Celery Root Salad Recipe

Celery Root Salad is a lovely and unique salad that is simply irresistible. I won quiet a few compliments from my in laws when I served them this Celery Root Salad. All the credit should actually go to this wonderful Celery Root Salad recipe.

Summary

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Ingredients

 Lemon juice2 Tablespoon
 2 celery roots, scrubbed
 Boiling water8 Cup (16 tbs), salted
 1/3 cup each sour cream and mayonnaise
 Egg yolk1
 Dijon Mustard1 Teaspoon
 Capers2 Teaspoon, finely chopped
 Green onions2 Small, thinly sliced
 Garlic1 Clove (5gm), pressed
 Lemon juice1/2 Teaspoon
 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley Butter lettuce leaves

Directions

In a large bowl, combine 8 cups of cold water and the 2 tablespoons lemon juice.
Peel celery roots and shred them coarsely.
Add to lemon water, mix well, and let stand for about 5 minutes.
Drain well.
Stir celery root into rapidly boiling salted water for a moment to blanch it; drain well, rinse with cold water to cool it, then drain again.
In a medium size bowl, blend sour cream and mayonnaise.
Beat in egg yolk with a wire whisk.
Add mustard, capers, onions, garlic, and the 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice; blend well.
Add drained celery root, mixing lightly to coat well with dressing.
Cover and refrigerate until well chilled Sprinkle with parsley and serve on butter lettuce leaves.
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