Celeriac schnitzel with potato wedges

Total: 1 hr | Active: 35 min.
vegetarian, lactose-free

The vegetarian schnitzel alternative. Simple and quick to prepare, and every bit as good as the original. Celeriac gives this dish a wonderful flavour - and is good for you. Together with the potatoes, and a salad if you like, in a short space of time you can have a delicious, light and balanced week-night meal on the table.

Nadja - LouMalou

Ingredients

for 4 person

Potatoes
700 g new potatoes, cut into wedges
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp salt
Celeriac schnitzel
80 g white flour
120 g breadcrumbs
garlic clove, squeezed
¼ bunch flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
eggs
½ tsp salt
a little  pepper
celeriac, cut into slices approx. 2 cm thick
  oil, for deep-frying
lemon, in slices

How it's done

Potatoes

Spread the potato wedges on an oven tray lined with baking paper. Drizzle with olive oil, season the potatoes with salt.

To bake

approx. 25 mins in the centre of an oven preheated to 200°C.

Celeriac schnitzel

Empty the flour into a deep dish. Place the breadcrumbs, garlic and parsley in a third deep dish, Whisk the egg in a second deep dish, season. Toss the celeriac slices first in the flour, then in the egg and finally in the breadcrumb mix. Heat approx 2 cm of oil in a non-stick frying pan. Fry the schnitzel in the oil for approx. 3 min. on each side, until golden brown. Drain on kitchen paper and, keep warm in the oven. Before serving, drizzle the schnitzel with a little lemon juice and garnish with lemon slices. Serve the schnitzel with the potato wedges.

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