Dinner · 15 min · Amounts not specified
Celery remoulade plate
Julienne celery, mustard mayo, lemon. Capers if you have them. It should be a bistro side that eats like dinner with bread and a tin of fish.
The sheet · 4 as a side · 15 min
easyWhy tonight. Julienne celery, mustard mayo, lemon. Capers if you have them. It should be a bistro side that eats like dinner with bread and a tin of fish.
What it needs
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- celery
- mayo
- dijon
- lemon
- parsley
Good if you have them, fine if you do not: capers.
Method
- Cut into fine matchsticks rather than slices. The shape is most of why the dish works.
- Toss with lemon immediately so it does not brown while you finish cutting.
- Mustard whisked into the mayonnaise first, then lemon, so it stays emulsified.
- Dress it thirty minutes ahead so it softens slightly. Capers and parsley at the end.
Technique coach
What the method is trying to make happen
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The technique underneath this
- VinaigretteDispersing fat into acid so it stays dispersed for as long as dinner takes, which is all it has to do.separates immediately · greasy · too sharp · dull
- Yolk emulsions — mayonnaise and hollandaiseSuspending a great deal of fat in very little water, held there by the lecithin in an egg yolk.broke on the way up · broke on standing · scrambled · too thick to move
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- Syrups and citrusHow to Make Fresh Juice for CocktailsEpicuriousJuicing citrus fresh for drinks, and the plain reason bottled juice does not work.Link checked 2026-09-08
- Knife skillsKnife Skills: How to Rock ChopSerious EatsAnchoring the tip so the blade pivots instead of travelling — how mincing gets fast without getting sloppy.Link checked 2026-09-08
- Syrups and citrusOleo Saccharum - 2 Easy MethodsSteve the BartenderPulling the oil out of citrus peel with sugar. It is the best thing you can do with peels.Link checked 2026-09-08
Why each of these is on the list
What the ingredients are actually doing
- celery
- Salinity and a bitter green edge, which is why it sits in so many bases without ever being the point.
- mayo
- An emulsion, which means it is a delivery system for fat and acid at once.
- dijon
- Sharpness and, more usefully, emulsifying power — a spoonful is what holds oil and vinegar together in a dressing that would otherwise split.
- lemon
- Acid you add at the end, not the start.
- parsley
- Not a garnish, a green note.
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