Easy Celery Salad Recipe – A Healthy Earthy Flavor
Easy Celery Salad Recipe – A Healthy Earthy Flavor is a refreshing and nutritious dish that brings together the crispness of fresh celery with a zesty lemon and red apple vinegar dressing. Perfect for summer picnics, backyard barbecues, or as a light side dish, this salad not only tantalizes your taste buds but also adds a vibrant touch to any meal. With its delightful crunch and healthy ingredients, it’s an easy-to-make recipe that will have your guests coming back for seconds.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: None
- Total Time: 0 hours
- Yield: Serves about 6 people 1x
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 hearts of celery (about 20 stalks, with leaves)
- 1 medium red onion (quartered and thinly sliced)
- ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 lemons (zest and juice)
- 2 tablespoons red apple vinegar
- 2 tablespoons capers (drained and roughly chopped)
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- Fresh oregano leaves (for garnishing)
- Fresh parsley leaves (roughly chopped, for garnishing)
- Kosher salt (to taste)
- Freshly ground pepper (to taste)
- Red pepper flakes (generous pinch, optional)
Instructions
- Trim any limp leaves from the celery stalks and coarsely chop the healthy leaves. Slice the stalks into ¼-inch pieces on a diagonal.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the sliced celery and red onion.
- In another bowl, whisk together olive oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, red apple vinegar, capers, minced garlic, salt, pepper, and optional celery seed until well blended.
- Pour the dressing over the celery mixture and toss to coat evenly.
- For enhanced flavor, cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.
- Toss again before serving and garnish with chopped parsley and oregano.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup (150g)
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 6g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg