Strawberry Celery Salad with Honey Dressing
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Looking for something different to do with your abundance of strawberries — besides Strawberry Rhubarb Pie? Let me show you how to make an amazingly simple and yumtastic little side dish called Strawberry Celery Salad.
Yes, I said Strawberry Celery Salad. As in, there is celery in with the strawberries.
We’re going to take some marvelous celery…
…and these beautiful strawberries…
…and we’re going to put them together. Do you have any idea what happens when you mix them up with a fabulous honey dressing?
Magic, that’s what.
I know. You’re still hung up on the celery thing. You’re thinking Amy…what? Mix celery and strawberries…and then some honey stuff? Have you been out in the sun too long?
And, to be completely honest, that’s exactly what I was thinking when I saw this recipe in a cookbook I found one day called Forgotten Recipes (which, by the way, is on my list of Best Cookbooks for Homesteaders!). I could not get my head around the combination of all those flavors together. But I’m a brave farm(ish) girl, so I decided to try it.
I’m so glad that I did.
Try this next time you’re craving something amazing. Or when someone invites you to a picnic or potluck and you want to bring something different and memorable — and of course I mean different and memorable in a good way. I guarantee you people will be asking for the recipe.
It’s delicious. Serious. I would not lie to you. So how about we make this amazing salad of yumminess?
Strawberry and Celery Salad with Honey Dressing
(from Forgotten Recipes by Jaine Rodack)
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2 cups sliced strawberries
1 cup sliced celery
Cut these up and mix carefully in a bowl. Now, in another bowl, make the dressing:
6 Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1/4 cup honey
a pinch of salt
(The original recipe has 1 tbsp of salt and 1/4 tsp paprika. I took the liberty of leaving these out. Because, reasons.)
Combine dressing ingredients and beat or whisk until frothy. Pour dressing over strawberries and celery right before serving.
(Or you can be like me and pour it over two hours before serving and discover that it turns the concoction into strawberry and celery soup. Which is actually very tasty, but is no longer a salad.)
Enjoy!
Strawberry Celery Salad with Honey Dressing
A light salad made of an amazing combination of flavors. Bring this to your next potluck and people will be begging for the recipe!
Ingredients
- 2 cups strawberries, sliced
- 1 cup celery, sliced
- 6 Tbsp olive oil
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 pinch salt
That sounds quite good. I can't wait to give it a try!
It IS good! Easy to make and very tasty!
I've tried celery and apple's ala cart [ weight watcher recipe I made up] tastes like a Waldorf salad minus the walnuts but know what we do know about nuts I should add a few. I am dyeing to try a lemonade-strawberry concoction like they are advertising to well on TV. for micky d's. I will have to give this a go
I bet that is good! On a spinach salad it's got to be heaven! Sweet crunch!
Sounds good! I concur with Apple Pie Gal that having some spinach would be divine! I will definitely be trying this soon!
That is something I never would have thought of, but you can bet I'm going to try it now! 🙂
Gotta admit I can't quite wrap my tongue around this one (I must be lacking in imagination?) but will try it when our strawberries come in around July 4th. Could hardly be easier to whip up . . . thanks for sharing!
yum. 'licious. My grammy used to make this and boy was it tasty.
Thanks for this! I threw in some bland honeydew melon I needed to use,, and the dressing helps it out quite a bit.. This makes a nice,, light side to Russian cheese pie for supper.
Okay, I initially thought this recipe might be too weird. But reading through it, I’m intrigued enough to give it a try this summer.