Braised celery

This braised celery really is such a simple side dish. The recipe has just 5 ingredients, including salt and pepper; turning an underused vegetable into a delicious savory side. The celery mellows as it cooks, yielding to a knife but still with enough crunch to keep it interesting. Perfect to pair with meat for a low carb dinner. Or add it to your thanksgiving or holiday table for something a little different! #sidedish #celeryrecipe

This Italian-inspired recipe for braised chickpeas and celery from chef Anna Tobias highlights the wonderful fragrance of celery. The dish takes a vegetable so often used for nothing more than a soffritto and pushes the under-appreciated stalks into the limelight. Take a look at Anna's other recipes that put celery centre stage here.

A great side dish to accompany, well . . . anything Never tasted Braised Celery? Well, you’re in for a treat. Because braising makes ce...

I've always loved celery-there’s something wonderful about its crisp, fresh flavor, especially when it’s smeared with peanut butter. But it wasn't until recently that I tried cooked celery and I was surprised at how delicious it was. Simple, earthy and still crisp, this recipe accentuates everything that is fantastic about this vegetable.

If you have never tried butter-braised celery to accompany so many warm winter dishes, from roasted chicken with tarragon sauce, to a simple mushroom omelet, poached sausages or salmon, or even the warm pasta dish, you're in for a treat. This ordinary vegetable reaches new highs with this meltingly soft and tender treatment of blanching and braising with herbs: here, I've used tarragon, but you can subsitute with fresh rosemary, if you're one of those people who loathe tarragon. Please allow…

Sautéed and braised, this celery side dish is full of flavor and texture. Tender and crunchy, it's so quick and easy to make.

I love to keep a bowl of celery sticks in the fridge; they make a great healthy snack and pair well with everything from ranch dip to peanut butter and raisins. My sons will always reach for a ready-made snack, even if it is as healthy as celery. But occasionally I don’t get around to slicing it, and it creeps to the bottom of the vegetable drawer, lost under a pile of greens and other produce. By the time we find it, the celery is limp and unappealing.

This simple braised celery recipe transforms a neglected salad vegetable into a succulent star of the winter dinner table.