Celery root Zeytinyagli
Zeytinyagli is a dish made from vegetables cooked slowly in a generous amount of olive oil until they almost confit. In Turkey, they’re usually eaten as a mezze, at room temperature. They’re dishes that require little work and also make great sides.
Ingredients
- 1 medium celery root
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 oranges
- ½ cup olive oil
- 3 Tbsp wine vinegar
- 1 tsp tarragon
- Salt and ground pepper to taste
- 1 tsp Aleppo pepper
Method
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1
Peel celery root and slice into large matchsticks.
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2
Place the celery root sticks in a pot with the chopped onion. Grate zest of 1 orange on top. Add orange juice. Keep other orange for garnish.
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3
Add olive oil, wine vinegar, tarragon, salt, pepper and ¼ cup of water. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to medium.
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4
Cook for 20 minutes. Remove cover and simmer, uncovered, until celery root is tender and falling apart, and the juice is reduced, 15-20 minutes.
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5
Remove from heat and let stand at least an hour in the pot. Serve at room temperature, garnished with orange quarters and a little Aleppo pepper.
A variation of the Leek zeytinyagli from The Spice Trekkers Cook at Home
