This sweet and nutty Maple Celery Root Salad with Apple and Pecans is a delicious lunch idea to enjoy in early autumn.
MAPLE CELERY ROOT SALAD WITH APPLE AND PECANS
This Maple Celery Root Salad with Apple and Pecans owes its existence to a knobbly, grey and sad looking vegetable hardly anyone buys or attempts to cook with. Celery root (or celeriac)! Well, I like a challenge so I bought it. As it turns out, this underdog of the vegetable world (currently in season) has more flavour than we’d expect. ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover’ springs to mind. It makes a delicious addition to an autumn salad.
That’s if you cut it into matchsticks, coat in a bit of maple syrup and roast in the oven for 20 minutes. I did just that and discovered just how delicious celery root can be. If you’ve never used this vegetable because it looks so unappealing or because you had no idea how to prepare celery root try this method. You’ll be surprised by the fantastic results! It was a spur of the moment idea and I really didn’t expect it to be such a success:).
More celery root recipe ideas
If you love roasted celery root recipes you might like this Roasted Celery Root Dip with Horseradish. It’s another fantastic autumnal recipe idea. Also, did you know that celery root can be spiralized? Check out my easy Root Vegetable Nests recipe!
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Autumn salad
I chose to also use apple in this recipe to create a truly autumnal salad. (Autumn is just around the corner and the air already smells differently than it did a month ago). The sourness of the apple and the sweet nutty flavour of the celery root are just delicious together so the dressing doesn’t need to be complicated. A mere drizzle of oil and lemon juice will suffice. Add a handful of arugula, sprinkle some lightly toasted pecans and you’ll have a super healthy, sweet and nutty tasting autumn treat that’s bursting with flavour. This Maple Celery Root Salad with Apple and Pecans is better than dessert!
This delicious, sweet and nutty Maple Celery Root Salad with Apple and Pecans is vegan and gluten free.
- ½ large celery root celeriac
- 1 granny smith apple
- ½ cup pecans lightly toasted
- 2 handfuls rocket rucola leaves
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon olive/vegetable oil plus 2 more for drizzling
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- Sea salt and pepper to taste
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Preheat the oven to 450 F/ 230 C/ gas mark 8. You will need a medium baking tray.
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Peel the celery root and cut into matchsticks. In a large bowl combine the maple syrup with 1 tablespoon of oil, add the celery root and season. Stir thoroughly until all the pieces are evenly coated in the maple mixture. Tip onto the baking tray and spread evenly in a single layer. Bake for 20 minutes.
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While the celery root is in the oven prepare the other salad ingredients. Combine the remaining oil with the lemon juice and set aside. Decore the apple and cut into thin wedges (or cubes).
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To assemble the salad place the rocket leaves, apple pieces, pecans and roasted celery root (hot or cold) in a bowl, season to taste, drizzle with the oil/lemon juice mixture and serve.
Preparation time includes the time needed to roast the celery root
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I am bringing this roasted celeriac salad recipe to Tasty Tuesdays, Meat Free Mondays, Recipe of the Week. Also sharing with #CookBlogShare. This week’s host is Jacqui@Recipes Made Easy
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.
Thanks for linking up to this weeks #CookBlogShare
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.