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Celery bites with strawberry-top pesto

By Abigail Donnelly

Serves Makes 20

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cooking Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

1 bunch celery, cut into bite-sized pieces
120 g flour
3 free-range eggs, beaten
120 g Panko crumbs
Vegetable oil, for deep-frying
Sea salt, to taste

For the strawberry-top pesto:

12 strawberry tops
100 g sunflower seeds
1⁄2 red-birds eye chilli, chopped
4 T parsley
1 T mint
1⁄2 cup olive oil
1 lemon, juiced

Method

1. Dust the celery in flour, then dip into the egg, then into the panko crumbs. Heat the oil in a saucepan over a medium to high heat and deep-fry the celery until golden. Drain on kitchen paper and season with salt.

2. To make the pesto, blend all the ingredients until chunky. Serve with the celery bites.

Cook's note: Don’t chuck the cut-off ends of strawberries – they’re a great way to bulk up a pesto. And celery happens to be a very budget-conscious veggie that’s beyond delicious as a snack to serve with drinks.

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