Almond Celery Recipes

ALMOND CELERY BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F & grease a 2-quart baking dish.
• Place celery in the prepared baking dish & sprinkle with cheese, paprika & pepper. Top that with the soup & sprinkle everything with the bread crumbs.
• Cover & bake for 45 minutes, then uncover, sprinkle with the almonds & bake for another 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.

PASTA WITH GREEN BEANS AND ALMOND GREMOLATA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of well-salted water (2 heaping tablespoons kosher salt to about 7 quarts water) to a boil. Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium-low heat, toast the almonds, stirring frequently so they don't burn, about 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat. In a medium bowl, combine the almonds, celery or parsley leaves, lemon zest, garlic and a pinch of salt. Set aside and wipe out skillet.
• Add pasta to boiling water and cook until it is al dente, according to package directions. About 2 minutes before it's done, add the beans to the pasta pot. Reserve 1 cup of the pasta cooking water, and drain the pasta and beans.
• While the pasta and beans drain, make the sauce: Heat the olive oil in the large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and red-pepper flakes and cook until the garlic is golden in color, about 1 to 2 minutes. Turn heat to low and add 1/2 cup of the reserved pasta water to the skillet (be careful of splattering) and cook until it is reduced by about half, 1 to 2 minutes more. Turn heat to medium and add the pasta, green beans and butter to the skillet and toss until the butter melts. Add the cheese and an additional 1/4 cup water and toss until the cheese is emulsified and the pasta is glossy with sauce. If needed, add an additional 1/4 cup pasta water to loosen. Season with kosher salt, to taste.
• Transfer the pasta to a large bowl, top with gremolata and drizzle with more olive oil. Pass additional grated cheese at the table, if desired.

CELERY ALMONDINE

Steps:

• Saute the almonds in 1 Tbsp butter till light brown. Drain on paper towels and set aside.
• Melt 3 Tbsp butter in large skillet. Over low heat, add garlic, celery and onions. Saute gently, stirring often. Cook until celery is tender-crisp.
• Top with almonds and serve.
• If you like cream cheese with your celery & don't mind a few zillion extra calories, try this sauce:.
• Melt 6 Tbsp cream cheese with 6 Tbsp milk till hot & creamy. Pour over celery and top with toated almonds.

ALMOND CELERY

Steps:

• In lg skillet, melt butter.
• Add almonds and saute for 1 minute.
• Remove almonds with slotted spoon.
• Add all other ingredients to skillet.
• Cover and cook till crisp-tender, about 5-6 minutes.
• Return almonds and mix well.

CELERY ALMANDINE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir almonds until golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir celery, onion, bouillon, sugar, and ginger into almonds. Continue to cook and stir until celery is tender, about 10 minutes.