Purée of Celery Root
Updated November 18, 2025
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Ingredients
4 pounds celery root
Salt
1 pound potatoes
4 tablespoons butter
⅛ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
½ cup milk
½ cup heavy cream
Freshly ground black pepper
Nutritional analysis per serving (12 servings)
22 grams carbs; 22 milligrams cholesterol; 168 calories; 2 grams monosaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 5 grams saturated fat; 8 grams fat; 4 grams fiber; 499 milligrams sodium; 4 grams protein; 4 grams sugar
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Peel the celery root, removing and discarding all the brown exterior. Working quickly to prevent the celery root from browning, rinse it well and cut into large slices or cubes. Place in a large pot. Add water to cover and salt to taste. Bring to a boil and simmer until tender.
- Step 2
Meanwhile, peel the potatoes and rinse well. Quarter them and drop into a medium pot. Add water to cover and salt to taste. Bring to a boil and simmer until tender.
- Step 3
Drain the celery root and potatoes and put them through a food mill or a potato ricer and place in a large bowl. Add the butter and nutmeg and beat with a wooden spoon.
- Step 4
Meanwhile, bring the milk and cream to a boil. Gradually add the milk and cream to the celery and potato mixture, beating with the spoon. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Step 5
Serve immediately or place the dish in a pot set over simmering water and keep warm.
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I've made celeriac mashed potatoes for many years; just like this recipe method (except often I'll use the microwave to steam vs boiling; saves time, energy). but I usually do more of a 50/50 blend. Sometimes when I cannot find enough celery root, it'll lean towards even more potatoes. Tho that's to say the addition of celeriac, in any amount, is always a good idea. I'll get comments like "Wow, these mashed potatoes are so good! What did you do to them?!?". It's lighter, a bit sweeter, a somewhat different but better taste to the usual mashed potatoes, without it being a huge difference. Always a winner.
I make mashed (or pureed) celeriac each fall. No potatoes. I first ate this at L’Ange 20, a marvelous restaurant in the Marias district of Paris, in summer 2015. The young waiter supplied the recipe (in his imitation of Julia Child’s falsetto): “boil the celeriac, add as much butter and garlic as you like, and some cream”. Blitz in the blender. Salt and pepper, too. It’s delicious!
Love celeriac purée. Use 1 cup of 1/2 and 1/2 Taste when complete. Add a squeeze of lemon juice. Sprinkle with some parsley leaves
When I ran the cooked celery root through the ricer the water was squeezed out. I just mixed it all in but next time I might use my hand held blender and skip the ricer. Also I just microwaved the cream and milk in the measuring cup to cut down on the pot-washing. I used two pots and cooked the potato and celery root separately but next time I might cut the celery root in small pieces and the potato in larger piece and boil them together for about 25 minutes. Who wants to wash so many pots?
If I made this using red potatoes with their skins, would it work just as well?
No need for potatoes at all. Pureed celeriac makes a perfect substitute for carb-heavy mashed potatoes.