The vegetable's most classic employment is in the cold French salad celerie remoulade, in which the root is peeled, grated, "cooked" in lemon juice (or blanched briefly in acidulated water) to lose a bit of its rawness, then dressed with a mustardy mayonnaise.

NPR: The Vegetable World's Ugly Duckling: Celeriac

We give them understanding, help, trust and respect--which is much better than potato salad and cold cuts.

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His initial attempts ended in failure, but on a hot summer evening in 1951, he found inspiration while chewing on a salad of cucumber and cold octopus.

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Whole Foods Market Inc. said Thursday that labels on a chicken salad and those on a vegan version of the salad were reversed at some of its cold food bars in the Northeast.

NPR: Whole Foods Mixes Up Chicken, Vegan Salads

Serious salad and sandwich eaters may have noticed that human global warming-induced cold weather across North America this past winter has severely impacted their availability and cost, even raising concerns about their endangerment.

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