Celery root is a type of celery that has a green top and a large white bulb that can be peeled and cut like a potato! This root can be used raw or cook and can be utilized like a potato.
I posted this recipe in a prior Cooking News! I wanted to give you guys a replacement for the holiday potatoes. White potatoes have a high glycemic index (GI), which means that once consumed a person's blood sugar will be impacted at a greater extent than eating a lower GI food. Why is this bad? Well occasionally it is okay for your body to consume high GI foods (sugar, white bread) however, when high GI foods enter the body a chemical called insulin is released from the pancreas so that the the sugar molecules can be removed from the blood and used by the cells, however, too much sugar too often taxes the pancreas and sometimes when there is too much it cannot digest it all. This can cause a build up of excess sugar in the blood, which is turned to fat for storage. Lower GI foods do not create this rapid insulin dump and are digested more slowly. To place celery root in perspective, its GI is 5 and a white potato is 70, which is on the cuff of a HIGH glycemic food :-( Try celery root in 2010!
Check out this site to see more HIGH GI foods to avoid! GlycemicIndex
Ingredients: Serves 4
1-3 bulbs celery root- 2 cups
1/4 cup milk
2 Tablespoons butter
Salt/ Pepper
Directions:
1. Peel the outter skin of the celery root bulb. Cut the top and any excess bottom strings.
2. Cut root up in to 2 inch cubes.
3. Place in a medium pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil.
4. Boil for about 10 minutes until the root is soft when a fork is pressed inside.
5. Strain.
6. Place in a food processor or mixer or use a masher (I use a food processor).
7. Add milk, butter, salt/pepper.
8. Mix/Whip until creamy.
*Reduce fat by using chicken stock instead of milk
*Use cream cheese instead of butter
*Use caesar, ranch, or blue cheese dressing instead of milk
*Use 1/2 cup cheese instead of butter
*Add garlic
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