In Israel we would’ve called it Pashtida. Kugel, casserole, or spoon bread sounds as good.
Celery root and Swiss chard pashtida (kugel)
Course: Appetizers, PastriesCuisine: IsraeliDifficulty: easyServings
6
servingsPrep time
25
minutesBaking time
1
hourTotal time
1
hour25
minutesINGREDIENTS
3 celery roots, peeled
3 gold potatoes, peeled
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons butter
1 yellow onion, diced
1 large bunch Swiss chard, green parts only, chopped
⅔ cups heavy cream
2 large eggs
2 egg yolks
4 tablespoons flour (or matzo meal)
2½ teaspoons salt
Pinch nutmeg
1 cup grated Gruyère or parmesan cheese
DIRECTIONS
- Oven to 350 degrees. Brush a 8” by 10” casserole dish with olive oil.
- Cut celery root and potatoes to 2 inch cubes. Put in a sauce pan, cover with boiling water and bring to boil over high heat. Cover, lower heat and cook for 15-20 minutes, until tender. Drain, transfer to a large bowl and mash with a fork to a chunky mix. Set aside.
- Put olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat, add onion and sauté for 5 minutes. Add Swiss chard, sauté for another 2 minutes until wilted and remove from heat. Transfer into the bowl with celery root.
- In a small bowl mix cream, eggs, yolks, flour (or matzo meal), salt, nutmeg and half of the Gruyère. Add to celery root mixture and mix gently. Pour into prepared casserole dish. Sprinkle with the rest of the cheese and bake for 50-60 minutes, until settles in the center. Remove from oven, and let rest on a cooling rack for 15 minutes before serving.
Shalom Vered! I wanted to thank you for all those wonderful israeli recipes that I am discovering today. Ola hadasha from France for 5 years I was still wondering how to cook with those products so different from home. Your blog will make my life tastier 🙂 thank you!
PS: What is the israeli equivalent (or hebrew) for heavy cream?
Dear Sarah, thank you for such a sweet and kind message! I am so happy you find these recipes helpful!
Celery root is one of my favorite vegetables, please look for the traditional Sephardi recipe called apio (on my website), it has celery root and carrots cooked in lemon juice and a little sugar and it’s so good!
Hope you enjoy your journey to get familiar with everything that Israel has to offer -it’s really the best food in the world!
And heavy cream is shamenet metuka שמנת מתוקה
Let me know if you have any other questions. I’m happy to help.