Roast Celeriac, Apple & Lentil Salad
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Total: 45 mins
This warm autumnal salad is a delicious way to cook and eat some of our favourite seasonal British fruit and veg. Earthy celeriac has a subtle flavour, a little like celery, and roasting it brings outs its natural sweetness. It’s a natural pair with tart Bramley apple and a classic honey mustard dressing. A base of nutty green lentils and a handful of peppery rocket round out the flavours. The salad keeps really well, so this is a great salad to prep ahead for the week.
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465 kcal
(per portion)
Ingredients you'll need
  • 1 celeriac
  • A handful of thyme
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 tbsp cider vinegar
  • 2 tsp wholegrain mustard
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1 Bramley apple
  • 400g tin of green lentils
  • 50g rocket
  • 1 tbsp pumpkin seeds
From your kitchen
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • Sea salt + black pepper
Step by step this way
  • 1.

    Preheat your oven to 220°C/Fan 200°C/Gas 7. Use a small, sharp knife or vegetable peeler to carefully remove the thick outer skin from the celeriac. Chop into bite-sized pieces. Pick the thyme leaves off their woody stalks.

  • 2.

    Tip the celeriac into a large roasting tin. Drizzle over 1 tbsp olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Scatter over the thyme leaves. Toss to coat. Roast for 25-30 mins or till the celeriac is golden and cooked through.

  • 3.

    Meanwhile, trim, peel and finely grate or slice the garlic clove. Add the garlic to a small bowl. Add the wholegrain mustard. Pour in the cider vinegar and honey. Drizzle in 1 tbsp olive oil. Season with salt and whisk to combine.

  • 4.

    When the celeriac is tender, remove from the oven. Set aside to cool a little. Quarter the apple and slice out the core. Finely slice each quarter into wafer-thin slices (if the apple is very bug, you may only need half). Add the apple slices to the celeriac in the roasting tin.

  • 5.

    Drain and rinse the green lentils. Tumble the lentils into the roasting tin. Drizzle over the dressing. Stir well to coat the celeriac, lentils and apple through the dressing.

  • 6.

    Divide the rocket betweem 2 plates. Scoop the warm celeriac and lentil salad on top. Scatter over the pumpkin seeds to serve.