Celeriac in Olive Oil with Orange

A classic winter olive oil dish of celeriac with a light sweet-sour note from orange and lemon.

Ingredients

  • 2 celeriac
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 potato
  • 1 onion
  • 1 orange
  • 1 lemon
  • 0.33 cup olive oil
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 cup hot water
  • ½ bunch dill
  • salt (to taste)

Method

  1. Peel the celeriac, cut it into thick slices and drop them into lemony water.
  2. Cook the chopped onion in the olive oil for 3 minutes; add the diced carrot and potato.
  3. Arrange the celeriac in the pot with the vegetables on top.
  4. Add the orange juice, the juice of half the lemon, the sugar, salt and hot water; cook over low heat for 30 minutes.
  5. Once cool, serve with dill.