Sweet and sour celery salad from Mezcla: Recipes to Excite (page 146) by Ixta Belfrage

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    Can substitute red pepper flakes for pul biber, tamari for soy sauce, and honey for maple syrup.

  • mirage on January 04, 2026

    I'm not a fan of celery - but Oh, My! This was good

  • Sylfea on September 21, 2025

    Interesting side dish. Ricotta adds a creaminess that helps with the overall balance.

  • bernalgirl on August 02, 2025

    Loved this! The raisins add mild sweetness, the charred celery, pine nuts, and basil are addictive together, and the soy sauce and maple syrup work really well here. I blanched the celery and we opted not to add the optional ricotta — and didn’t miss it!

  • pattyatbryce on July 31, 2025

    I'm not a celery fan, but this salad changed my mind! This is an awesome way to use leftover celery. I forgot the ricotta, but still loved.

  • alinutzamica on July 29, 2025

    Wow, wow, wow! Surprisingly good! I really enjoyed this salad. So different! I added some raddichio and perilla leaves which I picked from the allotment. It worked well. I had this salad with the cheesy roasted aubergine with salsa roja.

  • rmardel on July 18, 2025

    This was excellent and I loved the way the components complemented and played off each other. The only thing I didn't really like was the ricotta; I think fresh mozzarella, or even a labneh, would have been a better choice.

  • SheilaS on July 17, 2025

    I love braised celery and pickled celery so I thought I’d love this but it was only OK, nothing I’d make again. I found the maple syrup jarring and the pretty, bright green charred celery turned an ugly khaki color after resting in the dressing.

  • paulabee on July 06, 2025

    excellent; would make again! I subbed fresh mozzarella for ricotta and pistachios for pine nuts, and both of those worked well (agree that you need some sort of fresh cheese). This would work particularly well for entertaining since it hangs out at room temperature.

  • Jojobuch on October 21, 2024

    I‘m always trying to find ways to use up celery since a whole bunch is too much to occasionally use as aromatic. This was a really delicious surprise (I only substituted dried cranberries for raisins, which worked well with the sweet/sour theme) - also support the ricotta comments, it adds a bit of creaminess. The dressing would be delicious in other salads.

  • Dinovino on March 16, 2024

    Coconut Aminos works well as a substitute for soy/tamari

  • KarinaFrancis on August 29, 2022

    I’d never thought to char celery but glad I tried this. It’s a great salad and very versatile. I agree with MollyB the ricotta is needed to give it balance

  • MollyB on August 18, 2022

    Great salad! I had some mature celery in my CSA box this week, and this was the perfect way to use it. I served it alongside grilled pork chops and farro, and that was a nice blend of flavors. I'd definitely recommend adding the optional ricotta - it offset the pretty assertive flavors in the rest of the dish.

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