Dish of Celery White Bean Salad
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Celery White Bean Salad


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DoAhead:  		 1-1/3 #
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30+ min
Best		 Quick pickled celery combines with other ingredients for a delightful array of flavors and textures. Good for Buffet and easily doubled or tripled. See also Comments.

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Celery
Onion Red
-- Quick Pickle
Vinegar (1)
Sugar
Cumin Seeds
Salt
Pepper
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Cannelini Beans  
Herbs (2)
Feta Cheese
Olive Oil ExtV
-- Garnish
White Onion
Make   -   (30 min + cooling)
  1. Trim CELERY and slice crosswise thin. Quarter ONION lengthwise and slice thin crosswise. Mix.
  2. Place Celery mix in a non-reactive bowl large enough for the whole salad. Add all Quick Pickle items and stir to coat. Let sit for about 20 minutes, tumbling a couple of times.
  3. Meanwhile:   Chop WHITE ONION small for Garnish.
  4. Crumble FETA CHEESE.
  5. Chop HERBS small.
  6. When pickled:   Tumble in Beans and Herbs.
  7. Pour Olive Oil over and add Feta Cheese. Tumble again and refrigerate until needed. It will improve with time in the fridge, even overnight. Refrigerated, it will keep for several days.
  8. Serve cold, garnished with White Onion. For Buffet Service just chop White Onion and stir in with the Feta.
NOTES:

  1. Vinegar:

      The pattern recipe allows white or red Wine Vinegar, though a good Philippine Cane Vinegar or Malt Vinegar would work fine. If you use Sherry Vinegar dilute it a little with Water as it is stronger than 5%.

  2. Herbs:

      Any tender herbs of your choice can be use, alone or in combination. Examples are: parsley, cilantro, mint, dill.

  3. Comments

      This salad is based on one by Hetty Lui McKinnon, a Chinese person born and raised in Australia who works with many different cuisines in New York, so it cannot be assigned to any particular region. I have cut the Sugar in half and increased Vinegar by half to make it more in tune with California tastes. When doing the photo, I needed a garnish, so I chose White Onion. I liked it's bright crispy contribution so much I have made it part of the recipe.
  4. U.S. measure: t=teaspoon, T=Tablespoon, c=cup, qt=quart, oz=ounce, #=pound, cl=clove in=inch, ar=as required tt=to taste
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