Celery Salad with Dates, Almonds, and Parmigiano

Name: Celery Salad with Dates, Almonds, and Parmigiano
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 8 celery stalks (leaves separated and reserved), tough fibers peeled off, sliced on an angle into ¼-inch-thick pieces; 4 Medjool dates, pitted and roughly chopped; ½ cup roughly chopped toasted almonds; 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; ¼ teaspoon dried chile flakes; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 ounces Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, shaved into shards with; a vegetable peeler; Extra-virgin olive oil

3 steps

This is one of my favorite dishes. It’s so simple, but the combination of ingredients creates a wonderful, intriguing aroma. Try to use really good olive oil for this salad

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 21:10:15 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories268.5 kcal (13%)

Total Fat18.2 g (26%)

Carbs21.1 g (8%)

Sugars12.3 g (14%)

Protein9.4 g (19%)

Sodium514.3 mg (26%)

Fiber5 g (18%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

8celery stalks

leaves separated and reserved, tough fibers peeled off, sliced on an angle into 1/4-inch-thick pieces

4Medjool dates

pitted and roughly chopped

½ cupalmonds

roughly chopped toasted

3 tablespoonsfresh lemon juice

¼ teaspoondried chile flakes

kosher salt

freshly ground black pepper

2 ouncesParmigiano-Reggiano cheese

shaved into shards with

vegetable peeler

extra-virgin olive oil

Instructions

Step 1

Put the celery in a bowl o? ice water and soa? ?or about 20 minutes to heighten the cris?ness. Drain and ?at dry, then ?ile into a medium bowl.

Step 2

Add the celery leaves, dates, almonds, lemon ?uice, and chile ?la?es and toss together. Season generously with salt and blac? ?e??er. ?aste and ad?ust the seasoning. Add the Parmigiano and ¼ cu? olive oil and toss gently. ?aste again and ad?ust the seasoning so you have a lovely salty, tart, sweet balance.

Step 3

Serve cool.