Celery - an edible herb plant with a thickened root, a common agricultural. All parts of this plant have a characteristic aroma. It is very useful for nutrition, in addition, it is also used for medical purposes (regulates the excretory system, increases appetite and masculine strength). Root crops and green petioles with leaves contain a lot of various useful substances. The root part is especially remarkable for the diet of those who want to lose weight, thanks to the high content of vegetable fiber.
Tell you what you can cook from celery. Inclusion in the diet of various dishes from this wonderful vegetable, no doubt, will significantly add to your health.
Smoothies of cauliflower with apple and carrots
Ingredients:
- celery - 3-5 green stems;
- apple green - 1 piece;
- carrots - 1 pc.
Preparation
Cut the apple into 4 parts and remove the seeds. We'll clean the carrots. Each celery stalk is cut into several parts. Chop everything in a blender. You can add to this useful thick mixture of 50 ml of milk or cream. In hot weather it is good to bring smoothies with ice.
Chicken salad with celery, cucumber, pineapple and avocado
Ingredients:
- boiled chicken fillet - 400 g;
- celery - 0,5 root crops + 3 stems;
- cucumber - 2 pieces;
- fruit avocado - 1 pc .;
- pineapple - 200 g;
- olive oil;
- lime - 1 pc. (or 0.5 lemon);
- red hot pepper;
- garlic - 1 clove.
Preparation
Cut the meat into small pieces across the fibers. The root part of the celery is rubbed on a large grater, and the stems are chopped. The avocado pulp is cut into small cubes, the cucumber is cut into pieces, the pineapple is slightly larger than the avocado. Sauce-pour is prepared from a mixture of olive oil with lime juice, season it with chopped garlic and hot pepper. Mix the ingredients in a salad bowl and sauce.
Diet Celery Soup with Chicken
Ingredients:
- boiled chicken fillet (slices) - 300 g;
- chicken broth - not more than 100 ml;
- celery - 8 stems;
- potatoes cooked - 2 pieces;
- olive oil - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- garlic - 1 clove;
- basil leaves.
Preparation
Pieces of chicken meat, potatoes, chopped celery stems and garlic are scraped in a blender. Add a little broth and olive oil. We poured into soup cups, decorated with a leaf. You can add to this useful cream soup sesame seeds or grated nuts (hazelnuts). To the soup, give whole wheat bread, barley cake or ciabatta.