Insalata Capricciosa

Name: Insalata Capricciosa (Carrot, Celeriac and Artichoke Salad)
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: salt and pepper; salt and pepper; 50 g canned tuna in oil, drained; 200 g homemade mayonnaise; 6 preserved artichokes, cut into very small strips; juice of 1 lemon; 300 g raw carrots, scraped and cut into fine julienne strips, a little longer than a matchstick; 300 g celeriac, peeled and cut in the same way; 300 g raw carrots, scraped and cut into fine julienne strips, a little longer than a matchstick

Carrot, Celeriac and Artichoke Salad

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Antonio Carluccio – The Collection

By Antonio Carluccio

Published 2012

About

“In selected bars in Torino and Piedmont there is always a series of tramezzini, very elegant little sandwiches of white bread with various fillings. What I remember best is the tramezzino con capricciosa, a salad of two raw vegetables and one preserved one, with a heavenly sauce.”

Ingredients

300 g raw carrots, scraped and cut into fine julienne strips, a little longer than a matchstick
300 g celeriac, peeled and cut in the same w

Europe
Italy
Torino
Piedmont
Fish course
Pescatarian
Mediterranean
Gluten-free

Method

Assemble all the cut vegetables in a bowl, and sprinkle with lemon juice. Mash the tuna with a fork, add to the mayonnaise and mix well. Add the mayonnaise to the vegetables and mix thoroughly. Season to taste.