The value of celery root and stem is known to everyone: rare amino acids, carotene, asparagine, tyrosine, trace elements, essential oils, vitamins K, A, E, B-group vitamins, ascorbic acid, protein and many other useful and irreplaceable substances. The unique substance apiol gives celery a spicy taste and aroma.
The beneficial effect of celery is unlimited. Not only a celery stalk, but also a root and greens:
- slow down aging;
- purify blood and blood vessels;
- stimulate appetite;
- support the work of cells;
- normalize the water-salt balance;
- maintain normal sugar levels;
- regulate the work of the kidneys and liver;
- enhance sexual function;
- cure allergies;
- soothe the nervous system.
You can cook any dishes from celery: a celery stalk and curly greens are great in salads, and a healthy soup can be prepared from the root.
From the stem of celery you can make light, healthy salads:
Green Freshness
Cut a green apple, a cucumber and a celery stalk into cubes, pick a green salad and put in a bowl with vegetables. Squeeze the juice of half a lemon into a salad, mix, add olive oil and a few pine nuts. Instead of olive oil, you can use a sauce of light mayonnaise and sweet mustard - the taste will be more piquant.
This salad can be easily turned into juice: we drive all the fruits and vegetables through a juicer and drink before eating - excellent digestion is guaranteed!
Vitaminka
Cut celery, kohlrabi, sweet apple and raw carrots into thin strips. Soak raisins in warm water for 20 minutes, rinse well, add to vegetables. Mix olive oil with liquid honey, season salad and sprinkle with pine nuts or walnuts.
Chicken Joy
Cut boiled chicken meat, celery stalk and canned pineapple into large cubes, grate hard cheese. Lay out in a salad bowl in layers: chicken, grated cheese, pineapple, celery. Mix sour cream or mayonnaise with boiled yolks and a spoonful of sweet mustard, coat each layer with sauce. Finely chop the parsley, dill and celery greens and decorate the salad.
What can be cooked from celery root? Anything: grated celery root can be added to stews, to your favorite soups, to gravy, to salads - the hostesses fantasy is endless!
Creamy soup
You can cook soup on the water, and on any lean meat broth. Dice 1 sweet onion and fry together with two cloves of garlic until golden in butter. Cut four small potatoes and one celery root into cubes, dip into boiling broth or water, add frying, and cook until the potatoes are ready. Add spices to taste a few minutes before turning off the soup. Bring the finished soup into a puree in a blender, pour into a saucepan, add half a glass of fat cream and, stirring, bring to a boil. When serving, garnish with any greens.
And finally, Salad "Male"
We rub the celery root on a coarse grater, cut the boiled tongue and pickles into coarsely chopped straws, add finely chopped greens, and season with low-fat or homemade mayonnaise.