Celeri Remoulade

Celeriac in mustard sauce

Preparation info
  • Serves

    6–8

    • Difficulty

      Medium

    • Ready in

      45 min

Appears in
The Cooking of Provence

By Patricia Lousada

Published 1995

  • About

In every corner of France you will find this tasty dish of shredded raw celery root robed in a mustard sauce. It is simple to do and is a delicious first course.

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • teaspoons salt
  • 500–625 g<

Method

Place the lemon juice and salt in a bowl. Coarsely grate the celeriac. Immediately toss in the bowl with the salt and lemon juice. Leave for 30 minutes.

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