Earthy Celery Root Salad

 

1 celery root, cleaned, peeled and shredded.
1 green Granny Smith apple, cleaned and shredded.
1 T. lemon juice
½ cup parsley leaves, cleaned and separated from stems
½ cup almond halves, toasted

 

¼ cup olive oil
½ lemon, squeeze the juice
1 T. whole-grain Dijon mustard
1 tsp. ground black pepper
½ tsp. salt (if desired)

 

Pour 1 T. lemon juice on the shredded apple and celery to prevent oxidation. Add salad ingredients to a bowl: shredded celery root, apple and parsley leaves. Mix well. In a separate bowl mix all the dressing ingredients till the sauce is homogenous. Pour sauce on the salad, mix well, add almonds and serve