Salt Baked Celeriac
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- 1 large celeriac, base sliced off, green top left on
- 110g/4oz free-range egg whites (about three medium egg whites)
- 700g/1lb 8oz table salt
- 5 sprigs fresh rosemary, finely chopped
- 110ml/4fl oz olive oil
- sea salt flakes, to taste
- freshly ground black pepper
Method
- STEP 1Preheat the oven to 190C/350F/Gas 5.
- STEP 2Place the celeriac into a roasting tray.
- STEP 3Mix the egg whites, table salt and rosemary together in a large bowl until the mixture forms a paste.
- STEP 4Cover the celeriac in a 2cm/þin thick layer of the salt paste, ensuring there are no gaps. Bake in the oven for 45-50 minutes.
- STEP 5Bake in the oven for 45-50 minutes.
- STEP 6When the salt-baked celeriac has cooked, remove it from the oven, place on a plate and serve - someone will enjoy smashing the salt crust, or......
- STEP 7chip away the salt crust and scoop out the baked celeriac into a bowl.
- STEP 8Add a splash of olive oil to the celeriac, then season, to taste, with sea salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper. Mix the celeriac with a fork until combined.
- STEP 9from Adam Byatt on Saturday Kitchen