Celery

General Tips

• Thoroughly clean celery by pulling the ribs away from the stalk and washing, then trim stalks before using
• If you wish to remove the strings in celery stalks, pull them out with a knife while cutting off the leaf ends
• Save celery leaves for flavouring soups and pasta

Recipe Tips & Hints

• Make a bean pilaf with yellow beans, green beans, kidney beans, chick peas, sliced onion and diced celery, marinated for a day with Renée's Gourmet Naturally Light Spring Herb Italian Dressing/Marinade
• Add some crunch to a Ranch Chicken Pasta Salad by throwing in diced celery, red & green pepper, green onions, tomato and chopped basil, and tossing with Renée's Gourmet Ranch Dressing & Dip
• Serve celery sticks raw with any Renée's Gourmet Dressing & Dip for a light snack, or as a quick appetizer with other raw vegetables and several dressings & dips
• Serve celery sticks and carrots alongside chicken wings
• Make Chili Tequila Lime Chili by sautéing chopped onions, peppers, celery and garlic with ground beef and Renée's Gourmet Chili Tequila Lime Sizzlin' Sauce, and simmering with cream of tomato soup, kidney beans and water
• Throw some crunch into a Creole Dijon Omelette (made using Renée's Gourmet Creole Dijon Sizzlin' Sauce) by sautéing it with diced celery
• Add diced celery and apple to Colourful Cabbage Slaw with Renée's Gourmet Poppy Seed Dressing & Dip
• Sauté turkey with diced celery, onion, green pepper, chick peas, canned tomatoes with juice and Renée's Gourmet Caesar Dressing & Dip, then bake and serve with rolls or rice
• Diced celery is a classic ingredient in tuna, egg and potato salad made with a Renée's Gourmet Dressing & Dip instead of mayonnaise
• Chop celery and put it into a Garden Salad with lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, green onion, red pepper and Renée's Gourmet Ranch Dressing & Dip
• Make a Honey Dijon Chicken Salad With Grapes (with Renée's Gourmet Honey Dijon Dressing & Dip), and add sliced celery and torn spinach
• Make a Light Spring Herb Italian Pasta Salad with diced apple, green pepper, red pepper, sliced celery and green onion, dressed with Renée's Gourmet Naturally Light Spring Herb Italian Dressing/Marinade
• Add some fresh flavour by putting sliced celery into a Mixed Mediterranean Salad with Renée's Gourmet Naturally Light Greek Feta Mediterranean Vinaigrette, lettuce, black olives, red onion, cucumber, cherry tomatoes and feta cheese
• Throw diced celery in with diced green olives, tomatoes, red pepper and Renée's Gourmet Pantry Rustico Italian Dressing for a great muffletta sandwich topper
• Add some chopped celery to any wrap or pita pocket appetizer, along with seafood, other vegetables and a Renée's Gourmet Dressing & Dip
• Put cubed celery into a Chicken Salad with veggies, toasted cashews or pine nuts and Renée's Gourmet Poppy Seed Dressing & Dip
• Celery goes great with turkey, so add it to a Turkey Waldorf Salad along with lettuce, apple, chili garlic sauce, toasted pecans, rotini pasta and Renée's Gourmet Poppy Seed Dressing & Dip
• Serve raw celery sticks with cheddar, biscuits and butter
  Add celery, carrots and potatoes into a roasting pan to enhance the flavour of meat and absorb excess fat
• Throw diced celery ribs and leaves into a soup

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