Celery and Tuma Cheese Salad / Insalata di Sedano e Tuma

SERVES 4

From the Piedmont region in the northwest corner of Italy comes this simple yet delicious celery salad mixed with hazelnuts for which this region is known and tuma d’Trausela cheese, a fresh curd made from raw cow’s milk and produced in the Chiusella Valley near Turin. The texture is very soft and tender and the taste is sweet. Substitute a fresh mozzarella or a salted ricotta cheese, which is also delicious.

Ingredients

  • 3 ribs celery, cut into 1/4-inch crosswise slices
  • 1/2 pound tuma, fresh mozzarella, or ricotta salata cheese, cubed
  • 1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts
  • 2 tablespoons Filippo Berio extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Radicchio leaves for garnish
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Directions

  1. Combine all the ingredients in a bowl; toss gently and serve on a bed of radicchio leaves for color.

This recipe was featured on Season 17 - Episode 1710.

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