Sesame Celery Salad is a Simple Side Dish

Today, salads have become a staple in many people's diets and can be found in various forms and flavors. This simple Sesame Celery Salad is packed with flavors from the crunchy celery and sesame seeds balanced with garlicky soy sesame dressing

Get ready to tantalize your taste buds and add a new favorite to your salad repertoire.

Cool, crunchy and loaded with Asian flavors this Sesame Celery Salad makes a great side dish for cookouts and barbecues as well as Asian meals.

When I noticed an almost full head of celery in the fridge my mind immediately went to this recipe for Sesame Celery Salad.

Mom used to make it when we were kids both in the "too hot to cook" summer time and as a great side dish, particularly with Asian cuisine.

It takes very little time and effort to make, but just note that it should sit for at least an hour to let all of the flavors meld together. Super simple and delicious.

Blanching Celery

This recipe calls for quickly blanching the celery, which simply means boiling for a very short period and then dunking in ice water to immediately stop the cooking.

You can skip this step and use it raw, but I think the celery absorbs the flavors better with a quick blanching while still staying crisp.

Ingredients for Sesame Celery Salad

There are only 6 simple ingredients in this salad.

celery - good old stalk celery

soy sauce - I use tamari low sodium soy sauce

brown sugar - you could omit it or use a substitute, but the hint of sweetness balances the other flavors.

sesame oil - find it in the Asian food aisle of most grocery stores.

garlic - fresh garlic cloves are best

sesame seeds - these are mostly for decoration, the real sesame flavor comes from the oil. Use white or black sesame seeds.

Recipe

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Ingredients

 

• 1 head celery
• 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 2 cloves garlic (finely minced)
• sesame seeds (for garnish)

Instructions

 

• Wash the celery and cut into 1 inch diagonal slices. Put in large sauce pan, cover with cold water. Bring to a boil. Drain immediately and cover with ice water until completely cooled.
  1 head celery
• Mix remaining ingredients together, pour over celery and stir well.
  1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce, 1 teaspoon brown sugar, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, 2 cloves garlic
• Refrigerate for about 1 hour and serve cold with sesame seeds sprinkled on top
  sesame seeds

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