosphorus, boron, iron, magnesium, manganese, chlorine, sulfur and zinc).
Regular periodic intake of celery root for food improves the general condition of the human body, optimizes metabolism, beneficially affects the work of the nervous, cardiovascular and excretory systems, regulates blood pressure, improves joint condition, prevents the development of viral respiratory infections and cancer.
In addition, celery is very effective for those who want to build themselves and increase man's strength.
Of course, it is better to eat the celery root in raw form, so the most useful dishes with this miracle product are salads.
Tell you how and what salads can be prepared from root celery.
Celery to taste is quite harmoniously combined with a variety of products, and it is better, in most cases, to make a salad in such a way that the celery "soloed", that is, that the rest of the products do not interrupt his taste.
Salad from root celery and avocado
Ingredients:
- celery rhizome - 1 piece;
- fruit avocado - 1 pc .;
- garlic - 1 clove;
- greens of coriander, parsley and basil - 2 branches each;
- burning red pepper - very little;
- vegetable oil;
- lemon juice.
Preparation
Peeled celery root rubbed on a large grater. We extract the flesh of the fruit of avocado and cut into small cubes. We chop the greens and garlic finely. We connect everything in a salad bowl.
We make a dressing from vegetable oil and lemon juice (3: 1), lightly season it with hot red pepper. We pour the salad dressing and mix. Let it stand before serving 10 minutes, slightly masturbate. We serve a salad for meat and fish.
Salad from the root of celery, beets and carrots
Ingredients:
- celery root - 1 piece;
- beet - 1 pc .;
- carrots - 1 piece;
- garlic - 1 piece;
- lemon (can be replaced with natural apple cider vinegar);
- vegetable oil;
- greenery.
Preparation
We rub the peeled raw or cooked beets on a large grater or cut into small straws. To the beets did not paint the rest of the ingredients, immediately stabilize its condition, that is, we pour with a dressing from butter and lemon juice (ratio 3: 1). Thoroughly mix. Let the beets stabilize at least for 10 minutes.
Purified carrots and celery are also rubbed on a grater. Greens and garlic finely chopped. Add these ingredients to the salad bowl and mix.
Delicious tuna salad with celery root
Ingredients:
- tuna canned - 1 can;
- a small celery root - 1 piece;
- Chicken egg - 2 pcs .;
- young cucumber - 1 piece;
- garlic - 1 piece;
- lettuce green leaves;
- olive oil;
- lemon juice.
Preparation
Tuna with a fork. Eggs boil hard, clean and chop finely. The cleared celery root is three on a large grater. Cucumber cut into small oval slices. We connect the whole working bowl and mix it.
We prepare the dressing from butter and lemon juice, season it with garlic clotted.
Ragged hands of the leaves of green lettuce spread on the platter. Top spread the salad. We pour the dressing. Serve this salad as a separate dish with white or rosé wine.