Allow time for oven drying and cooling
Make a little or a lot, depending on the leaves you have. Drying time varies with your oven and the amount of celery.
Give spare celery leaves a second helping as a homemade seasoning for vegetables, soups and dressings.
Ingredients
- Fresh celery leaves
- Salt — use 2 parts salt for every 1 part dried celery leaves, measured by volume
Method
- Wash the leaves and pat dry. Arrange in one layer on a baking tray.
- Dry at the oven’s lowest setting until crisp, checking regularly. Let them cool completely.
- Crumble, measure, then combine one measure of dried leaves with two of salt. Keep in an airtight container.
A little goes a long way
Use a small pinch in place of some of the salt you would normally add to a dish.
Allergen: contains celery.
Oven method and proportions adapted from CarolynCooks’ celery salt recipe on Allrecipes.
Make the most of what’s left
Celery and its leaves — Keep spare celery in the fridge, wrapped in a damp tea towel. Wash fresh leaves and add them to soups or salads while they’re fresh.
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