Celeriac Rémoulade.

A fine salad that is just a little better than a coleslaw or any thing like that. Rémoulade is a mayonnaise that is flavoured with mustard and other things and it has a real kick with the celeriac .

You will need,
1 whole celeriac (about 500g or 1 lb in weight.)
3 to 4 tbsp of mayonnaise
1tsp of a good Dijon mustard .
Two gherkins
12 cappers
2 anchovy fillets
A good bunch of tarragon or parsley.
Some lemon juice.

Now you have to be fairly quick in mixing this salad or the celeriac will oxidise and go brown, it does not effect the taste but it does not look nice.

First make the sauce, take your gherkins, cappers and anchovies and chop them all finely together and put them in a bowl. Then add the mayonnaise and the mustard and mix so every thing is fully bound together.

Now get your Celeriac and peal it then slice it as thin as you can then cut it in to thin match stick lengths. If you have a mandolin this is the prefect tool to be using for this job. Once you have them cut put them in a pan of boiling water. Add some lemon juice to the water as well. Then once that have soften slightly take them out of the hot water and straight in to a bath of cold water. Take the cooled celeriac, toss in a little lemon juice then in to the mayonnaise mix, and fold it all together.

Finally add the fresh chopped herbs to the mix that in, make sure that every thing is cover in the sauce and then turn out in to a clean bowl for presentation.

So next time you want to make a salad for the barbeque make this it will be a real change from the normal.