Celeriac salad

by | Nov 19, 2014 | Vegetable dishes

Although winter is coming, we don’t even need to give up on fresh salads during those frosty months. There are some seasonal vegetables that can be base material of exciting, sometimes unusual salads. One of those winter veggies is celeriac.

In Hungary celeriac is more popular than celery. The huge roots keep long (approximately six to eight months) if stored in a cellar and not allowed to dry out. Ideally, its texture is neither woody nor spongy, but solid, springy and crispy. Celeriac – along with parsley – is one of those herbs that have strong diuretic effect. It stimulates the renal function, the plant’s active ingredients strengthen the immune system. It’s often applied in case of dysorexia and indigestion.

Celeriac usually occurs as an ingredient in soups, casseroles, and other savory dishes, but it’s very rarely eaten raw, which is wrong, because its healing power can only be the most effective if we don’t cook it. In this celeriac salad the flavour of apple and carrot deadens the characteristic taste of celeriac, so hopefully those who have fears of its strong aroma will also enjoy this simple, but great fresh dish.

Celeriac salad
Celeriac salad – photo: zserbo.com

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Hungarian cottage cheese

This is what Hungarian túró looks like

You often ask me what kind of cottage cheese (or curd cheese or farmer's cheese - call it what you want) I use in the recipes. In Hungary the store-bought cottage cheese is dry and crumbly as you can see in the picture. So if a recipe calls for túró, I mean this type. If you can't obtain túró, you can try to make your own from whole milk. Click on the link below.

Metric system vs cup

In Hungary metric units are in use, all the recipes on this website are based on this system, so a kitchen scale is necessary. Since I’m not familiar with cup as a measurement unit, I convert grams to cups by using an online converter. The values in brackets, therefore, are only approximate volumes, so, please, double-check them before you start cooking.