Celery Victor With French Dressing Recipe
Celery Victor, as the name suggests, a conqueror of your taste buds, is a delicious salad with anchovy and vegetables seasoned with French dressing, pepper and pimiento. Just try this Celery Victor once and you'll get to know why it conquers the human taste apparatus always ! Don't forget to share your findings about the Celery Victor with me.
Ingredients
2 small hearts of celery
1 medium sized onion
2 1/2 cups bouillon (10 1/2 oz. can diluted with 1 can water or 3 beef bouillon cubes dissolved in 1 1/2. cups hot water), or chicken stock
1 cup well-seasoned French dressing Watercress or shredded lettuce Coarsely ground black pepper Anchovy fillets and pimiento strips Tomatoes and ripe olives (optional)
Directions
Wash celery, trim the root end, and cut off all but the smallest leaves.
Peel and slice onion.
Put whole celery hearts and sliced onion in shallow pan; cover with bouillon.
Cover and cook until tender, about 15 minutes.
Let cool in stock.
Remove hearts, cut in half lengthwise, and place in shallow dish.
Pour over French dressing (a garlic-flavored French dressing made with wine vinegar is especially good), and chill several hours.
To serve, drain off most of dressing and place celery on watercress or shredded lettuce.
Sprinkle with pepper and garnish with anchovy fillets and pimiento strips.
Quartered tomatoes and ripe olives may be used for extra garnish.
Peel and slice onion.
Put whole celery hearts and sliced onion in shallow pan; cover with bouillon.
Cover and cook until tender, about 15 minutes.
Let cool in stock.
Remove hearts, cut in half lengthwise, and place in shallow dish.
Pour over French dressing (a garlic-flavored French dressing made with wine vinegar is especially good), and chill several hours.
To serve, drain off most of dressing and place celery on watercress or shredded lettuce.
Sprinkle with pepper and garnish with anchovy fillets and pimiento strips.
Quartered tomatoes and ripe olives may be used for extra garnish.