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Crisp Celery Root Salad with Peanut Vinaigrette & Apple

5 from 1 reader review
Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 6
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Ingredients

Raisins

  • 2 tablespoons raisins
  • ⅓ cup apple cider

Peanut Vinaigrette

  • 2 tablespoons smooth peanut butter
  • 1 ½ tablespoons maple syrup
  • ¼ teaspoon celery seed
  • ½ teaspoon Tamari
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
  • 5 tablespoons olive oil

Salad

  • 1 small celery root, peeled
  • 2 sticks celery
  • 4-5 leaves lacinato kale
  • ½ small head green cabbage
  • 1 apple (honeycrisp or ambrosia are great)
  • ⅓ cup roasted and salted peanuts, chopped fine

Instructions

  • Place the raisins and apple cider in a microwave-safe bowl and cook in the microwave in 15 second increments until the cider is super hot. Set aside so that the raisins can plump up while you prep the salad.
  • Make the dressing. In a jar with a lid, combine the peanut butter, maple syrup, celery seed, Tamari, salt, pepper, apple cider vinegar, and olive oil. Close the lid on top and shake to combine. Set aside.
  • Prep the salad. Slice the celery root on a mandoline and then use a chef's knife to julienne those slices before placing in a large bowl. Slice the celery sticks thin and add them to the bowl. Remove the stems from the kale and slice thinly before also adding to the large bowl. Shred the cabbage with the mandoline and then add it to the bowl. Remove the core from the apple and slice it super thin before adding to the bowl.
  • Once you have all the vegetables and fruit in the bowl, add ½ of the peanuts and all of the vinaigrette. Season with salt and pepper. Toss with tongs to combine. Top the salad with remaining peanuts, the cider-soaked raisins, and some extra celery seed if you like. Enjoy!

Equipment

  • Mandoline Slicer

Recipe Notes

  • I like to save the leaves in the inner heart of the celery for finishing a salad like this. Just slice them up a bit and sprinkle over the top.
  • If you don't have apple cider on hand, water also works great! You just want the raisins to be plump and juicy.
Crunchy and satisfying, this celery root salad with a slightly sweet maple peanut vinaigrette, salted peanuts, and apples is an excellent and unusual cold weather side dish.