By Angelika Hanna

A Barefoot Contessa inspired recipe. Celery salad is an Italian classic, which I recently learned from Ina Garten in her TV show on the Food Network.

This salad looks like summer on a plate. I placed my celery salad on a lettuce bed which adds more green shades and flavors to my salad plate.

I followed the Barefoot Contessa’s celery recipe, however, I left the anchovy paste out because of personal taste.

Recipe:

Prep Time: 15 min

Total Time: 1 hr 15 min

Yield: 4-6 servings

Cuisine: Italian

Author: Angelika Hanna /Zest4Food

Ingredients:

• 5 cups thinly sliced celery hearts, tender leaves included, sliced on an angle (approx. 12 stalks)
• 1/2 cup extra virgin cold-pressed olive oil
• 2 tsp grated lemon zest
• 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp freshly pressed lemon juice
• 2 tbsp shallots, minced
• 1 tsp celery salt
• Kosher salt…