If like me, you often encounter recipes that require only 1 or 2 stalks of celery, and you don’t want to condemn the rest of the bunch to a fate of oblivion in your fridge, you could do worse than to use it in this light and tangy salad with a mustard vinaigrette, crunchy toasted walnuts and little fried pieces of “I can’t believe it’s not bacon” – smoked tofu.
Ingredients for one full bowl of salad (2-4 people):
10 sticks of celery, thinly sliced
1 slightly tart, crisp apple (sweet, soft apples tend to go brown and mushy too quickly), in eights, then thinly sliced
a large handful of walnuts
125 g smoked tofu, chopped into small pieces
3 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
1 tbsp dijon mustard
salt & black pepper to taste
- Toast the walnuts briefly in a hot pan. Toss frequently to prevent burning. Let cool and chop roughly.
- Fry the tofu pieces in some oil over medium to high heat, until the outside is crunchy and golden brown.
- Mix the sliced celery and apple with the tofu.
- Combine all the ingredients for the dressing and toss through the salad.
- Sprinkle over the walnuts.
- Keeps in the fridge for at least a day.
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I make a similar salad with raw celeriac instead of celery. Must try this one too!
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Love the colours here.. so perfect for our upcoming spring season!
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Thanks, Annika. We’re expecting another spell of cold weather here pretty soon, so I’m definitely looking forward to spring!
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Sounds like a great way to use up the celery! I’ll have to see if I can find smoked tofu.
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I hope you can, it’s really great stuff. Otherwise, I guess you could use bacon for a non-vegan option.
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One or two sticks of celery is at least two sticks too many for me :). However my wife really likes this, I’ll pass this one onto her. Thanks.
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Haha, I know what you mean :P. It’s not everyone’s favourite, but for those who like celery (and even for those who are usually sort of indifferent to it – myself inlcuded) this is a really good salad.
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