What to do with leftover celeriac

What is celeriac? In our opinion, it’s an underrated knobbly root vegetable – and it tastes very like celery.

Celeriac will add sweet and subtle flavours to many dishes.

Here’s our ways to use up any celeriac you have languishing in the fridge.

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Recipes using celeriac

How to use leftover celeriac

Garlicky celeriac mash. Peel and roughly chop 2 celeriac and 400g maris piper potatoes. Boil in a pan of salted water with 3 bashed garlic cloves for 15-20 minutes until tender. Drain, discard the garlic, then mash the celeriac with a large knob of butter and a splash of single use cream. Add a couple of handfuls of baby leaf spinach , stir until wilted, then season. Sprinkle with grated nutmeg to serve.
Celeriac and apple slaw. Peel and cut 100g carrots, 1 red apple and 1/2 large celeriac into thin matchsticks. Combine in a mixing bowl with 1/2 shredded red cabbage and 1/2 very finely chopped red onion. In a separate mixing bowl, combine 150ml good quality mayonnaise, the juice of 1 lemon and 1 tsp dijon mustard. Season well, then mix into the vegetables and serve with cold cuts.