Celery: prepare healthy meals

Celery - the product is very popular in Western countries, and much less common in our country. Many prefer him "not to communicate", buying more familiar vegetables, but in vain, because it is very useful and worth it to be one of the regularly appearing in the diet products. So, let's look at some traditional dishes can be used celery and what is special about him can be prepared.

Celery since ancient times been used as a medicinal plant, and it came up in the food consumed in Europe only in the 18th century. In addition to use in folk medicine, celery in ancient times have been used also as a "good luck charm": together with the garlic and onion hanged in his room, believing that it brings happiness. Well, in ancient Greece, celery made wreaths for the winners of the competition, and decorated their tombs. In the US, where today this vegetable is extremely popular, its use began in the 19th century.

Celery capital of the world - a city in the US in Arvada, Colorado.

Celery has long been known in our country, but widely popular it can hardly be called. Only about 5-10 years ago, he began to appear everywhere in the vegetable shelves in supermarkets, due to ever-increasing fashion for a healthy diet, but before he could be found not in every store. However, seeing the celery on the counter, buy it, very few, not knowing what happened to him can be cooked at all why he eat, because there are many other more conventional vegetables.

And to eat celery really need: it is extremely useful due to high content of vitamins C, A, B1, B2, B6, phosphorus, potassium, etc. Regular consumption of celery enhances immunity, strengthen the cardiovascular system and bones, lower cholesterol, normalize the water-salt and acid-base balance.

Celery, among other beneficial properties, has a positive effect on the work of the genitourinary system, and therefore considered an excellent aphrodisiac.

Such a variety of useful properties of celery makes it one of the most worthy to be administered in a daily diet of candidates. On the content of nutrients he leaves far behind many popular vegetables, enjoying in our country in great demand. By the way, the word "vegetable" - a response to a question about how you can cook celery: like any other vegetables can be used for salads and cooking, stew, bake, fry, add to soups and main dishes.

"Three-Faced" celery - what to buy?

On sale today you can see the 3 "species" of celery: root, stem and foliage, in fact, are the three components of the plant. Apply different parts can be different:

• Celery root is used for cooking a variety of dishes from soups to casseroles, it can simmer, boil, bake, put in salads, zasushivat and use as a seasoning for vegetable stews and soups;

• Celery stalks, crisp and juicy, you can eat raw, including adding to salads or as a separate eating snacks, and used for the preparation of beverages and a variety of first and second courses;

• Celery leaves is common to use for salads and as a condiment in dried form.

Buying celery root, tap it if the sound is ringing, it means it's empty inside, with knock on good roots sound will be muffled. At any time, celery contains a lot of vitamins and minerals, it is possible to buy all year round. Store in the refrigerator celery root better wrapped in foil.

Should I add the celery: the use of vegetables in traditional dishes

The easiest way is to add a simple celery salad "tomatoes + cucumber," so often appear in our diet in summer. However, the overall number of salads that you can cook with it huge. The most popular are the following combinations:

• Celery stemmed and soft or hard cheese in a 1: 1 ratio, dressed with olive oil;

• Stemmed celery and cucumbers in a ratio of 1: 1, avocados and olive oil as a dressing;

• The root of the celery and carrots in a 1: 1 ratio, parsley and lemon juice + vegetable oil as a dressing;

• Celery root, grated shabby dressed with mustard and heavy cream.

Very original salad can be prepared by mixing with celery rhubarb, similar to it in structure, it will turn sour-salty salad that can be refilled with oil, lemon juice, mustard, sour cream or other sauce to taste.

With regard to various soups, the celery root can be added to soup and soup along with other roots and stems can be cooked with a delicious pickle with pearl barley. Often the roots or stems of celery, boil them with other vegetables and frayed, prepared soups. In general, because the soup with celery obtained quite easily, they are an excellent choice of first courses in the hot season. Combine celery in soups can be with broccoli, cabbage usual, beans, tomatoes and many other vegetables.

Enumeration of options for main courses, which can be cooked with celery - this is a topic for a separate discussion, because these dishes are very, very much: vegetable stews, side dishes, casseroles, lobio, mousses, purees, etc. Celery can be prepared as separate dishes and side dishes, you can combine it with seafood, meat, poultry, leek, avocado, cheese, mushrooms, carrots, cabbage, potatoes, peppers, herbs, apples and many other products.

The recipe was made with celery and pearl barley

You will need: 1.5 liters of chicken / vegetable broth, 300 g petiolar celery, 100g pearl barley, 2 bay leaves, red onions and boiled eggs, 6 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 bunch green onions, zucchini to taste, pepper, salt, sour cream.

How to prepare a pickle and celery. Hot water rinse barley to water clarity, pour boiling water in a ratio of 1 part cereal to 3 parts water, boil for half an hour on low heat, put in a colander. Onions, zucchini, celery, cut into cubes, fry in butter for 3-4 minutes in a pan with a thick bottom, pour hot broth, add barley, boil for 7-10 minutes, and salt the pepper, season with pickle Lavrushka. Before serving plates put in the chopped green onions, quartered boiled eggs and season the soup with sour cream.

Recipe celery puree

You need: 6 celery root, 2 hard boiled eggs,? cup milk, 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, 1 tablespoon wheat flour, salt.

How to cook celery puree. Clear roots arbitrary slices cut them, boil in salted water, drain the water, leaving a bit of broth. Wipe or crushed celery puree, add the flour and fry it in butter and spread a small amount of broth left over after cooking, milk, salt the and stir, bring sauce to a boil. Serve with mashed hard-boiled eggs, sliced.

Recipe casseroles celery

You will need: 4 celery, 1 cup sour cream, 2 tablespoons grated cheese, 1 tbsp flour salt.

How to Cook a casserole with celery. Roots clean, cut into strips, cover with water, salt the, boil until soft, drain it, put boiled vegetables in a greased form and pour the flour mixed with sour cream, sprinkle with cheese on top, bake in the oven until cooked.

Salad recipe with cabbage, apples and celery

You will need: 100 g apples, celery and cabbage, 1 tablespoon vinegar, cooking oil, wine, sugar and salt to taste.

How to prepare a salad with celery. Julienne sliced apples by removing the seeds, and cabbage, celery rubbed, simmered it or use fresh. Connect with apple cabbage and celery, season salad with vinegar, wine and oil, sugar and salt to taste, stir and serve.

Recipe salad of celery, mushrooms and peppers

You will need: 300 g fresh mushrooms, 200 grams of celery root, 50 g fat, 5 cloves of garlic, 3 sweet peppers? cup vegetable oil, 2-3 tablespoons wine, 1 tablespoon vinegar, pepper, salt.

How to prepare a salad of celery. With salt rub garlic, diced finely chopped bacon, clean and wash the mushrooms, and dry them finely chop and fry in butter. Add to the fried mushrooms and garlic bacon, fry for 3-5 minutes together, pour the wine, put out 5-7 minutes on low heat. Peel and chop fine julienne celery root, prepare peppers and cut them into strips, combine all the ingredients prepared, season with vinegar and pepper, add the butter, stir and serve salad.

With celery can prepare delicious traditional and original dishes, try - this vegetable should be present in the diet of each person seeking to correct and nutritious food.