Whole Roasted Celeriac

SERVES 4


A very novel no waste dish that becomes a meal by itself. Roasting a whole celeriac at 170C for up to three hours is a revelation. The celeriac is transformed into a dish that is so satisfying that you need little else for your meal.

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Ingredients

1 celeriac
75ml olive oil
Salt

 

METHOD

At its simplest it goes like this;-

Heat the Oven to 170 degrees C, fan.

Scrub a large celeriac, 1Kg plus, and trim off the knobbly root base. Pierce the celeriac skin with tip of a fork at least twenty times.

Place on a baking dish and rub well with 75ml olive oil and salt.

Roast for 2.5 to 3 hours, basting every 20 to 30 minutes until brown and oozing caramel.

Serve as wedges with a slice of lemon or a dollop of crème fraiche, eating all the piece.


TOP TIP

To turn this into what we think is the ultimate gourmet celeriac dish here is Yotam Ottolenghi’s.