Celery Root and Yogurt Salad with Pomegranate and Oranges

How to prepare celery root and yogurt salad with pomegranate and oranges

1. When choosing celery, try to get a smaller one so it is not stringy. Grate the celery on the small grater. Sprinkle with salt and then rub for 1 minute, until you feel it becomes moist. This step is especially recommended when the celery seems more dehydrated.
2. Add the walnuts roughly chopped with a knife. Then add the yogurt and mix until homogeneous.
3. Peel the oranges and then remove whole segments. Squeeze the remaining membranes over the bowl with the celery. Mix and taste the celery for salt.
4. Keep the orange segments separate. Also separately remove the pomegranate seeds. They will not be added over the salad until max 15 minutes before serving.
6. Level the celery with yogurt in a wide bowl/plate. Let it sit at least 15 minutes before serving, but longer is even better, the celery and walnuts soften and the flavors blend during this time. I kept it for 2 hours and it was very good.
7. When you want to serve the salad, drain the orange segments of any juice released. Add them over the pomegranate seeds. Add chopped herbs if desired and mix.
8. Distribute the fruit over the celery salad. Drizzle olive oil all over.

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