This roasted celeriac salad is full of delicious autumnal flavours. It is made using sweet and earthy celery root, refreshing apple, crunchy pecans and peppery arugula. Perfect served on its own, as an appetizer or alongside chicken or turkey.
Celeriac (celery root) is not the most vibrant or appealing looking vegetable but offers a surprisingly intense delcious flavour which is a mixture of earthy, sweet and nutty. Roasting brings out all of its complexity and for me personally there is no better way of enjoying this vegetable.
Celeriac salad ingredients
In this autumnal salad recipe I have combined roasted celery root with apple, lightly toasted pecans, refreshing mint and naturally peppery arugula leaves. There is also a little maple syrup which I used to coat the celeriac shavings (along with some oil and seasoning) as well as in the simple 3-ingredient dressing (oil, lemon juice in addition to the maple syrup).
How to prepare the celeriac
To prepare the celeriac cut the knobs off then simply peel the celeriac using a vegetable peeler (you can also halve your celeriac, place on top of a cutting board and cut the skin off slicing downwards using a sharp knife). Then make celeriac shavings using a vegetable peeler (or slice it thinly into strips using a knife).
Step-by-step recipe instructions
1.Preheat the oven to 425 F/ 220 C/ gas mark 7. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
Place the celeriac shavings in a large bowl, add 1 tablespoon of oil, 1 teaspoon of maple syrup, season lightly and stir thoroughly until evenly coated (best to use your hands to do this).
2. Spread on top of the baking sheet as evenly as you can. Roast in the centre of the oven for 17 minutes turning over half way through.
3. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool a little (optional) before combining with the rest of the ingredients.
4. Toast the pecans, core the apple and slice thinly. To assemble the salad spread the arugula on top of a large plate and scatter the roasted celery root, apple, pecans and mint over the top. In a small bowl combine the remaining oil and maple syrup with the lemon juice and drizzle over the salad. Season to taste and enjoy!
Serving suggestions
This salad is perfect on its own but it's also delicious served with pork, turkey or chicken dishes. It also works well as an appetizer. Try adding a couple of tablespoons of cooked pearl barley, green lentils or quinoa for a light meal idea.
Substitutions
- Vegetable oil: Substitute for mild tasting olive oil if preferred.
- Mint: Use fresh basil, parsley or a scatter of thyme leaves instead.
- Arugula: This can be substituted with baby spinach, roughly chopped.
- Maple syrup: Use agave syrup.
- Pecans: Use walnuts instead if preferred.
Top tips and FAQs
- Make the celeriac shavings using a vegetable peeler or slice the celeriac very thinly using a sharp knife.
- Roasting celery root shavings softens them without making them dry.
- Core and cut the apple just before assembling the salad as it is prone to discoloration.
- You can, but don't have to, wait for the celeriac to cool before assembling the salad.
- You can prepare the celeriac ahead and once cooled refrigerate, covered, for up to a day.
- Not suitable for freezing.
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Roasted Celeriac Apple Salad
Equipment
- Vegetable peeler
- Large baking sheet
Ingredients
- 250 g celeriac celery root, peeled weight
- 1 apple granny smith or golden delicious, unpeeled
- 30 g pecans lightly toasted and crushed
- 50 g arugula leaves 2 handfuls
- 2½ tsp maple syrup
- 2½ tbsp vegetable/olive oil
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- Fine sea salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 F/ 220 C/ gas mark 7. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.Place the celeriac shavings in a large bowl, add 1 tablespoon of oil, 1 teaspoon of maple syrup, season lightly and stir thoroughly until evenly coated (best to use your hands to do this).
- Spread on top of the baking sheet as evenly as you can. Roast in the centre of the oven for 17 minutes turning over half way through.
- Remove from the oven and set aside to cool a little (optional) before combining with the rest of the ingredients.
- Toast the pecans, core the apple and slice thinly. To assemble the salad spread the arugula on top of a large plate and scatter the roasted celery root, apple, pecans and mint over the top. In a small bowl combine the remaining oil and maple syrup with the lemon juice and drizzle over the salad. Season to taste and enjoy!
Notes
- Make the celeriac shavings using a vegetable peeler or slice the celeriac very thinly using a sharp knife.
- Roasting celery root shavings softens them without making them dry.
- Cut the apple just before assembling the salad as it is prone to discoloration. You can also drizzle a little lemon juice over the apple slices to prevent it getting brown.
- You can, but don't have to, wait for the celeriac to cool before assembling the salad.
- You can prepare the celeriac ahead and once cooled refrigerate, covered, for up to a day.
- Not suitable for freezing.
Nutrition
*Nutritional information is automatically generated and should be considered as an estimate.
Hi, I am Monika, welcome to Everyday Healthy Recipes! This blog is all about creatively simple recipes with a healthy twist, old classics with a modern take, and an occasional Polish dish thrown into the mix - all easy to make, healthy and delicious, perfect for everyday cooking. 
What a beautiful and delicious salad:)
Thank you:)
I love celeriac! It's a shame it's not appreciated as much as it could be. At the moment I've got some homemade coldslaw in the fridge that I've made with it! Your salad would be another lovely way of eating it.
Celeriac makes a great addition to salads so I am sure your slaw is delicious:)
it just looks so tasty and healthy and colourful. Perfect for me now the holidays are almost at an end , and I need to lose some cake and ice cream weight lol x
Thank you Jenny, it really is hard to avoid fattening food when the kids are off school (personal experience!)
I love the look of this salad so fresh and tasty looking. I love love love Celeriac but have never heard it called Celery root before and Im not so keen on celery. So having read that what is in the salad I now definitely going to make it.
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Thank you Jacqui, celery root is the American name for celeriac. You are one of few people I know who actually love celeriac:)
Just awesome...looks so fresh and healthy. I have to get some celery root now!
Thank you, Zeba! Celery root is so underrated.