Easy Celery Slaw - A Delicious Celery Salad Recipe
This delicious celery slaw is an easy celery salad recipe that is packed full of bright flavors and lots of crunch. Earthy celery is paired with tart apples, toasted almonds and pistachios, funky blue cheese, and punchy parsley and it’s tossed with a lemony olive oil vinaigrette that sings. Serve it as a side dish, or use it to top a sub sandwich filled with buffalo-style meatballs.
Ingredients
- 1 bunch celery about 8-10 stalks
- 1 crisp tart apple such as granny smith or pink lady
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds
- 1/4 cup chopped pistachios
- 3 ounces firm blue cheese crumbled (about 1/2 cup)
- 1/4 cup chopped curly leaf parsley
For the Dressing
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice from about 1 1/2 lemons
- 1/4 cup minced shallot
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- salt + pepper to taste
Instructions
- Remove the stalks from the bunch of celery and wash well. Cut off the white root ends and the leafy tops. Thinly slice the celery into 1/4 inch slices and place in a large salad bowl.
- Cut the apple into matchstick sized pieces. It's not necessary to peel it. Add to the bowl with the celery.
- Place the almonds and pistachios into a small pan and cook over medium heat, stirring often, until lightly toasted, about 5 minutes. Watch carefully to prevent burning. Set aside to cool.
- Crumble the blue cheese and add to the salad bowl along with the apples and celery. Add the parsley and cooled nuts and toss everything to combine.
Make the dressing
- Put the lemon juice, shallot, honey and mustard in a 12 ounce jam jar, close lid tightly and shake to combine. Add olive oil and shake again until smooth. Taste for seasoning and add salt and pepper to taste.
- Drizzle the dressing over the top of the slaw and toss well to combine. Taste again for seasoning and add additional salt and pepper if needed. Serve immediately.
Notes
This dressing can be made several days in advance and stored in the refrigerator. The dressed salad keeps well for a few days, covered in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
Serving: 1portionCalories: 327kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 8gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 269mgPotassium: 320mgFiber: 3gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 266IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 150mgIron: 1mg
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