Celery Root Salad

Celery root salad recipe, also known as celery remoulade, with celery root, green apple, and a mayonnaise Dijon dressing.

By
Elise Bauer
Elise Bauer
Elise Bauer
Elise founded Simply Recipes in 2003 and led the site until 2019. She has an MA in Food Research from Stanford University.
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Updated March 16, 2022
Elise Bauer
Celery Root Apple Salad
Elise Bauer

Also known as celeriac remoulade, this celery root salad is a refreshing accompaniment to seafood dishes and very easy to make. Celery root looks like a giant turnip, but tastes more like a cross between celery and jicama.

The result is a cool coleslaw-like salad without the taste of cabbage. Yum! Sacramento chef Evie Lieb prepared this salad to go with the panko-crusted salmon in our recent cooking class.

Two helpful tips are to 1) use a rubber mallet to help get the chef's knife through the hard celery root, and 2) use a food processor, not a hand grater to do the grating.

Celery Root Salad

Prep Time 15 mins
Chill 60 mins
Total Time 75 mins
Servings 4 servings

Recipe from Evie Lieb.

Celery root is hard to cut through, like butternut squash. Evie recommends using a chef's knife and a large rubber mallet. Gently hit the back of the knife blade with the rubber mallet to cut through the celery root.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise

  • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

  • 2 tablespoons chopped parsley

  • 1 (1-pound) celery root, quartered, peeled, and coarsely grated just before mixing

  • 1/2 tart green apple, peeled, cored, julienned

  • Salt and freshly ground pepper

Method

  1. Make the dressing:

    Combine the mayonnaise, mustard, lemon juice and parsley in a medium-sized bowl.

  2. Finish the salad:

    Fold in the celery root and apple and season with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
236 Calories
21g Fat
11g Carbs
2g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving
Calories 236
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21g 27%
Saturated Fat 3g 16%
Cholesterol 12mg 4%
Sodium 521mg 23%
Total Carbohydrate 11g 4%
Dietary Fiber 2g 8%
Total Sugars 3g
Protein 2g
Vitamin C 9mg 46%
Calcium 41mg 3%
Iron 1mg 5%
Potassium 253mg 5%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. In cases where multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.