Celery salad with apple and carrot is a storehouse of vitamins and minerals necessary for the normal functioning of the human body. Regular inclusion of this dish in the menu, combined with adherence to a diet, helps to get rid of excess weight in the shortest possible time.
Celery salad with apple and carrot is not only tasty, but also incredibly healthy dish. All its components contain a huge amount of valuable substances. Carrots are rich in vitamin A, carotene, vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus. Apples are high in vitamin C and iron.
Celery is rich in vitamins A, C, K, natural fiber. It contains glutamic acid, potassium, zinc, calcium, phosphorus. Eating it helps burn fat. That is why nutritionists advise including it in your diet as often as possible.
Celery is recommended to be consumed fresh. It is in such a product that the maximum amount of valuable components is contained. Both celery stalks and its root are considered edible.
To prepare a very tasty and healthy salad, you need to peel a medium-sized celery root and grate it on a coarse grater. The grated root vegetable should be folded into a salad bowl. Next, you need to peel 3 medium-sized carrots, grate them on a coarse grater and add to the celery.
3 green apples must be peeled, cut, cored and cut into very thin strips. To prevent crushed apples from darkening in the air, you must sprinkle them with lemon juice.
Some housewives prefer to grate the apple, but in this case the salad becomes too soft due to the large amount of juice released.
Combine all ingredients in a salad bowl, add salt to taste, 2 tablespoons of olive oil and mix. The salad can be served both as an independent dish and as an addition to meat and fish. When serving, you can sprinkle it with chopped herbs or garnish with chopped walnuts.
Those who are not used to keeping track of the calorie content of food consumed can be advised to season the salad with mayonnaise or sour cream. In these cases, the dish turns out to be no less tasty.
For salad dressing, you can prepare a very original sauce. To do this, mix in a small bowl 2 tablespoons of olive oil, half a teaspoon of sweet mustard, juice of a quarter of a lemon, a teaspoon of soy sauce, salt, sugar, and ground black pepper to taste.
A very unusual salad can also be made from celery stalks. To do this, rinse 3 petioles under running water and cut them into small cubes. Next, grate 1 medium peeled carrot and add to the celery.
The large apple should be washed, peeled, cored and cut into strips, then put in a salad bowl and mixed with carrots and celery.
Salt should be salted to taste, add half a teaspoon of liquid honey and 2 tablespoons of heavy cream to it. All ingredients should be thoroughly mixed and served.
To give the salad a unique taste, you can add chopped nuts, raisins, leggings to it. When adding dried fruits, it is recommended to pre-steam them with boiling water for 10-15 minutes to make them soft.
