Celery belongs to the family of carrots, fennel, parsley and dill. The stalks have a crunchy texture and a mild salty taste. While buying celery, make sure the leaves are pale to bright green in colour and free from yellow or brown patches.
Its crunchy texture and distinctive flavour make it a popular addition to salads and salad dressing. Spinach and Bean Sprouts Salad in Creamy Celery Dressing is a tongue-tickling salad of bean sprouts, spinach and veggies with a peppy dressing. Yoghurt Dip is another creamy, luscious dip made using hung curd and cream. The chopped herbs and greens add an exciting flavour and crunch to the dip.
Looking for a unique spread for toasts? Make these Baked Garlic Celery Toasts. The succulent and crisp toasts make a perfect accompaniment for soups and pasta. Everything tastes better with cheese so, try this Cheese Celery Garlic Toast and enjoy this as a tea-time snack, or serve it as an appetizer.
Basic Vegetable Stock is the most versatile preparation used while preparing any oriental or Indochinese delicacy. A flavorful stock has the power to enhance any recipe. Take a pot of boiling water and boil it with vegetables and seasonings. A hot bowl of Celery Soup is a brilliant start to a meal and is sure to raise the diners’ expectations of what awaits them in the coming courses.
Next time you are making freshly squeezed carrot juice give it a unique taste dimension by adding some celery to it. This Carrot Beetroot Parsley and Celery Juice is a treasure trove of Calcium, Vitamin C and Folic acid.
The combination of pineapple with celery not only tastes amazing in a salad but, also when stuffed between bread to make a sandwich. Try this Pineapple Cucumber and Celery Salad with curd dressing or Pineapple, Celery and Cottage Cheese Sandwich. The succulent and tangy flavour of pineapple with a sprinkling of fresh celery adds zest to the dish.
Celery and Black Pepper Rice is a wholesome oriental dish you can whip up in a whiz. Rice, perked up with celery, garlic and pepper and fortified with bean sprouts makes it a sumptuous meal. Cheesy Carrot and Celery Cigars is an exciting Oriental snack made by stuffing samosa patties. The crispy cigars with gooey stuffing are sure to excite the taste buds!
All the recipes in this articles is Healthy & Good. Made Pineapple-Celery-Cottage Cheese Sandwich at home yesterday for my kids after they are back from school. Both liked the taste of sandwich. It was really tasty. Will surely try Pineapple Cucumber and Celery Salad, celery soup, Apple Almond and Celery Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing, Celery Garlic Toast.