Claire Macdonald

Purée of Celeriac

Preparation info
  • Serves

    8

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Claire Macdonald Cookbook
The Claire Macdonald Cookbook

By Claire Macdonald

Published 1997

  • About

Celeriac is one of the seasonal vegetable treats. I love it raw, as in the Celeriac and Egg Mousse, I love it combined with other root vegetables, and I love this smooth purée.

Ingredients

  • 2 medium celeriac
  • 2 large potatoes
  • 1 tsp salt

Method

Peel the celeriac and cut them into chunks. Peel the potatoes and cut them into chunks too. Put the cut-up celeriac and potatoes into a saucepan and cover with water. Add the salt and boil the vegetables together till they are tender when you stick a knife into them. Drain, and steam them off over heat to get rid of any excess moisture. Then mash well, and beat the purée with a wooden spoon, ad