Celery Salad with Date, Almonds & Parmesan

Celery Salad with Date, Almonds & Parmesan

Recipe by Courtney Roulston 

Dietaries: Meat free, vegetarian 

Serves: 4 as a side 

Prep Time: 20 minutes 

Ingredients

8 tender stalks celery, washed  (peel any tough fibers from the outside if needed) 

½ cup whole roasted almonds, chopped 

5 medjool dates, pitted, chopped 

1 green apple, sliced into fine matchsticks 

1 green chilli, seeded, finely diced 

1 small red onion, finely sliced 

½ cup flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped 

½ cup Parmesan cheese, shaved with a peeler from a block 

Dressing

Juice and zest of 1 lemon 

Sea salt and pepper to taste 

2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 

1 tablespoon honey 

3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

METHOD

Place all the dressing ingredients into a small bowl and whisk until emulsified then set aside.

Finely slice the celery then place into a large mixing bowl with the almonds, dates, apple, chilli, onion, parsley and shaved parmesan. 

Pour the dressing over the salad and toss well to coat. 

Place the salad onto a serving platter and shave over extra parmesan, olive oil and black pepper before serving.

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