Roasted and pickled celeriac with sweet chilli dressing
Amount Per Serving
Calories 850Calories from Fat 486
% Daily Value*
Fat 54g83%
Saturated Fat 7g44%
Sodium 1274mg55%
Potassium 2352mg67%
Carbohydrates 88g29%
Fiber 16g67%
Sugar 21g23%
Protein 14g28%
Vitamin A 608IU12%
Vitamin C 123mg149%
Calcium 384mg38%
Iron 7mg39%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Roasted and pickled celeriac with sweet chilli dressing
Celeriac cooked two ways
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time2 hourshrs40 minutesmins
Total Time3 hourshrs
Course: Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: Asian
Servings: 2
Calories: 850kcal
Author: Yotam Ottolenghi
Equipment
Baking tray
Large bowl
Small saucepan
Heatproof bowl
Ingredients
For the roasted celeriac:
900gceleriac (one large)hairy roots discarded (no need to peel) and scrubbed clean
60mlolive oil
2spring onionsfinely sliced at an angle, to serve
5gpicked Thai basil leavesto serve
Flaked sea salt
For the pickled celeriac:
500gceleriac (one medium)trimmed, peeled and cut into thin, 6cm-long batons
3celery stickscut into thin 6cm-long batons
2garlic clovesskin on and crushed with the side of a knife
3limes finely shave the skin to get 6 strips, then juice to get 60ml
150mlrice vinegar
For the sweet chilli dressing:
120mlsunflower oil
5garlic clovesvery finely sliced
3red chilliesfinely sliced into rounds
2whole star anise
1.5tbspwhite or black sesame seeds, or a mixture of bothwell toasted
2.5tbspmaple syrup
1tbsprice vinegar
60mlsoy sauce
2tbspchivesfinely chopped
Method
Preheat the oven to 170°C fan
Pierce the celeriac with a fork all over about 40 times and place on a parchment-lined baking tray. Mix the oil and one-and-a-half teaspoons of flaked salt, then rub the celeriac generously with the oil mixture. Roast for a minimum of two-and-a-quarter hours, or up to two-and-three-quarter hours, depending on the size of your celeriac, basting every 20 minutes or so, until the celeriac is deeply browned, soft all the way through and oozes a celeriac caramel.
Leave to rest for 15 minutes, then cut into eight wedges, brushing each cut side with the oil and caramel left on the tray (you may need to add a little more oil if there isn’t enough to coat the cut sides).
Combine all the ingredients for the pickled celeriac with 20g flaked salt in a large bowl and set aside for at least two hours, stirring now and then, while you prepare the rest of the dish. You can make this up to three days ahead and keep it refrigerated.
Heat the sunflower oil for the sweet chilli dressing in a small saucepan on a medium-high heat. Once very hot, add the garlic, chillies and star anise and fry for two to two-and-a-half minutes, stirring to separate the garlic slices, until the garlic is crisp and pale golden (it will continue to colour after you take it out of the oil, so don’t take it too far). Strain through a sieve set on top of a small heatproof bowl to collect the oil. Set the fried chilli and garlic aside, to serve. Remove 80ml of the aromatic oil and reserve for another recipe. Combine the remaining 40ml of oil with all the remaining ingredients for the dressing.
Preheat the oven to 200°C fan.
Place the roasted celeriac wedges on a parchment-lined baking tray, cut side up. Make sure they’ve been brushed with their cooking oil and celeriac caramel by this point, and if not, brush with some olive oil and a little maple syrup or honey. Roast for 20 minutes, or until golden-brown.
Arrange the wedges on a large platter and sprinkle with a little flaked salt.
Add the fried chilli and garlic to the dressing and spoon over and around the celeriac. Top with 200g of the pickled celeriac mixture, avoiding the pickling liquid, garlic and lime skin. Garnish with the spring onions and Thai basil, and serve.