Sarasota's Creamy Roasted Celery Salad Dressing
- 2 cups celery, cut in 1/2-inch pieces and roasted
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- salt
- pepper
- 12 cup mayonnaise
- 14 cup vegetable oil (go easy, I like the dressing thick so you may not need all the oil)
- 14 cup scallion, diced (white and green parts)
- 1 tablespoon minced shallot
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 12 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 3 tablespoons champagne vinegar (white wine vinegar is a good substitute)
- 12 tablespoon celery seed (more or less to taste)
- 12 teaspoon celery salt (more or less to taste)
- pepper
- Celery -- In a small bowl, add the celery, oil, salt and pepper and toss well.
- Put on a small baking sheet lined with either parchment paper or foil and bake at 425 for about 15-20 minutes (medium shelf) until the celery begins to soften.
- You don't want the celery to brown.
- You can reduce the heat to 400 if it is browning too much.
- Remove the celery and let cool.
- Dressing -- To a small food processor or a blender, add the cooled celery, garlic, scallions, shallots, vinegar, celery seed and celery salt (go easy, you can always add more), pinch of pepper and pulse a few times to break everything up.
- Add in the mustard, mayo and pulse again.
- Then, slowly add in the oil as the blender or food processor is running on low speed.
- This will help to emulsify the dressing.
- Drizzle in the oil slowly.
- If the dressing is too thick, just add a tablespoon or two of water just to help thin it out.
- For me, I prefer mine thick, but it depends how thick you like your dressing.
- Just a little water will thin it right out, it doesn't take much.
- Season -- Once it is all pureed, check for seasoning.
- Since you are using celery salt -- I don't add any additional salt, but a little more pepper may be needed.
- Serve -- Use over your favorite grilled vegetables or a tossed salad.
- It is also wonderful over grilled fish.
- ENJOY!
- NOTE: 30 minutes cooking time includes roasting the celery.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/sarasotas-creamy-roasted-celery-salad-dressing-428727 (may not work)