2454 Celeriac ??

Anyone have any recipes for celeriac? I have 2 in my organic vegebox this week and don't know what to do with them. I obviously want Italian slants on this but to be truthful any ideas would be good. I have never used celeriac before so haven't a clue.
Any advice would be gratefully recieved , also what does this veg taste like.
Look forward to any response, Thanks in advance.
Michelle:)

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Food & Drink

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 01/24/2006 - 15:38

Hi Michelle
Celeriac tastes good - but I have only eaten it in one way - that is shredded or grated with carrot (again shredded) and then dressed in oil/vinegar. Goes really well with a nice bistecca and green salad.
Karen

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 01/24/2006 - 15:41

Here's another Michelle,

I like using it chopped up cold, matchstick size with chopped up crisp apple.

I only add some mayonnaise (see Paola's recipe), and a little salt and pepper.

It's a root vegetable, has a little celery flavor (to me).

Dee

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 01/25/2006 - 03:50

Try adding it to soups/stews

or [and I like this one]

Next time you mash potatoes - add a celeriac to the spuds when you put them on to boil, and mash it up with the rest. A slightly different taste, and surprisingly good.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 01/25/2006 - 04:45

celeriac can be used to make a mash, half boiled celeriac, half boiled potates... or a nice cream of celeriac soup!
it is also delicious sliced very thin and fried in a batter...

Paola

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 01/25/2006 - 05:33

Like Kohlrabi - best eaten raw to enjoy the unique flavour. However it goes very well mixed with mashed potato as indicated above.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 01/25/2006 - 05:53

Thank you all so much for the advice and ideas. Guess what I'm cooking for tea today!! I hope we all like it. :)

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 01/25/2006 - 08:06

Celeriac soup with blue cheese is fab - best to use chicken stock if you're not a veggie but good veggie stock will do - add in a chopped spud too to make it smoother, Boil the cut up and peeled celeriac with an onion and a spud in the stock add small amount of any crumbled blue cheese and a good slug of single cream, salt and pepper at the end before blending. Serve with hot crusty bread..
Yum.
Definately tastes of celery I agree Dee. The recipe also works well with celery but you need to sweat it in butter first or its too fibrous.

M

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 01/25/2006 - 13:57

I will always remember my first visit to the Louvre, not for the art but for my discovery of the celeriac salad in their café :D Absolutely scrummy!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 01/31/2006 - 14:41

Thanks everyone, we tried the celeriac soup with the blue cheese, delicious. I won't fret next time we get celeriac in our organic veg box, so many ideas to try and a gorgeous soup as a fail safe. Thanks again:)