Green Rebel Recipe: Mashed Celery Root

Rebel in Green presents it's first vegetarian recipe!

Mashed Celery Root is delicious warm or cold.  It looks and feels like mashed potatoes but it is lighter, healthier, and packed with flavor.

Mashed Celery Root

Ingredients:

- 3 celery roots

- 2 Large Carrot

- Chives

- Fresh Dill

- Parsley

- Salt

- Pepper

Get Cooking:

Cut away the outer skin of celery roots, then slice  the celery roots into several smaller pieces (about the size of a deck of cards).  This makes softening the celery root faster and easier.  In a medium pot boil water with lots of salt (for flavor).  When the water is boiling, add celery root pieces and cover the pot.  In approximately 20-25 mintues, check the softness by stabbing pieces with a fork.  If tender, drain water.  If not, let boil for longer and test again in 5-10 minutes.  

While the celery root is boiling you can shred and chop.  Shred the carrots using a grater.  Chop the chives (I like to use about 1/2 of a standard bunch from the grocery store, but you can base the amount on your liking - keep in mind, the bottom white ends of chives are the most flavorful part).  Cut the dill and parsley into small bits (Again, I like LOTS of dill, but base amounts to taste).  

Once the celery root is tender and the water has been drained, mash the celery root until soft and mushy. Next add carrots, chives, dill, parsley, pepper and a dash of salt.  Stir until contents are evenly distributed throughout the dish.

Serve warm or refrigerate until consumption.  It is delicious cold too!

Remember: as you are seasoning, start with less and slowly add more - tasting as you go.  You can always add more... but once you've gone to far it is very difficult if not impossible to turn back.