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Leftover Celery Salad
This is a really handy and quick recipe to use up leftover celery that we all seem to have in our fridge! It's a bit tart because it's semi pickled, sort of salsa-like and and intriguingly tasty, thanks to the surprising combination of caraway seeds and dill. If you don't have either of these, you can even skip the fresh herbs altogether - see notes for alternative suggestions. Serve as a side salad, or as a little dish of pickles to accompany a meal.
Prep Time
10 mins
"Marinating"
10 mins
Servings: 3 as a side
Calories: 144 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 5 ribs celery
- 3 tbsp Dill , finely chopped
- 2 tbsp parsley , finely chopped
- 1.5 tsp caraway seeds
- 2 1/2 tbsp white wine vinegar , red wine vinegar or cider vinegar
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Remove the leaves from the celery and trim off the dirty base. Finely slice on the diagonal into 4mm / 1/6" slices.
- Toss in a bowl with remaining ingredients. Set aside for 10 minutes before serving.
- Keeps for up to 3 days in the fridge - the celery softens and becomes even more pickle like.
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Notes
- Herb alternatives - if you don't have fresh dill and caraway seeds, try mustard seeds and a pinch of pepper flakes, or toasted coriander or cumin seeds for a Middle Eastern/Indian spin.
Nutrition Information
Calories
144cal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
4g
(1%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
14g
(22%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Sodium
396mg
(17%)
Potassium
49mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
274IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
4mg
(4%)
Calcium
13mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3as a side
Amount Per Serving
Calories 144
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 144cal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Sodium | 396mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 49mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 274IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 13mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.