Celery

Celery is a vegetable with crunchy, juicy, light green stalks and a distinctive, mildly bitter-sweet flavour with herbal notes. Unlike celeriac, it is the stalk that is eaten. Raw, it is great in salads, with dips, as a snack or as part of a fresh celery juice. When cooked, it is an excellent addition to soups, stews and sauces, together with carrot and onion it forms the base of the classic soffritto. It is low in calories, rich in fibre, vitamins K and C, and potassium. It is also popular in detox juices and smoothies.