Saturday, June 24, 2017

Celery Root Slaw

I will start out by saying that, yes I know it has been quite and while and I am going to try to fix that.

The second thing is that "Celery Root" is a misnomer.  The actual thing used is called celeriac.  But, as usual, I digress.

Now for the food.

My darling husband can not have cruciferous vegetable that are either fermented, cooked or fresh.  But he can have them pickled, go fig...

With this knowledge he has not had coleslaw in the entire time I have known him.  We recently went to a restaurant that served celery slaw.  It was refreshing and delicious.  Both the Mr. and Mr.'s Mom were raving about it and we went about deconstructing it so we could make it.  

After searching the web extensively I found one to modify, to make it closer to what we had.  Here it is.

CELERY SLAW

INGREDIENTS

1/4 c mayo
2 T greek yogurt or sour cream
1 T dijon mustard
1 T lemon juice
1 T cider vinegar
1/4 t kosher salt
1 3/4 lb celery root/celeriac
1/4 c carrots
1/4 t celery seed
1/2 t honey

DIRECTIONS
1)    globe cut and coursly grate celery root
2).   grate carrot
3).   mix all ingredients and let sit for 30+ minutes then serve.

NOTES:
Keeps great!!!!

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