Monday, December 28, 2009

What can you substitute celery with in recipes?

...if you dont like it?What can you substitute celery with in recipes?
You can just leave it out. I always have to leave it out when cooking for my sister. She HATES celery!!





If it's crunch (not sure of your recipe) that you are after... try water chestnuts or onion.


Maybe celery salt or seasoning salt.What can you substitute celery with in recipes?
Chopped green pepper or even chopped apples.
Anything you like! Celery is most often there for the texture, so try to find another veg that you like that keeps it's firmness when cooked. Peppers can be ok if they're not overcooked, celeriac (which is celery root but doesn't taste like celery), carrots or any other root-type veg would do well.
It depends upon why it is used ..... in a French mirepoix which is equal parts carrot-onion-celery, you can substitute green bell pepper, although it is not classic.
if it's a texture thing, you can use a pinch of celery seed to get the same savory flavor effect. if the recipe is using celery for ';crunch';, such as in chicken salad or tuna salad for instance, you can use sliced water chestnuts instead.

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