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Italian Mushroom & Celery Heart Salad

Italian Mushroom & Celery Heart Salad
By jgreghenry Published April 14, 2010

Description

Crisp and tart this is an impressive salad that shines partly due to its simplicity and largely due to the complex tastes and texture that belie that very simplicity. Serious Fun Food at SippitySup.com

Prep time: 15 minutes
Yield:1 ()

Ingredients:

  • 0.5 lb crimini mushrooms, trimmed and thinly sliced
  • 10 pale inner celery stalks with their leaves from a couple bunches if necessary
  • 1 lemon juiced
  • 0.5 t lemon zest
  • 0.25 very good olive oil
  • 0.25 t kosher salt
  • 0 pecorino romano, to taste
  • 0 coarsely ground black pepper

Summary

Yield
Servings
Prep time15 minutes
RecipeFirst Courses Italian Salad
Ingredientssalt pecorino romano olive oil mushrooms lemon juice celery

Directions

Put the sliced mushrooms into a large bowl. Pick of all the leaves from the celery and add those to the same bowl. Thinly slice the remaining celery stalks on a diagonal 1/8" thick. Add then to the bowl and toss to combine.

Whisk together the lemon juice, zest, olive oil and salt until well combined.

Pour the dressing over the celery and mushroom mixture, tossing to coat. Shave large thin sections of cheese on top of the salad with a vegetable peeler. Topping it all with a good helping of coarse black pepper.

Notes:

serves 4