Celery – cooking recipes

The content of the article

• How to cook celery
• Celery Recipes
• Soup
• Salad
• Stuffed celery
• Stew
• Mashed potatoes
• Cheese casserole
• Smoothie

The plant belongs to the umbrella family. Unlike other vegetable crops, all parts are used in food from it: root, stem, seeds or leaves. Petiole or stem celery is considered the most common in Russia, the CIS. It gives the dish a specific taste, improves metabolism, and is indicated for gastrointestinal diseases. This is a universal ingredient, it can be added to almost any dish of Russian cuisine.

How to cook celery

All parts of the plant are suitable for cooking homemade food. Mistresses are more likely to use stems, they are fried, baked, added to the stuffing for stuffing or eaten ready-made with other vegetables. The plant has a spicy, salty taste, goes well with mackerel. From ripe petioles you can squeeze juice, which helps in losing weight, improves complexion. There are many variations of the root celery dish. It can be eaten in baked form, added to salads or grated, like mashed potatoes and mixed with potatoes. It turns out not only tasty, but also useful.

Celery Recipes

The healing properties of celery were known in ancient Greece. Wreaths were woven from the plant, evil spirits were driven away, and diseases were also treated. Since scientists studied the composition of celery, the vegetable has been used extensively in cooking. The leaves of the plant are very juicy, crispy, give energy and strength. This is all because fiber, vitamins B6, A, potassium, iron, magnesium and ascorbic acid are included. What can be made from celery – recipes below.

Soup

• Cooking time: 30 minutes.
• Servings Per Container: 2 Persons.
• Calorie content: 36 kcal / 100 g.
• Purpose: for breakfast, lunch.
• Cuisine: Russian.
• Difficulty: easy.

For effective weight loss, nutritionists often prescribe a diet that includes celery vegetable soup. The plant has a wonderful aroma, gives any dish an unusual aftertaste. Celery in combination with other vegetables accelerates the metabolism. It is rich in vitamins, fiber, gives a feeling of satiety, but at the same time has a low calorie content. Any housewife can cook a light, healthy soup from celery.

Ingredients:

• cabbage – 400 g;
• stems – 200 g;
• tomatoes – 3-4 pcs.;
• carrots – 2 pcs.;
• onions – 2 pcs.;
• bell pepper – 1 pc.;
• tomato paste – 200 g;
• salt, spices to taste.

Cooking method:

1. Rinse thoroughly all vegetables in running water, peel onions and carrots.
2. Cut cabbage, onions, grind carrots. Pour the ingredients into one deep pan.
3. Peel the bell pepper from the seeds, remove the stalk, and then cut into small cubes.
4. Dice the stems, tomatoes. Add to pan.
5. Pour the vegetables with tomato paste, add 1 tbsp. l salt, carefully move the ingredients.
6. Add water so that it protrudes 3-4 cm from vegetables.
7. Put the boil soup. After boiling, reduce heat and simmer another 15-20 minutes..
8. Serve with sour cream. If desired, you can add a small piece of boiled chicken.

Salad

• Cooking time: 10-15 minutes.
• Servings Per Container: 4 Persons.
• Calorie content: 28 kcal / 100 g.
• Purpose: for breakfast, lunch, dinner.
• Cuisine: Russian.
• Difficulty: easy.

Everyone knows the benefits of vegetables, so salads in Russian cuisine are so common. More recently, celery began to be added to snacks, light dishes. A salad with such an ingredient just needs to be consumed at this time of the year. Stems, roots strengthen the immune system, remove toxins from the body, toxins, saturate the body with vitamins. All you need for beauty and your own health is to spend 10 minutes preparing a salad.

Ingredients:

• cucumbers – 250 g;
• celery leaf – 250 g;
• tomatoes – 4-5 pcs.;
• green beans – 200 g;
• bell pepper – 1 pc.;
• onions – 1 pc.;
• dill – 4-5 tbsp. l .;
• vegetable oil – 3 tbsp. l .;
• vinegar – 1 tbsp. l .;
• salt, pepper – to taste.

Cooking method:

1. Rinse fresh vegetables in running water very thoroughly. Cut the cucumbers into thin half rings.
2. Crush tomatoes in a similar way. Bell pepper cut into strips, mix all the ingredients.
3. Finely chop celery into cubes, and onion in half rings. Pour to the rest of the vegetables.
4. Put boiled green beans. After the water boils, let it brew for another 5 minutes.
5. Add the beans to the salad along with the dill. Salt to taste, pour vinegar and vegetable oil to add flavor. If desired, you can season with mayonnaise or soy sauce.
6. Mix well, serve with the main dish to the table.

Stuffed celery

• Cooking time: 20 minutes.
• Servings Per Container: 2 Persons.
• Calorie dishes with celery: 70 kcal / 100 g.
• Purpose: for breakfast, lunch.
• Cuisine: European.
• Difficulty: medium.

Having decided to eat right, include vegetable salads with celery in the diet. The plant has a diuretic property, cleanses the intestines. Mold cheese is added to the salad, which contains a lot of protein, vitamins and calcium.

Ingredients:

• blue cheese – 100 g (as an analogue, you can take ordinary hard cheese);
• petioles – 5 pcs.;
• dill – 1 bunch;
• white pepper – 2 tsp;
• olive oil – 1-2 tbsp. l .;
• seasoning to taste.

Cooking method:

1. Rinse the stems under running water. Starting from the root, cut the petioles along, but not to the end, but about 2/3 of the entire length.
2. Put the stems in cold water for 15 minutes, during which time the incision will open.
3. To prepare the filling, put in a bowl diced cheese, dill and pepper.
4. Mix the ingredients, pour in the olive oil.
5. Drain the celery, put all the petioles on a paper towel.
6. Use a teaspoon to fill each stalk with filling.
7. Wrap all petioles in a bunch, fold them into parchment or foil.
8. Then put the dish in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
9. Serve as a snack.

Stew

• Cooking time: 60 minutes.
• Servings Per Container: 3-4 Persons.
• Calorie content: 235 kcal / 100 g.
• Destination: for dinner.
• Cuisine: European.
• Difficulty: high.

The most popular recipe with the addition of this plant is Irish stew. A feature of a traditional celery dish is that it cannot be mixed, but only shaken. Otherwise, the pan will simply start to burn. The combination of petioles with meat and other vegetables gives the dish an amazing taste. The highlight is another ingredient – dark beer. Because of it, stew has a special bread flavor..

Ingredients:

• lamb chunks – 700 g;
• potatoes – 0.5 kg;
• petioles of celery – 250 g;
• dark beer – 500 ml;
• thyme – 2 tbsp. l .;
• flour – 5 tbsp. l .;
• carrots – 5 pcs.;
• onions – 3 pcs.;
• bay leaf – 2 pcs.;
• garlic – 3 cloves;
• dill – 1 bunch;
• salt, pepper – to taste.

Cooking method:

1. Rinse, peel vegetables. Cut the meat into small pieces, remove the films.
2. Chop the carrots and celery into small pieces, then chop the onion finely.
3. Roll the meat in flour, fry in a pan until golden brown.
4. Put the fried lamb on the bottom of a deep pan, add carrots, onions, petioles.
5. Pour beer in a saucepan, simmer for 35 minutes.
6. Dice peeled potatoes, add to vegetables and meat.
7. Sprinkle the stew on top with thyme, salt. Stew for another 20 minutes.
8. 5 minutes before cooking, add bay leaf, dill, chopped garlic to the dish.
9. After cooking, let the dish brew for 10 minutes and serve for dinner.

Mashed potatoes

• Cooking time: 15 minutes.
• Servings Per Container: 2 Persons.
• Calorie content: 30 kcal / 100 g.
• Destination: for breakfast.
• Cuisine: Russian.
• Difficulty: easy.

Celery root is a versatile product. It can be stewed, boiled or consumed raw. Even with heat treatment, the plant does not lose its healing properties. Dishes from celery root will serve as an excellent analogue of boiled potatoes. Celery puree contains less carbohydrates, more fiber, vitamins and gives a feeling of satiety for half a day.

Ingredients:

• root celery – 0.5 kg;
• milk – 100 ml;
• salt, spices to taste.

Cooking method:

1. Wash the root thoroughly, peel. Then cut it into medium cubes, like regular potatoes.
2. Fill the roots with water, salt, put cook on medium heat and close the lid.
3. After 15 minutes, it is necessary to drain the water, grind the pieces with a blender or pusher.
4. After that add cream, salt again. If you add crackers and a little water, you get cream soup.
5. Serve as a side dish with boiled fillet.

Cheese casserole

• Cooking time: 40 minutes.
• Servings Per Container: 4 Persons.
• Calorie content: 220 kcal / 100 g.
• Destination: for breakfast.
• Cuisine: Russian.
• Difficulty: medium.

Cheese casserole is considered a great start to a new day. For productive work, a person needs carbohydrates, vitamins and other useful substances. This dish contains all of these ingredients, and is easy and quick to prepare. It is recommended to cook the casserole for children, as celery is added to it. It positively affects the work of the intestines and the whole organism.

Ingredients:

• cheddar cheese – 150 g;
• celery head – 1 pc.;
• crackers – 30 g;
• flour – 3 tbsp. l .;
• milk – 50 ml;
• salt, black pepper – to taste;
• chicken eggs – 2 pcs.;
• walnut oil – 3 tbsp. l.

Cooking method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
2. Grate the celery head on a grater, put in a deep pan. Pour milk to the top, simmer for 10 minutes. After allowing the mixture to cool.
3. Grate the cheese, mix with eggs.
4. Lubricate the pan with oil. Mix the cheese mass with celery, add crackers and flour.
5. Put the dough on a baking sheet, bake until golden brown.

Smoothie

• Cooking time: 5-10 minutes.
• Servings Per Container: 2 Persons.
• Calorie content: 45 kcal / 100 g.
• Purpose: for breakfast, snack.
• Cuisine: European.
• Difficulty: easy.

A smoothie of apples and celery is a real beauty recipe, the ingredients of which are mere pennies. The drink gives energy, saturates the body, has a fat burning effect. Smoothies will appeal to those who follow their figure, because this drink with the addition of various vegetables and fruits can be used as a snack.

Ingredients:

• celery stalks – 2 pcs.;
• green apples – 4 pcs.;
• Kiwi – 3 pcs.;
• distilled water – 1 cup (250 ml).

Cooking method:

1. Wash the fruits, peel them and cut into small cubes.
2. Finely chop the stems too, and set aside the leaves.
3. Put all the ingredients in a blender, add water and grind.
4. Pour the drink into glasses, drink immediately.