New Favourite Veggie - Celery Root (celeriac)

  • New favourite vegetable - celery root a.k.a. celeriac. Had it for the first time last night and, boy, was it really good. This is even closer to a "potato" than cauliflower mash!!! It is not a very attractive vegetable but once you peel it...dice it and boil it....it is awesome!!! And.....it's an UNRESTRICTIVE veggie!!!!!
  • I will have to give it a try. I just got into rutabaga last week. Thanks for the suggestion!
  • I had been using half rutabaga and half cauliflower for a mash. But now I will also try using half rutabaga and half celery root to see how that tastes!!!
  • Thanks! Will definitely try it.
  • Quote: New favourite vegetable - celery root a.k.a. celeriac. Had it for the first time last night and, boy, was it really good. This is even closer to a "potato" than cauliflower mash!!! It is not a very attractive vegetable but once you peel it...dice it and boil it....it is awesome!!! And.....it's an UNRESTRICTIVE veggie!!!!!

    Cool! Thanks!! I'll need to try that!
  • I love celeriac... It can also be eaten raw... celeriac remoulade is a classic French dish... Could probably be made IP friendly with one of the WF salad dressings...
  • Hehehe...Sounds yummie.....recipe?
  • If anyone has recipes please post. It think that this could be a versatile veggie and would be nterested to see what others do with it.
  • I make them sometimes as fries and my family loved them even more than French potato fries and last time I made them into chips but they took like an eternity to get crispy, but if you have time, they are worth it! So yummy.
  • This one's been on my list to try for a while - I think once the storm blows over I'll pick some up! I love that there are so many healthy alternatives to potato, it means that I won't have to give up my "starches" in phase 4, they will just be made from something other than a tater
  • Ooh, I'm excited to try this! I had no idea it was a root vegetable. Thanks for posting :-)
  • Just made some "fries" out of it...soooo good