Best Celery Blue Cheese Salad Recipes

CELERY SALAD WITH APPLES AND BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Prepare the vinaigrette: In a large bowl, whisk together the olive oil, shallot, mustard, lemon zest and juice, and sugar; season to taste with salt and pepper. Add the sliced celery and toss to coat.
• Core the apples, then slice them lengthwise into very thin wedges using a knife or mandoline. Add to the sliced celery and toss to coat. Peel or slice off the outer skin and layers of the celery root until no brown skin remains. Cut the celery root in half lengthwise, then slice into very thin half-moons using a knife or a mandoline. Add to the celery and apple mixture and toss to coat. (The salad will hold up fairly well refrigerated for 1 to 2 hours - or even overnight - from this point.)
• Just before serving, add the parsley, almonds and half the cheese, and toss to combine; season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Transfer to a shallow serving bowl or platter; top with the remaining cheese, the reserved celery leaves and fresh parsley leaves. Serve immediately.

CELERY BLUE CHEESE SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the blue cheese, mayonnaise, sour cream, vinegar, salt, and pepper until well combined.
• Pick the celery leaves and set aside. Thinly slice the celery stalks on the bias and add both the celery and the leaves to the dressing and toss to coat. Serve immediately.

CHICKEN SALAD WITH APRICOTS, CELERY, AND BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Toss chicken, celery stalks, and 1 tsp. salt in a large bowl. Let sit until ready to serve.
• Whisk buttermilk, vinegar, honey, 1 tsp. pepper, and remaining 1/2 tsp. salt in a small bowl or measuring cup. Pour over celery mixture. Add apricots, blue cheese, mint, and celery leaves and toss just to coat.
• Transfer salad to a platter and season with more pepper.

FENNEL-CELERY SALAD WITH BLUE CHEESE AND WALNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Toast walnuts on a rimmed baking sheet, tossing once, until golden brown, 5-8 minutes; let cool.
• Finely chop 1 shallot half, then thinly slice the other half crosswise; set sliced shallot aside. Combine chopped shallot, mustard, sugar, and 1/4 cup vinegar in a resealable jar. Add oil and season with salt and pepper. Cover and shake to emulsify; set vinaigrette aside.
• Toss figs, reserved sliced shallot, and remaining 1/4 cup vinegar in a small bowl; let sit until figs and shallots are softened, at least 30 minutes.
• Just before serving, toss fennel, celery, blue cheese, and toasted walnuts in a large bowl. Drain figs and shallot and add to bowl. Drizzle with vinaigrette and toss to coat; season with salt and pepper.
• Do Ahead
• Vinaigrette can be made 1 day ahead; cover and chill. Figs and shallot can be soaked 4 hours ahead; store covered at room temperature. Fennel and celery can be sliced 4 hours ahead; place in a large bowl. Cover with a damp paper towel and chill.

BUFFALO CHICKEN THIGHS WITH CELERY AND BLUE CHEESE SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Place chicken, skin side up, on a rimmed baking sheet and season with salt, pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon cayenne. Cook until skin is golden and crisp and chicken is cooked through, 20 minutes, rotating sheet halfway through. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, 2 tablespoons vinegar, and half the blue cheese. Add celery and romaine, season with salt and pepper, and toss to combine. Sprinkle salad with remaining blue cheese.
• In a small pot, melt butter with 3/4 teaspoon cayenne over medium-low. Whisk in 3 tablespoons vinegar and remove from heat; season with salt and pepper. In a medium bowl, toss chicken with butter mixture to coat. Divide chicken among 4 plates, drizzle with any extra butter mixture, and serve with salad.

CELERY 'STRING' BLUE CHEESE & WALNUT SALAD

Steps:

• Make the dressing by combining the soured cream and vinegar with some seasoning.
• Get a large bowl of iced water ready. Break the celery down into sticks and set aside any of the tender leaves from the middle. Using a swivel blade peeler, peel each stick of celery, discarding the first stringy layer. Continue to make 'strings' or ribbons and tip these into the iced water until needed. Cut the apple into thin slices, discarding the core, then cut the slices into thin matchsticks.
• Drain the celery and toss in a large bowl with the dressing, apple and most of the cheese and walnuts. Spread the salad onto a platter and scatter with the remaining walnuts, blue cheese and celery leaves.

CELERY BLACK GRAPE AND BLUE CHEESE POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes in plenty of salted water for 15 minutes or until tender.
• Whilst still hot, mix with the yoghurt and cheese and allow to more or less cool.
• Add the celery chunks and grapes along with plenty of black pepper and mix thoroughly.
• Transfer to a clean bowl, cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
• Remove from the fridge 30 minutes before serving, mixing in any water that may have separated or adding more yoghurt or mayo if the dressing has been sucked up by the potatoes.

STRAWBERRY & CELERY SALAD WITH BLUE CHEESE AND CANDIED WALNUTS

Steps:

• Strawberry Vinaigrette 2 teaspoons strawberry jam 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil Salt and pepper, to taste Method: mix all ingredients in a mixing bowl. Candied Walnuts 1 cup walnuts, toasted 1/2 to 3/4 cup sugar salt and pepper to taste pinch ground cayenne pepper Method: heat sugar over medium heat in a non-stick skillet. Once you get a caramel color add the hot toasted walnuts and stir to coat walnuts completely. Season with salt , pepper and a pinch of cayenne. Pour on a large plate or baking sheet to cool. Once cooled give them a rough chop.

STEAK WITH BLUE-CHEESE BUTTER AND CELERY SALAD

Steps:

• Soak the onion slices in a bowl of cold water, about 10 minutes. Pierce the steaks with a fork and season with salt and pepper. Mix the Worcestershire and hot sauce in a baking dish, add the steaks and turn to coat; set aside while you prepare the butter and salad.
• Mash the butter, blue cheese and 1 tablespoon parsley in a small bowl and season with salt and pepper. Drain the onion and pat dry, then toss with the celery, 1 tablespoon olive oil and the remaining 2 tablespoons parsley in another bowl. Grate the zest from half of the lemon into the celery mixture and squeeze in all of the juice. Season with salt and pepper and toss.
• Heat a large cast-iron skillet over high heat, then add the remaining 2 teaspoons olive oil and cook the steaks until browned on the bottom, 3 to 5 minutes. Flip and continue to cook 3 to 5 more minutes for medium-rare. Transfer to a plate and let rest 5 minutes.Top with the blue-cheese butter and serve with the celery salad.

SCHNITZEL WITH APPLE, CELERY, ONION SALAD AND BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 275 degrees F. Place a wire rack over a foil-lined baking sheet.
• Working on a gel board and using a short round mallet, pound the pork in slow even strokes into thin cutlets, about 1/8 inch thick. If the chops are 3/4 to 1 inch, butterfly them open horizontally, almost halving the chops, then pound evenly with mallet. Season meat with salt and pepper
• In shallow dishes, arrange a breading station leading to the stove: flour, eggs whisked with Dijon mustard, breadcrumbs and panko seasoned with lemon zest, dry herbs and nutmeg.
• Heat a large frying pan over medium to medium-high heat with about 1/8 inch oil.
• Place the lettuces in a bowl. Add the celery, apple and onion with most of the blue cheese.
• Coat 2 cutlets at a time: flour, shake off excess, eggs, breadcrumbs. Brown the cutlets 2 to 3 minutes on the first side, 2 minutes on second; transfer to the baking sheet and place in the oven. Repeat.
• Dress the salad when ready to serve cutlets with lemon juice, EVOO, salt and pepper. Platter the schnitzel, top with salad and remaining blue cheese and serve with lemon wedges.