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You there. Yes, you. The one with the head of celery languishing in the crisper. We know you probably bought it to make tuna salad, or to dice into mirepoix for a soup, and now it's just going to sit there, destined either for the stock pot or the garbage can. Although celery root has recently become celery's glamorous sibling, we think plain old celery deserves a second look.
We never really think about how divisive celery can sometimes be, until someone boldly proclaims that they hate it, and then we have to defend its honor. Celery gets a really bad rap, and we ritualistically forget that its crunch and water content are important to tons of dishes that we normally enjoy. We happen to think that a stalk of celery is the perfect vessel for a portion of pimento cheese. We love it pickled and even stir fried as the star of the show. While we were out trying to find your new favorite celery recipe, we stumbled across an amazing suggestion to spread celery with sweet butter and sprinkle it with salt.
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We think you should give celery one more try. If only for all the times it's sat sadly next to your Buffalo wings, lonely and jealous.
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Celery Soda
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James Ransom/Food52
Get the Celery Soda recipe from Food52
Trust us, it's better than it sounds. Best with a pastrami sandwich.
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Celery Salad With Soft Boiled Egg And Shaved Bottarga
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Celery Soup
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RachelEats
Get the Celery Soup recipe from RachelEats
In her post, Rachel also recommends eating celery with butter and salt. APPLAUSE.
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Celery And Za’atar Tabouli
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Italian Celery And Mushroom Salad
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Tomato Celery Mince Stew
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The Indolent Cook
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Brine Pickled Celery
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Pickle Me Too
Get the Brine Pickled Celery recipe from Pickle Me Too
One of our favorite pickles ever. We always pick the celery out of the giardiniera first.
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Marcella Hazan's Braised Celery With Onion, Pancetta, And Tomatoes
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Celery And Fennel Gratin
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James Ransom/Food52
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Minty Green Olive-Celery Salsa
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Pip & Ebby
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White Bean And Tuna Salad With Celery And Lemon
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Aimee Herring
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Challah, Mushroom, And Celery Stuffing
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Butter Braised Celery
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Alison Needham/A Girl Defloured
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Celery, Blue Cheese And Hazelnut Salad
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Simply Recipes
Get the Celery, Blue Cheese and Hazelnut Salad recipe from Simply Recipes
I think we all know how well celery and blue cheese go together.
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Homemade Roasted Garlic Breadsticks With Curly Celery Salt
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TASTE
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