Celery à la portugaise

Name: Celery à la portugaise
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 bouquet garni; 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; 1 onion, finely chopped; 500–600 g (1–1¼ lb) celery hearts; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 800 g (1 lb 10 oz) ripe tomatoes; 105 ml (3½ fl oz) white wine; 16 whole black olives; 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 20

Appears in

Salads

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 2001

About

A warm salad that can be a wonderful accompaniment to a main meal, a colourful buffet dish or, when served with Portuguese bread rolls, a vegetarian meal in its own right.

Ingredients

500–600 g (1–1¼ lb) celery hearts
800 g (1

Main course
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Using a sharp knife, cut through the core of each celery heart to make quarters, making sure the stems stay joined at the base. If they are too large to sit on a plate attractively, cut the length down to about 18 cm (7 inches). Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and, once boiling, cook the celery for 1 minute. Remove using a slotted spoon and rinse under cold wa