Celery: A Pleasure Cold And Warm!

Celery is also a delicious ingredient warm and not only delicious cold with a dip.

Celery we usually know only as raw bars, which are dipped in delicious dips instead of salad or served for nibbling. But the green celery sticks can do a lot more!

Have you tried them warm in vegetable dishes? We have ideas and information for you!

Celery has many names

Whether you like him celery, celery stalk, celery call or celery, it’s always the same plant!

It is so pale because the stalks are covered with piles of earth as they grow, so that less sun comes to the plant and thus less chlorophyll can be produced.

Hence the name “celery”. If you see this celery with slightly darker stalks in stores, it is only because they received a little more light as they grew.

Celery is usually offered without the leaves and sold in bundles that can weigh up to 1kg. If there are leaves on the sticks, you can use them to season soups, stews and salads, because they are also edible and have a great aroma! Ç

In contrast to celeriac, the aroma of the sticks is finer and the beta-carotene content is slightly higher.

What’s in the green bars?

Celery is rich in B vitamins and vitamin E. They also contain potassium, calcium and iron. The darker and greener the color, the more provitamin A the celery contains.

Even if they sometimes hang between your teeth, the long fibers that run like “threads” along the bars, you should definitely eat them too! They are part of the fiber in these vegetables!

Since this type of celery contains a lot of water, it is very low in calories. 100g of it contains about 15 calories!

Warning: some people are allergic to celery ! Even if celery looks different: Allergy sufferers must never eat it, as this could lead to an allergic shock!

Recipe ideas

Celery can be eaten cold or warm, which makes it a real all-rounder in the kitchen.

Some recipes recommend that you use a peeler, for example, to remove the long fibers or “threads” before preparation. However, we expressly recommend that you also use these fibers.

If you cut the bars into small slices, these fibers are also short and are very useful for you and your body as fiber!

Celeriac baked in the oven

A very simple, but heavenly delicious side dish to rice dishes or just flatbread or ciabatta. You need:

• 1 bunch of celery
• Some lemon juice
• Some olive oil
• Coarse sea salt

Clean the celery and brush an ovenproof dish with a little olive oil. Then put the green sticks in the mold.

Make a marinade from lemon juice and olive oil and drizzle it over the celery stalks. Sprinkle with (coarse) sea salt and bake in the oven at 200 degrees for about 30 minutes.

Bean salad with celery

This salad is made in a flash and only needs a few ingredients. It is easy to prepare and transport, so it is also suitable for parties. You need:

• 1 bunch of celery
• 1 shallot
• a large can of white beans (pre-cooked)
• 1 bunch of parsley
• Olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper

Clean the celery, then cut it into small green slices. Then mix it with the beans and the finely chopped shallot. Mix a salad dressing from oil, lemon juice, pepper and salt and mix it with the other ingredients. Serve sprinkled with plenty of parsley.

Very classic: celery with apple as a salad

The classic combination of celery in the salad is then with apple. And not without reason! Try it out and you will know how delicious this combination is!

You need equal parts:

• Celery and
• Apple

So if you have 500g of celery, you also need 500g of apples. In addition, you will need for the sauce:

• Oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper

And for that special taste if you feel like it:

• Walnuts

Cut the celery into small slices, then chop the apples into pieces of the same size. To prevent the apples from browning, you should pour the salad sauce over the mixture of these two ingredients as quickly as possible.

If you like, you can fold in chopped walnuts or sprinkle them on the salad.

Good Appetite!