A wonderful change up to the typical green salad, this Celery And Marcona Almond Salad is a crunchy, fresh tasting treat.

Celery and Marcona Almond Salad

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Marcona almonds, coarsely chopped
1-1/2 Tbs fresh lemon juice
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 Tbs extra-virgin olive oil
6 large ribs celery, trimmed and sliced inch thick, plus 1/2 cup leaves from the inner stalks
6 ounce chunk Parmigiano-Reggiano

Directions:

1. Position a rack in the upper third of the oven and heat the oven to 350°F.

2. Bake the almonds on a small rimmed baking sheet until several shades darker, about 9 minutes. Set aside.

3. Combine the lemon juice and oil in a large bowl. Whisk to combine. Toss with the celery and celery leaves.

4. Finely grate about 1/3 cup of the cheese into the salad. Add half of the almonds and toss. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

5. Divide the salad among 4 plates and sprinkle with the remaining nuts. Use a vegetable peeler to shave some curls of cheese onto each salad.

Serves 4

Recipe from Fine Cooking Magazine

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