haifa celery date salad

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The celery date salad highlights dates, which are grown in Israel and distributed around the globe. I love dates paired with savory dishes because it’s the unexpected.

Celery Salad

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There’s a reason this is named Haifa celery date salad. When I traveled to Israel as a guest of Taste of Israel Eat. Meet. Explore., one of the cities we visited was Haifa, which is a northern Israeli port city.

It’s built in tiers and extends from the Mediterranean up the north slope of Mount Carmel. I had yet another ethereal experience at Mt. Caramel after our group climbed to a high summit to gaze at the most amazing panoramic view.

Simple Celery Salad

I read (at the request of our guide for a volunteer) to our group, who all were standing or sitting on Mother Nature’s rocks, from the Hebrew Bible she’d brought.

The passages were about Elija’s challenge and his divine revelation. I must say, I was honored with this experience of a lifetime. Yes, I had to pinch myself. As I always say when unique opportunities present themselves, if not now, when?

Celery and Olive Salad

And our journey after Mt. Caramel? Oi oi, we had this most glorious communal dinner that evening at Haifa University where we, the five invited bloggers in the group, and students from the hosting organizations of TOI all cooked together. Funny how where ever we are in the world, we all share a common DNA~food. It bonds us.

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It provides a common ground for kind and yummy exchanges. There were probably at least 30+ of us, and we all worked like a fine symphony with everyone responsible for something. After a couple of hours of dicing, chopping, grilling, mixing, setting the tables and more, we all sat down to a gloriously delicious meal and shared conversation, laughter, stories and our hearts well into the night.

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Celery can get limp and floppy if in the refrigerator crisper and not stored correctly. You can wash and shake off excess water and wrap in foil. 

But, if you do have saggy celery stalks then try this amazing food hack. Yep, it will re-energize that celery! 

And, you’re on your way to new salad ideas! 

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This salad reminds me of some of the food we had at this collective meal. Everything was just so fresh and natural. Truly eating close to the earth as I like to describe it. The salad also highlights dates, which are grown in Israel and distributed around the globe. I love dates paired with savory dishes because it’s the unexpected. Isn’t that what makes life, as well as our palates, most excited. The unexpected!

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So, please enjoy this salad knowing that there is a deep part of my heart and soul in it. It derives from ancient history, my experiences and my food passion for fusing them into something special for you.

Here’s a Round Up of Healthy Salads, some of which are vegan! You don’t want to miss the inspiration for making salad a statement piece on your table! 

 

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Some of my other twists on celery salad:

Mediterranean Celery Olive Salad

Cucumber Celery Olive Odyssey Salad