Celery Bellinis Recipes

BRAISED CELERY

Steps:

• Peel any of the fibrous outer stalks of celery with a vegetable peeler and slice into 1-inch pieces on the bias.
• Heat the butter in a 10-inch saute pan over medium heat. Once melted, add the celery, salt and pepper and cook for 5 minutes until just beginning to soften slightly. Add the beef broth and stir to combine. Cover and reduce the heat to low. Cook until the celery is tender but not mushy, approximately 5 minutes. Uncover and allow the celery to continue to cook for an additional 5 minutes or until the liquid has been reduced to a glaze. Transfer to a serving dish and garnish with the reserved leaves.

TROPICAL BELLINIS

Steps:

• Mix the pineapple juice, coconut drink and orange juice in a large pitcher and refrigerate until well chilled. Thread a cherry, pineapple spear and a second cherry on each of 12 decorative cocktail toothpicks; refrigerate until ready to serve.
• To serve: Fill a champagne flute one-third of the way with the pineapple juice mixture and top up with prosecco or sparkling water. Garnish with a pineapple cherry spear.

BELLINIS

Steps:

• Make a simple syrup by adding the sugar and 1/2 cup water to a very small saucepan and heating over low heat until all of the sugar is dissolved. Transfer to a container and allow to cool completely in the fridge.
• Grab the bag of frozen peaches and the lemon zest and add them to a blender with the cold simple syrup; blend until smooth. Place the blender pitcher in the fridge until you need it.
• To serve, pour some puree into a champagne flute and top off with very cold champagne or sparkling wine.