Creamy Celeriac, Roast Garlic and Mushroom Carbonara | Rebel Recipes (2024)

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Why do chefs love celeriac? ›

Its pale, fine-grained flesh is firm and crunchy when raw, creamy and slightly fibrous when cooked. One of the reasons it's such a popular soup and stew ingredient is because it simultaneously lends its taste to cooking liquids and absorbs the flavors of other ingredients.

Roast it as you would potatoes. Boil it and mash it with other root vegetables, or serve it on its own. It should take around 20 minutes to cook in boiling water until tender, and 30–40 minutes in a 180°C oven. Celeriac makes a fantastic winter soup too as in Marcello Tully's Celeriac and blue cheese soup.

Celeriac (Apium graveolens var. rapaceum), also called celery root, knob celery, and turnip-rooted celery (although it is not a close relative of the turnip), is a variety of celery cultivated for its edible stem or hypocotyl, and shoots.

Celeriac can also serve as an alternative to potatoes for people who are trying to reduce their calorie or carbohydrate intake. According to the USDA, one cup of boiled celeriac pieces contains 42 calories and 9.14 g of carbohydrate. The same amount of boiled potatoes provides 134 calories and 31.2 g of carbohydrate.

Cream: Celeriac can be paired with cream for a rich and creamy side dish. Meats: Celeriac can be paired with meats such as bacon, sausage, ham, and chicken. Nuts: Celeriac can be paired with nuts such as hazelnuts, almonds and walnuts for added texture and flavour.

Celeriac soup is a great winter staple, or try celeriac oven chips for a healthier twist. This root veg works well in creamy dishes, and with cheese – try a celeriac bake with parmesan crumbs for your next roast dinner, or keep things simple with a twist on mash potatoes, like our celeriac champ.

You can harvest celeriac from October through to the following March. Carefully ease individual plants out of the soil with a fork.

Celeriac contains several nutrients, including vitamins C and K, calcium, phosphorus, and potassium. Celeriac is high in fiber, which may improve digestive and heart health. Celeriac can be enjoyed both raw and cooked. Try adding cooked celeriac to your favorite soups, stews, or sauces.

Although far from a superfood, celery root has some nutritional value. One cup, raw, contains around 65 calories, has two to three grams of both fiber and protein, and mild amounts of calcium and potassium.

Celeriac is a source of potassium, which helps keep our blood pressure healthy. It's also a source of folate, which we need to make the red blood cells that transport oxygen around our body.

Can you eat too much celeriac? ›

Celeriac is a rich source of vitamin K which, along with phosphorus, is important for healthy bones and may also have anticancer properties. A word of warning – vitamin K can affect blood clotting so people taking blood-thinning medication should avoid eating too much of it.