Celery Root + Pear Salad with Walnuts + Manchego

This simple winter salad of celery root, pears, walnuts and manchego cheese is crisp, refreshing, and full of cold weather flavors.

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Course: Salad

Cuisine: American

Keyword: celery root, manchego cheese, pears

Prep Time: 20

Total Time: 20

Servings: people

Calories: 623kcal

1 small shallot minced (about 2 tablespoons)
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1 ½ tablespoons white wine vinegar
salt and pepper to taste
⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil
¼ small celery root peeled and julienned
½ medium pear julienned
½ large head frisee lettuce torn into pieces
¼ cup toasted walnuts roughly chopped
2 ounces Manchego cheese rind removed, shaved into thin strips with a vegetable peeler

Add the shallot, mustard, vinegar, salt, and pepper to a large bowl and whisk to combine. Slowly stream in olive oil, while continuously whisking, until emulsified.
Add julienned celery root, pear, frisee lettuce, walnuts, and Manchego cheese. Gently toss to combine with dressing. Taste, and add more salt and pepper as needed.
Transfer to plates and garnish with more walnuts and cheese shavings if desired.

Serves 2 for lunch or 4 as a starter/side